NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Ivy League has released its 2026 women's soccer preseason poll, and the Bulldogs were selected to finish seventh. The poll is voted on by media members and league communications directors.
 
Princeton was picked to finish at the top with 120 points and 10 first-place votes. Dartmouth and Brown also received first-place votes—four and two, respectively—and were voted to finish second and third. Columbia came in fourth, followed by Harvard and Penn, with Cornell and Yale rounding out the poll in a tie for seventh.
 
2026 Ivy League Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
Predicted Order of Finish
1. Princeton - 120 (10 first place votes)
2. Dartmouth - 109 (4)
3. Brown - 98 (2)
4. Columbia - 81
5. Harvard - 71
6. Penn - 45
7. Cornell - 26
7. Yale - 26
 
The Bulldogs' season kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 20, at home against Vermont.