Women's Soccer moves to No. 14 in United Soccer Coaches poll, jumps three spots to No. 15 in D3Soccer.com poll
By Caleb Scott
| United Soccer Coaches Poll | D3Soccer.com Poll |
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team jumped one spot to No. 14 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, and moved up three spots to No. 15 in the D3Soccer.com poll, both released on Tuesday afternoon.
Northern (14-1-1 overall) is ranked in both polls for the third consecutive week after posting a 2-0-0 record in the Ohio Athletic Conference last week.
In the United Soccer Coaches poll, the University of Chicago took the top spot, while the College of New Jersey was ranked second and Williams (Mass.) rounded out the top-3.
In the D3Soccer.com poll, the University of Chicago took the top spot with 1000 points and all 15 first place votes, while the College of New Jersey is ranked No. 2 with 952 points and Williams (Mass.) rounded out the top-3 with 920 points.
Northern returns to action this evening as it hosts Baldwin Wallace in its final home regular season contest of the season at 7 pm.
United Soccer Coaches Poll - Week 7
Oct. 24, 2017
| Rank | School | Prev. | W-L-T |
| 1. | U. of Chicago | 1 | 15-0-0 |
| 2. | College of N.J. | 2 | 14-0-0 |
| 3. | Williams (Mass.) | 3 | 13-0-1 |
| 4. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 4 | 14-1-0 |
| 5. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 6 | 15-0-0 |
| 6. | Washington (Mo.) | 5 | 12-1-1 |
| 7. | Messiah (Pa.) | 7 | 11-1-3 |
| 8. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 8 | 15-0-1 |
| 9. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 9 | 10-2-2 |
| 10. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 10 | 13-2-1 |
| 11. | Trinity (Tex.) | 11 | 15-1-0 |
| 12. | SUNY Geneseo | 12 | 13-1-1 |
| 13. | MIT | 13 | 16-1-0 |
| 14. | Ohio Northern | 15 | 14-1-1 |
| 15. | Stevens IT (N.J.) | 16 | 10-3-2 |
| 16. | Wis.-LaCrosse | 19 | 15-1-2 |
| 17. | Connecticut College | 14 | 11-2-1 |
| 18. | Rowan (N.J.) | 20 | 12-1-2 |
| 19. | Loras (Iowa) | 21 | 12-1-2 |
| 20. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 23 | 12-3-0 |
| 21. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 22 | 14-2-0 |
| 22. | Illinois Wesleyan | 17 | 13-3-0 |
| 23. | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) | 25 | 13-2-1 |
| 24. | Hope (Mich.) | RV | 14-1-1 |
| 25. | New York College | RV | 10-3-2 |
Also Receiving Votes: Misericordia University, Emory University, Brandeis University, Middlebury College, University Of Scranton, Augsburg University, California Lutheran University, Nazareth College
D3Soccer.com Poll - Week 8
Oct. 24, 2017
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. | U. of Chicago (15) | 15-0-0 | 1000 | 1 |
| 2. | The College of New Jersey | 15-0-0 | 952 | 2 |
| 3. | Williams (Mass.) | 13-0-1 | 920 | 3 |
| 4. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 14-1-0 | 864 | 4 |
| 5. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 15-0-1 | 840 | 5 |
| 6. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 15-0-0 | 771 | 6 |
| 7. | Trinity (Tex.) | 15-1-0 | 723 | 7 |
| 8. | Washington (Mo.) | 12-1-1 | 709 | 8 |
| 9. | Messiah (Pa.) | 11-1-3 | 688 | 10 |
| 10. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 13-2-1 | 632 | 11 |
| 11. | MIT | 16-1-0 | 629 | 9 |
| 12. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 10-2-2 | 619 | 12 |
| 13. | SUNY Geneseo | 14-1-1 | 459 | 16 |
| 14. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 14-2-0 | 413 | 13 |
| 15. | Ohio Northern | 14-1-1 | 410 | 18 |
| 16. | Hope (Mich.) | 14-1-1 | 376 | 19 |
| 17. | Illinois Wesleyan | 13-3-0 | 318 | 15 |
| 18. | Loras (Iowa) | 12-1-2 | 315 | 17 |
| 19. | Wis.-LaCrosse | 14-1-2 | 303 | 23 |
| 20. | Connecticut College | 11-2-1 | 262 | 14 |
| 21. | Rowan (N.J.) | 12-1-2 | 256 | 24 |
| 22. | Emory (Ga.) | 9-4-1 | 220 | 25 |
| 23. | Brandeis (Mass.) | 11-2-3 | 113 | 21 |
| 24. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 12-3-0 | 83 | — |
| 25. | Cal Lutheran | 13-2-2 | 61 | — |
Receiving votes: Scranton 43, Middlebury 40, Central 35, Stevens 32, Piedmont 32, Wheaton (Ill.) 29, Western Connecticut 27, New York University 21, St. Thomas 11, Misericordia 3, Dominican 3