With six teams in the SouthStar Systems West Region Preseason Top Ten, competition in the newly monikered NorCal Conference is going to be cutthroat. Down south, competition will be just as fierce, as Southern California teams set to fight for the top spot in the reconfigured SoCal Conference and a place at the top of the rankings. Everyone looks to knock reigning WPSL champs, California Storm from its top spot in the West. In at No. 2 to start the preseason, SC del Sol is playing for its fourth straight Desert Conference title. In the Pac Northwest, No. 3 Spokane SC Shadow also looks to repeat as conference winners.
Rankings are compiled by Canadian-based RankR, featuring the Elo Ranking System, based on record, goals for and against, match location, relative strength of opponent, and playoff matches. To avoid any subjective or biased influence, human voting is not part of the Elo Ranking System process.
The next round of rankings will be published the week of May 19-23 after the second match week has concluded, then will be released weekly through the duration of the regular season.
Preseason - May 8, 2025
1 CALIFORNIA STORM
NorCal Conference
2025 National Preseason Rank: 1
2024 Record: 9-4-0
2024 Finish: WPSL National Champion
2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 3-Preseason / 1-Preseason, Final
2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): 9/1
Opening Match: Saturday, May 17 @ (22/5) Iron Rose FC
2 SC DEL SOL
Desert Conference
2025 National Preseason Rank: 9
2024 Record: 9-4-0
2024 Finish: First – Desert Conference
2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 4-Week Four / 1-Week One & Two, Three, Four, Seven, Eight
2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): 12/2
Opening Match: Wednesday, May 28 @ Royals AZ
3 SPOKANE SC SHADOW
Pac Northwest Conference
2025 National Preseason Rank: 11
2024 Record: 7-2-1
2024 Finish: West Region Final
2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 17-Final / 3-Final
2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): 17/3
Opening Match: Sunday, June 1 vs. Vancouver Victory
4 FC DAVIS
NorCal Conference
2025 National Preseason Rank: 21
2024 Record: 6-3-0
2024 Finish: Second – Pac North Conference
2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 21-Week Eight / 3- Week Eight
2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): 25/6
Opening Match: Saturday, May 17 @ San Ramon F.C.
5 IRON ROSE FC
NorCal Conference
2025 National Preseason Rank: 22
2024 Record: 4-5-0
2024 Finish: Fourth – Pac North Conference
2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 23-Week Eight / 4-Week Eight
2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): Unranked/7
Opening Match: Saturday, May 17 vs. (1/1) California Storm
6 SAN FRANCISCO NIGHTHAWKS
NorCal Conference
2025 National Preseason Rank: Unranked
2024 Record: 6-2-1
2024 Finish: Third – Pac North Conference
2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 4-Week Five / 1-Week Five
2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): 22/4
Opening Match: Monday, May 26 @ Fresno Freeze FC
7 FC PREMIER
SoCal Conference
2025 National Preseason Rank: Unranked
2024 Record: 4-3-1
2024 Finish: West Regional Semifinal
2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 18-Week Three / 2-Week Three
2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): 23/5
Opening Match: Sunday, May 18 @ San Diego Parceiro
8 BEACH FUTBOL CLUB
SoCal Conference
2025 National Preseason Rank: Unranked
2024 Record: 5-2-1
2024 Finish: First – Coastal Division
2024 High Ranking (National/Region): Unranked / 8-Week Eight
2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): Unranked/9
Opening Match: Friday, May 16 @ LA Surf Soccer Club
9 LAMORINDA UNITED
NorCal Conference
2025 National Preseason Rank: Unranked
2024 Record: 5-0-4
2024 Finish: Fifth – Pac North Conference
2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 18-Preseason / 3-Preseason
2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): Unranked/10
Opening Match: Saturday, May 24 @ (22/5) Iron Rose
10 ARIZONA ARSENAL SOCCER CLUB
Desert Conference
2025 National Preseason Rank: Unranked
2024 Record: 4-3-3
2024 Finish: Second – Desert Conference
2024 High Ranking (National/Region): Unranked / 9-Week Four
2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): Unranked/Unranked
Opening Match: Sunday, May 25 @ El Paso Surf