The USA South Athletic Conference's women's soccer coaches have released their 2026 preseason poll. Head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting.
Brevard, the defending League regular season and tournament champions, was placed atop the rankings thanks to receiving 80 total points and eight of the possible ten first place votes. The Tornados finished last season with an unblemished 9-0-0 record, the second consecutive year Brevard has not dropped a Conference regular season contest. The Tornados have not lost a League regular season game since October 14, 2023. Since that defeat, Brevard has posted a USA South record of 19-0-1 with 17 consecutive victories. Southern Virginia, who lost out to Brevard in last year's USA South Tournament title game via penalty kicks, came in second in the voting with 73 points and the remaining two first place nods. Rounding out the top-three of the preseason poll was Greensboro who gathered 61 points.
The 2026 USA South Women's Soccer Tournament will once again be conducted exclusively on campus sites. The top-eight seeded teams will advance to the tournament which will begin with first round action on Saturday, October 31. The semifinals will take place Wednesday, November 4 with the finals occurring on Saturday, November 7. The higher-seeded team in each contest will host that particular match. In last season's tournament final, top-seeded Brevard took the title via penalty kicks (5-4) over second-seeded Southern Virginia after a 0-0 draw.
| 2026 USA South Coaches Preseason Women's Soccer Poll |
| Rank |
Institution (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. |
Brevard* (8) |
80 |
| 2. |
Southern Virginia (2) |
73 |
| 3. |
Greensboro |
61 |
| 4. |
Methodist |
60 |
| 5. |
Mary Baldwin |
44 |
| 6. |
N.C. Wesleyan |
40 |
| 7. |
Meredith |
36 |
| 8. |
Pfeiffer |
26 |
| 9. |
Salem |
17 |
| 10. |
William Peace |
13 |
| *Defending Regular Season & Tournament Champion |
All-Time Women's Soccer Conference Records
(records as of the 1991 season - listed by wins of current Conference members) |
| Team |
Seasons |
Record |
Pct. |
Conference Championships
(Reg. Season / Tournament) |
| Methodist |
35 |
187-59-20 |
.741 |
14 / 4 |
| Greensboro |
35 |
153-94-24 |
.609 |
3 / 3 |
| N.C. Wesleyan |
35 |
135-122-14 |
.524 |
9 / 1 |
| Meredith |
19 |
108-53-18 |
.654 |
5 / 1 |
| Brevard |
8 |
45-15-7 |
.724 |
2 / 1 |
| Salem |
9 |
36-37-8 |
.494 |
2 / 0 |
| Southern Virginia |
5 |
35-8-2 |
.800 |
1 / 1 |
| William Peace |
22 |
35-160-7 |
.191 |
0 / 0 |
| Mary Baldwin |
17 |
26-133-4 |
.172 |
0 / 0 |
| Pfeiffer |
8 |
21-40-6 |
.358 |
1 / 0 |