For the second year in a row, conference realignment is a high-priority headline heading into the season. After plenty of mid-major shuffling from 2023 to 2024, the Power Four, née five, conferences are swapping schools ahead of the 2025 campaign, creating plenty of intriguing and new conference battles to watch. With many new faces in heavy contention to take home league hardware at the end of the season, it’s time to look at which programs are set to win debut titles.
ACC
Changes: added California and Stanford
Teams
Position in the conference in the respective polls listed in parentheses.
| Team | 2024 Ranking | CGN Poll | WCGA Poll | ACC Poll |
| California | 2 (1) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 1 |
| Stanford | 5 (2) | 15 (2) | 15 (2) | 2 |
| N.C. State | 28 (3) | 23 (3) | 25 (3) | 3 |
| Clemson | 35 (4) | 25 (4) | 28 (4) | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 41 (5) | NR | NR | 6 |
| North Carolina | 42 (6) | NR | 36 (5) | 5 |
All-Arounders
| Name | Team | 2024 NQS |
| eMjae Frazier | California | 39.755 |
| Mya Lauzon | California | 38.730 |
| Madelyn Williams | California | 39.565 |
| Rebecca Wells | Clemson | 39.425 |
| Julia Knower | North Carolina | 39.265 |
Freshmen
| Name | Team | Recruit Rating |
| Ondine Achampong | California | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Ui Soma | Stanford | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Jaime Dugan | Stanford | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Levi Jung-Ruivivar | Stanford | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| CJ Keuneke | California | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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