Preseason - August 17, 2016
| 2016-17 NJCAA DIII Women's Soccer Poll - Preseason | ||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Brookdale | 0-0-0 | 50 | 5 |
| 2 | SUNY Broome | 0-0-0 | 44 | 0 |
| 3 | Herkimer | 0-0-0 | 36 | 0 |
| 4 | Richland College | 0-0-0 | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | Oxford College of Emory | 0-0-0 | 22 | 0 |
| 6 | DuPage | 0-0-0 | 21 | 0 |
| 7 | Rowan-Gloucester | 0-0-0 | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | Howard | 0-0-0 | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | Rock Valley | 0-0-0 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Rashion Institute of Technology | 0-0-0 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving Votes: Genesee, Finger Lakes, Ocean County, Anoka-Ramsey, Tompkins Cortland, Suffolk County, Montgomery, Eastfield