Women's Soccer ranked No. 15 in second weekly NSCAA Coaches Poll; receives votes in D3Soccer.com poll
By Caleb Scott
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team jumped nine spots in the second weekly National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, moving up to No. 15 in the poll.
The Polar Bears (5-0-0 overall) were ranked No. 24 in the first weekly poll.
Williams College (Mass.) took the top spot in the rankings, while William Smith (N.Y.) ranks second, and Trinity (Tex.) is third.
Northern also received votes in the third weekly D3Soccer.com poll.
The Polar Bears are in action tonight as they host Wooster at 7 pm at Kerscher Stadium.
NSCAA Poll - Week 3
Sept. 20, 2016
| Rank | School | Previous | Record |
| 1. | Williams (Mass.) | 1 | 5-0-0 |
| 2. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 2 | 6-0-0 |
| 3. | Trinity (Tx.) | 4 | 4-0-0 |
| 4. | U of Chicago (Ill.) | 6 | 6-0-0 |
| 5. | Thomas More (Ky.) | 7 | 5-0-1 |
| 6. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 9 | 7-0-0 |
| 7. | Stevens (N.J.) | 8 | 6-0-0 |
| 8. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 16 | 4-0-1 |
| 9. | Brandeis (Mass.) | 13 | 7-0-0 |
| 10. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 20 | 5-0-0 |
| 11. | Washington (Mo.) | 3 | 5-1-0 |
| 12. | Rowan (N.J.) | 23 | 7-0-0 |
| 13. | Wis.-Whitewater | RV | 5-1-1 |
| 14. | Arcadia (Pa.) | RV | 8-0-0 |
| 15. | Ohio Northern | 24 | 5-0-0 |
| 16. | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) | 22 | 5-0-1 |
| 17. | Messiah (Pa.) | 19 | 4-2-0 |
| 18. | New York U. | 25 | 4-1-1 |
| 19. | College of New Jersey | RV | 3-0-1 |
| 20. | Augustana (Ill.) | 21 | 5-1-0 |
| 21. | Loras (Ia.) | 12 | 4-1-0 |
| 22. | Connecticut College | NR | 4-0-0 |
| 23. | Centre (Ky.) | 5 | 6-0-2 |
| 24. | Pomona-Pitzer (Cal.) | NR | 4-0-0 |
| 25. | Wittenberg | NR | 4-1-1 |
Others receiving votes: Misericordia University (13), Wheaton College (Mass.) (4), Augsburg College (3), Christopher Newport University (3), Hardin-Simmons University (2), St. Lawrence University (1)
D3Soccer.com Poll - Week 3
Sept. 18, 2016
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts. | Previous |
| 1. | William Smith (N.Y.) (14) | 7-0-0 | 989 | 1 |
| 2. | Williams (Mass.) (4) | 5-0-0 | 943 | 2 |
| 3. | Stevens (N.J.) | 6-0-0 | 899 | 4 |
| 4. | Trinity (Tx.) | 5-0-0 | 865 | 5 |
| 5. | U. of Chicago (Ill.) (1) | 6-0-0 | 859 | 6 |
| 6. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 7-0-0 | 815 | 8 |
| 7. | Thomas More (Ky.) | 5-0-1 | 676 | 9 |
| 8. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 4-0-1 | 657 | 13 |
| 9. | Brandeis (Mass.) | 7-0-0 | 655 | 12 |
| 10. | Rowan (N.J.) | 7-0-0 | 629 | 11 |
| 11. | Washington (Mo.) | 5-1-1 | 539 | 3 |
| 12. | Puget Sound (Wash.) | 5-1-0 | 518 | 15 |
| 13. | Messiah (Pa.) | 4-2-0 | 507 | 16 |
| 14. | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) | 5-0-1 | 484 | 14 |
| 15. | Centre (Ky.) | 6-0-2 | 483 | 7 |
| 16. | College of New Jersey | 3-0-1 | 388 | 18 |
| 17. | Wis.-Whitewater | 7-1-0 | 381 | — |
| 18. | Hardin-Simmons (Tx.) | 5-1-0 | 362 | 19 |
| 19. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 3-1-2 | 296 | 22 |
| 20. | Arcadia (Pa.) | 8-0-0 | 263 | — |
| 21. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 4-2-0 | 211 | 23 |
| 22. | Chris. Newport (Va.) | 5-1-0 | 116 | 20 |
| 23. | McDaniel (Md.) | 5-0-0 | 111 | — |
| 24. | Ithica (N.Y.) | 4-1-1 | 103 | 10 |
| 25. | Montclair St. (N.J.) | 5-1-1 | 62 | — |
Dropped out: No. 17 Cal Lutheran, No. 21 Amherst, No. 24 Loras, No. 25 Misericordia
Others Receiving Votes: Cal Lutheran 61, Connecticut College 61, Middlebury 48, Wheaton (Mass.) 29, Ohio Northern 25, Pomona-Pitzer 23, Catholic 21, St. Thomas 21, Central 13, Haverford 13, Bowdoin 11, Augustana 8, Augsburg 8, Bridgewater (Va.) 6, Elmhurst 4, Misericordia 2, UW-La Crosse 2, RPI 2