Women's Soccer ranked No. 13 in D3Soccer.com poll, remains No. 14 in United Soccer Coaches poll
By Caleb Scott
| United Soccer Coaches Poll | D3Soccer.com Poll |
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team jumped two spots to No. 13 in the D3Soccer.com poll and remained at No. 14 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, both released on Tuesday afternoon.
Northern (16-1-1 overall) is ranked in both polls for the fourth consecutive week after posting a 2-0-0 record in the Ohio Athletic Conference last week.
In the D3Soccer.com poll, the University of Chicago took the top spot with 1000 points and all 16 first place votes, while the College of New Jersey is ranked No. 2 with 960 points and William Smith (N.Y.) rounded out the top-3 with 900 points.
In the United Soccer Coaches poll, the University of Chicago took the top spot, while the College of New Jersey was ranked second and William Smith (N.Y.) rounded out the top-3.
Northern returns to action Wednesday afternoon at 4 pm as the No. 1 seed in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament and hosts No. 4-seeded Otterbein at Kerscher Stadium in the semifinal round of the tournament.
D3Soccer.com Poll - Week 9
Oct. 31, 2017
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. | U. of Chicago (16) | 17-0-0 | 1000 | 1 |
| 2. | The College of New Jersey | 16-0-0 | 960 | 2 |
| 3. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 15-1-0 | 900 | 4 |
| 4. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 16-0-1 | 870 | 5 |
| 5. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 16-0-0 | 788 | 6 |
| 6. | Williams (Mass.) | 14-1-1 | 778 | 3 |
| 7. | Trinity (Tex.) | 16-1-0 | 736 | 7 |
| 8. | Messiah (Pa.) | 13-1-3 | 728 | 9 |
| 9. | Washington (Mo.) | 14-1-1 | 720 | 8 |
| 10. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 12-2-2 | 658 | 12 |
| 11. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 15-2-1 | 655 | 10 |
| 12. | MIT | 17-1-1 | 540 | 11 |
| 13. | Ohio Northern | 16-1-1 | 470 | 15 |
| 14. | SUNY Geneseo | 14-1-2 | 413 | 13 |
| 15. | Wis.-LaCrosse | 15-1-2 | 401 | 19 |
| 16. | Illinois Wesleyan | 15-3-0 | 380 | 17 |
| 17. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 15-3-0 | 340 | 14 |
| 18. | Rowan (N.J.) | 12-2-2 | 339 | 21 |
| 19. | Loras (Iowa) | 12-1-3 | 338 | 18 |
| 20. | Cal Lutheran | 15-2-2 | 261 | 25 |
| 21. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 11-4-3 | 236 | — |
| 22. | Hope (Mich.) | 15-2-1 | 219 | 16 |
| 23. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 13-3-1 | 104 | 24 |
| 24. | Connecticut College | 12-3-1 | 85 | 20 |
| 25. | Western Conn. | 15-1-2 | 73 | — |
Receiving votes: Central 58, Stevens 50, Brandeis 28, Mary Hardin-Baylor 20, Pacific Lutheran 18, Piedmont 15, Centre 15, Middlebury 13, Emory 5, Wheaton (Mass.) 5, Thomas More 5, Dominican 3, UW-Whitewater 3, Lesley 3, Susquehanna 3, Wartburg 3
United Soccer Coaches Poll - Week 8
Oct. 31, 2017
| Rank | School | Prev. | W-L-T |
| 1. | U. of Chicago | 1 | 17-0-0 |
| 2. | College of N.J. | 2 | 15-0-0 |
| 3. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 4 | 15-1-0 |
| 4. | Williams (Mass.) | 3 | 13-1-1 |
| 5. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 5 | 16-0-0 |
| 6. | Washington (Mo.) | 6 | 14-1-1 |
| 7. | Messiah (Pa.) | 7 | 13-1-3 |
| 8. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 8 | 16-0-1 |
| 9. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 9 | 12-2-2 |
| 10. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 10 | 15-2-1 |
| 11. | Trinity (Tex.) | 11 | 16-1-0 |
| 12. | SUNY Geneseo | 12 | 13-1-2 |
| 13. | MIT | 13 | 17-1-1 |
| 14. | Ohio Northern | 14 | 16-1-1 |
| 15. | Wis.-LaCrosse | 16 | 16-1-2 |
| 16. | Stevens IT (N.J.) | 15 | 11-3-2 |
| 17. | Rowan (N.J.) | 18 | 12-2-2 |
| 18. | Middlebury (Vt.) | RV | 11-2-2 |
| 19. | Loras (Iowa) | 19 | 12-1-3 |
| 20. | Connecticut College | 17 | 12-2-1 |
| 21. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 20 | 13-3-1 |
| 22. | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) | 23 | 14-2-1 |
| 23. | Wheaton (Ill.) | NR | 11-4-3 |
| 24. | Illinois Wesleyan | 22 | 15-3-0 |
| 25. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 21 | 15-3-0 |
Also Receiving Votes: Virginia Wesleyan College, Misericordia University, New York University , Augsburg University, California Lutheran University, Western Connecticut State University, University Of Scranton, Nazareth College