Four Pac-12 women's soccer teams are ranked to begin the 2022 season, which officially opens Aug. 18.

Reigning Pac-12 champion UCLA is the top squad, checking in at No. 13 in the United Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll.

USC is two spots behind its crosstown rival at No. 15.

Washington State and Stanford are ranked No. 20 and No. 21, respectively.

UCLA, USC and Stanford are regulars in the rankings, but this marks just the third time in program history and first time since 2018 that the Cougars have appeared in the preseason top 25. It also matches WSU's highest preseason ranking in program history.

The Cougars went 14-3-4 last season, tying the second-most wins in school history.

Cougs earn Top-25 Preseason ranking, checking in at #20 on the United Soccer Coaches poll.

📰 : https://t.co/pAHbrdxLuU#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/OBrZMr6K0A

— Washington State Soccer (@WSUCougarSoccer) August 2, 2022

College soccer teams are permitted to begin practicing this week and exhibitions begin as early as Aug. 6, a quick buildup to the regular season.

The full Pac-12 soccer schedule can be found at Pac-12.com/womens-soccer/schedule.

Practice #1 in the books! #GoBruins pic.twitter.com/IIviHbxVYI

— UCLA Women's Soccer (@UCLAWSoccer) August 2, 2022

A new crop of women are ready to carry on the tradition 😤⚽️✌️#FightOn // #WeAreSC pic.twitter.com/utLJL5EStw

— USC Women's Soccer (@USC_WSoccer) August 1, 2022

𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓...

Day 1️⃣ means #NikeChristmas #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/H82wAKcQbh

— Stanford Women's Soccer (@StanfordWSoccer) August 2, 2022

🌅 DAY 1 SCENES 🌅

Set the tone. #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/i5hfmxgTjc

— Washington State Soccer (@WSUCougarSoccer) August 2, 2022