SENATOBIA - The two-time defending national champion Northwest Mississippi Community College women's soccer team is back in a familiar spot in the 2026 NJCAA Division II Pre-Season Poll, claiming the top spot and receiving all eight first-place votes available. 

The Rangers were one of five teams from the MACCC that found a spot in the top 25, joined by Jones College (3), Holmes Community College (5), Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (6), Pearl River Community College (9), and Hinds Community College (20) in what was the most concentrated set of teams from any conference or region in the top 20. 

The rest of the top five was filled out with the defending national runner-up Heartland Community College in the second position and Johnson County Community College in the fourth spot.

Other interesting rankings include three other teams in the Rangers schedule included in the opening poll, with Iowa Lakes Community College (8), Rock Valley College (10) and Southern Union State Community College (13) also finding their way into the poll. Cassatot Community College of the University of Arkansas also received votes and will be the official home opener for the Rangers on August 21st at the Ranger Soccer Field. 

For a full list of the rankings, click HERE.