Florida State and North Carolina are the defending regular season champions.

^ Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer Notes The Hermann Trophy Watchlist was released on August 19, 2021[3][4] The 2020 ACC Preseason Poll was announced on September 8, 2021.

The defending regular season champions, Florida State and North Carolina were voted in first and second place, respectively.

Full results for the coaches poll and preseason team are shown below.

Megan Bornkamp – Clemson Michelle Cooper – Duke Tess Boade – Duke Ruthie Jones – Duke Jaelin Howell – Florida State Emily Madril – Florida State Yujie Zhao – Florida State Maycee Bell – North Carolina Sammi Fisher – Notre Dame Lia Godfrey – Virginia Diana Ordoñez – Virginia Hal Hershfelt – Clemson Sophie Jones – Duke Gabby Carle – Florida State Beata Olsson – Florida State Clara Robbins – Florida State Sam Meza – North Carolina Jameese Joseph – NC State Samar Guidry – Virginia Laurel Ivory – Virginia Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia Emily Gray – Virginia Tech Renee Guion – Clemson Hensley Hancuff – Clemson Makenna Morris – Clemson Jody Brown – Florida State Claudia Dickey – North Carolina Lulu Guttenberger – NC State Korbin Albert – Notre Dame Olivia Wingate – Notre Dame Amanda West – Pittsburgh Haley Hopkins – Virginia Taryn Torres – Virginia Shayla Smart – Wake Forest Renee Lyles – Clemson Michelle Cooper – Duke Maria Alagoa – Florida State Mia Justus – Florida State Nina Nicosia – Louisville Emily Colton – North Carolina Emily Murphy – North Carolina Emika Kawagishi – NC State Annika Wohner – NC State Korbin Albert – Notre Dame Nikayla Small – Wake Forest