The unpopularity of Stony Brook University's soccer programs could be irreversible, so long as the coaches from its conference make disastrous preseason predictions. Despite significant roster turnover in teams in both leagues, the preseason polls are eerily similar to the 2022 men’s and women’s final regular season standings.

While the Stony Brook women’s soccer team's first impressions in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) are already etched in stone, the team is not done rising up the ladder.