Michigan State women’s soccer has debuted as the consensus No. 7 team in the two 2026 preseason national polls, released this week by United Soccer Coaches and Top Drawer Soccer. The No. 7 rank is MSU’s highest-ever in the preseason and matches the program-best season-ending No. 7 from the final poll in 2025. MSU was also selected as the preseason favorite in the Big Ten, earning its first-ever No. 1 in the Conference preseason poll.