Women's Soccer ranked No. 14 in both D3Soccer.com and United Soccer Coaches polls
By Caleb Scott
| United Soccer Coaches Poll | D3Soccer.com Poll |
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team is ranked No. 14 in both the D3Soccer.com and the United Soccer Coaches poll, released on Tuesday afternoon.
Northern (17-1-2 overall) is ranked in both polls for the fifth consecutive week after posting a 1-0-1 record in the Ohio Athletic Conference tournament last week.
In the D3Soccer.com poll, the College of New Jersey took the top spot with 998 points and 15 first place votes, while William Smith (N.Y.) is ranked No. 2 with 925 points and the University of Chicago rounded out the top-3 with 913 points and the final first place vote.
In the United Soccer Coaches poll, the College of New Jersey took the top spot, while William Smith (N.Y.) was ranked second and Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) moved into the top-3.
Northern returns to action Saturday morning at 11:30 am as it hosts Penn St.-Behrend in the first round of the NCAA III Tournament at Kerscher Stadium.
D3Soccer.com Poll - Week 10
Nov. 7, 2017
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. | The College of New Jersey (15) | 18-0-0 | 998 | 2 |
| 2. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 17-1-0 | 925 | 3 |
| 3. | U. of Chicago (1) | 17-1-0 | 913 | 1 |
| 4. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 18-0-1 | 885 | 4 |
| 5. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 19-0-0 | 810 | 5 |
| 6. | Williams (Mass.) | 16-1-1 | 795 | 6 |
| 7. | Washington (Mo.) | 15-1-1 | 778 | 9 |
| 8. | Trinity (Tex.) | 18-1-0 | 708 | 7 |
| 9. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 13-2-2 | 703 | 10 |
| 10. | Messiah (Pa.) | 14-2-3 | 625 | 8 |
| 11. | MIT | 18-1-1 | 583 | 12 |
| 12. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 15-2-3 | 558 | 11 |
| 13. | SUNY Geneseo | 16-1-2 | 520 | 14 |
| 14. | Ohio Northern | 17-1-2 | 505 | 13 |
| 15. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 18-3-0 | 405 | 17 |
| 16. | Wis.-LaCrosse | 16-1-3 | 393 | 15 |
| 17. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 13-4-3 | 346 | 21 |
| 18. | Loras (Iowa) | 14-1-3 | 340 | 19 |
| 19. | Rowan (N.J.) | 12-2-3 | 280 | 18 |
| 20. | Illinois Wesleyan | 16-4-0 | 247 | 16 |
| 21. | Hope (Mich.) | 18-2-1 | 220 | 22 |
| 22. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 14-3-2 | 219 | 23 |
| 23. | Connecticut College | 12-3-1 | 130 | 24 |
| 24. | Western Conn. | 17-1-2 | 95 | 25 |
| 25. | Wis.-Whitewater | 14-3-4 | 30 | — |
Receiving votes: Arcadia 25, Centre 23, Mary Hardin-Baylor 20, Central 15, Cal Lutheran 10, Pacific Lutheran 10, Piedmont 10, Middlebury 10, Thomas More 5, Brandeis 3, Dominican 3
United Soccer Coaches Poll - Final Poll
Nov. 7, 2017
| Rank | School | Prev. | W-L-T |
| 1. | College of N.J. | 2 | 17-0-0 |
| 2. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 3 | 15-1-0 |
| 3. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 5 | 16-0-0 |
| 4. | U. of Chicago | 1 | 17-1-0 |
| 5. | Washington (Mo.) | 6 | 15-1-1 |
| 6. | Williams (Mass.) | 4 | 13-1-1 |
| 7. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 8 | 17-0-1 |
| 8. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 9 | 13-2-2 |
| 9. | Trinity (Tex.) | 11 | 16-1-0 |
| 10. | Messiah (Pa.) | 7 | 13-1-3 |
| 11. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 10 | 15-2-1 |
| 12. | SUNY Geneseo | 12 | 14-1-2 |
| 13. | MIT | 13 | 17-1-1 |
| 14. | Ohio Northern | 14 | 17-1-2 |
| 15. | Wis.-LaCrosse | 15 | 16-1-2 |
| 16. | Stevens IT (N.J.) | 16 | 11-3-2 |
| 17. | Middlebury (Vt.) | 18 | 11-2-2 |
| 18. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 23 | 12-4-3 |
| 19. | Loras (Iowa) | 19 | 12-1-3 |
| 20. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 25 | 15-3-0 |
| 21. | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) | 22 | 15-2-1 |
| 22. | Connecticut College | 20 | 12-2-1 |
| 23. | Misericordia (Pa.) | RV | 13-4-2 |
| 24. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 21 | 13-3-1 |
| 25. | Rowan (N.J.) | 17 | 12-2-3 |
Also Receiving Votes: Illinois Wesleyan University, Virginia Wesleyan University, Franklin College, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Centre College, New York University