Stanislaus State has been selected as the preseason favorites in the 2023 CCAA Women's Soccer Coaches Poll.
 
The Warriors collected four first-place votes and 132 points to sit atop the poll. Sonoma State edged Cal State LA for second place, collecting 124 points to the Golden Eagles' 122 points. The Seawolves had five first-place votes, and Cal State LA had two. Cal Poly Pomona earned the remaining first-place vote, placing fourth with 109 points. Chico State was fifth with 101 points. Cal Poly Humboldt and Cal State San Marcos tied for seventh with 71 points.
 

2023 Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
Stanislaus State (4)	132
Sonoma State (5)	124
Cal State LA (2)	122
Cal Poly Pomona (1)	109
Chico State	101
Cal Poly Humboldt	71
Cal State San Marcos	71
Cal State Monterey Bay	66
Cal State San Bernardino	52
San Francisco State	40
Cal State East Bay	33
Cal State Dominguez Hills	15

Stanislaus State tied Sonoma State for the 2022 CCAA regular-season championship. Both teams finished with 23 points and a 7-2-2 record to earn the right to hoist the trophy. The Warriors will bring back eight starters, including CCAA Midfielder of the Year Sabrina Cabrera and the CCAA Newcomer of the Year Alexis Brewah. The duo combined to score 17 times and be credited on 22 of Stan State's 30 goals. The Warriors lost only one road CCAA game. It finished second in the conference in goals and save percentage (.854).

Sonoma State is seeking its fourth consecutive conference title after compiling a 25-5-3 record over the past three seasons. The 2022 CCAA Freshman of the Year Annette Sotelo and first team All-CCAA selection Malia Falk return along with three starters (Ashley Frye, Julia Betti, and Kamryn Shigemoto). After dropping its season opener last year, the Seawolves went 9-0-2 in their next 11 games. It was the eighth straight season SSU has opened with nine or more victories in an 11-match stint. Last season, Sonoma led the league with 36 goals and a plus-19 goal differential. 

Cal State LA finished third in the CCAA standings at 5-1-5 (11-4-6 overall), but it was the Golden Eagles lifting the CCAA Tournament Championship trophy in the end after winning postseason straight matches. CSLA closed out the regular season with just one loss in its last 11 matches and shut out all three CCAA Tournament opponents. Leading scorer and first team All-CCAA selection Liliana Gonzalez returns in the midfield, along with the entire starting backline of Thaiz Hernandez, Destiny Moedano, Haley Clark, and Jaclyn Orozco. Cal State LA was 21st in NCAA Div. II last season with 0.619 goals against average.
 
Cal Poly Pomona reached the 2022 CCAA Women's Soccer Championship as the No. 6 seed with a 5-4-2 mark in the conference. The Broncos took care of business against teams finishing below them in the standings, going 5-1-0. Eight starters are expected to be back for the Broncos this season, including freshman first-team selection Marisa Salazar and second-team defender Liberty Ortiz. Goalkeeper Audrey Brown tied for fourth in the conference with seven shutouts.
  Defense is expected to be the calling card for Chico State once again with the return of two-time All-CCAA goalkeeper Emma Hofmann, first-team defender Nicole Fairbanks, and starters Klayre Barres and Emilia Kling. In 2022, the Wildcats ranked fourth in NCAA Div. II with 0.514 goals against average and 15th with a 0.863 save percentage. They will also have All-CCAA selection Brynn Howard back in the midfield.
 
Cal Poly Humboldt earned its first CCAA postseason berth since 2006 last year. The Lumberjacks put together one of the best second halves of the season in the conference, going 4-1-4 after Sept. 29 to earn the No. 5 seed. Humboldt won a critical game at Chico State on the final day of the regular season to clinch the spot, and it will try to build upon that success this season. All-CCAA defender Erin Mohr is one of eight returning starters.
 
Cal State San Marcos was edged out for the final CCAA playoff spots, falling in a tiebreaker as the Cougars finished 4-2-5 (17 points). CSUSM featured one of the best defenses in the conference, placing third in goals against average (.667) and fourth in shutout percentage (.500). Goalkeeper Allison Marcure and All-CCAA selection Claire Hernandez are back to anchor the unit in their junior seasons.
 
Cal State Monterey Bay placed eighth in the poll with 66 points, and Cal State San Bernardino occupied the No. 9 spot with 52 points.
 
Cal State Monterey Bay went 7-6-5 in 2022 with a 4-4-3 record in conference play. CSUMB also defended its home field as well as anyone, posting a 5-2-1 record at the Otter Sports Complex. Cal State Monterey Bay finished the season second in the conference in total points (87) and fourth in save percentage (.823).
 
Cal State San Bernardino opened last year with five wins in its first seven matches, outscoring opponents 21-9. The Yotes finished the season at 7-6-4, ranking fourth in the CCAA in points per game (4.56) and saves per game (4.47).
 
San Francisco State (40 points), Cal State East Bay (33), and Cal State Dominguez Hills (15) round out the 2023 CCAA Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll.
 
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The 2023 season will begin on Thursday, Aug. 31. Eight CCAA teams will play on opening day, with all 12 playing over the weekend. The teams will try to earn one of the six bids to the CCAA women's soccer tournament starting Sunday, Nov. 5, at campus sites. For more information, click here.
 

CCAA Preseason Watchlist (returning first or second team All-CCAA selections)
Alexis Brewah	F	Stanislaus State
Sabrina Cabrera	M	Stanislaus State
Nicole Fairbanks	D	Chico State
Malia Falk*	F	Sonoma State
Liliana Gonzalez	M	Cal State LA
Claire Hernandez	D	Cal State San Marcos
Emma Hofmann&	GK	Chico State
Brynn Howard	M	Chico State
Amelia McManus	F	Cal State Monterey Bay
Erin Mohr	D	Cal Poly Humboldt
Jaclyn Orozco	D	Cal State LA
Liberty Ortiz	D	Cal Poly Pomona
Morgan Pearson	F	Cal State East Bay
Marisa Salazar	M	Cal Poly Pomona
Annette Sotelo	M	Sonoma State