COLUMBIA, Ky. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics released the 2026 women's soccer preseason poll, with Lindsey Wilson slotted at No. 16.

The Blue Raiders are one of three Mid-South Conference teams with an initial ranking, Cumberlands (Ky.) No. 2 and Cumberland (Tenn.) No. 19, are the other two representatives.

Keiser (Fla.), the defending national champion, starts the season at No. 1, with the Patriots, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), Oklahoma Wesleyan and Marian (Ind.) rounding out the top five.

Lindsey Wilson's 14 game schedule features eight matches against teams in the poll. The Blue Raiders' season opener is in Jackson, Tennessee on August 29, against the fourth-ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles.