Preseason - August 9, 2016
| 2016-17 NJCAA DI Women's Soccer Poll - Preseason | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Eastern Florida State | 112 | 2 |
| 2 | Butler-KS | 108 | 1 |
| 3 | Tyler | 105 | 0 |
| 4 | Monroe CC | 91 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa Central | 89 | 2 |
| 6 | Darton State | 87 | 1 |
| 7 | Iowa Western | 84 | 0 |
| 8 | Lewis & Clark | 82 | 0 |
| 9 | Pima | 70 | 0 |
| 10 | Paradise Valley | 67 | 0 |
| 11 | Schoolcraft | 64 | 0 |
| 12 | Navarro | 54 | 0 |
| 13 | Johnson County | 46 | 0 |
| 14 | Otero | 37 | 0 |
| 15 | Spartanburg Methodist | 35 | 0 |
| 16 | Moraine Valley | 34 | 0 |
| 17 | Harford | 24 | 0 |
| 18 | Parkland | 22 | 0 |
| 19 | Pearl River | 21 | 0 |
| 20 | Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa | 7 | 0 |
Receiving Votes: Georgia Military, Kaskaskia, St. Charles, Jones, Indian Hills, Utah State-Eastern, Hutchinson