Women's Soccer ranked No. 18 in third weekly NSCAA poll
By Caleb Scott
| NSCAA Coaches Poll | D3Soccer.com Poll |
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team is ranked No. 18 in thethird weekly National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, released on Tuesday.
The Polar Bears (6-1-0 overall) were ranked No. 24 in the first weekly poll and were No. 15 last week.
William Smith (N.Y.) is ranked No. 1, Williams (Mass.) is second and Trinity (Tex.) is third.
Northern also received votes in the fourth weekly D3Soccer.com poll.
The Polar Bears are in action Tuesday night as they host Wittenberg at 7 pm at Kerscher Stadium.
NSCAA Poll - Week 3
Sept. 27, 2016
| 2016 | Last | ||
| Rank | School | Record | Week |
| 1. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 7-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Williams (Mass.) | 6-0-1 | 2 |
| 3. | Trinity (Tx.) | 7-0-0 | 3 |
| 4. | Chicago (Ill.) | 8-0-0 | 4 |
| 5. | Thomas More (Ky.) | 8-0-1 | 5 |
| 6. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 9-0-0 | 6 |
| 7. | Stevens (N.J.) | 7-0-0 | 7 |
| 8. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 6-0-1 | 8 |
| 9. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 9-1-0 | 13 |
| 10. | Brandeis (Mass.) | 8-0-1 | 9 |
| 11. | Rowan (N.J.) | 9-0-0 | 12 |
| 12. | Washington (Mo.) | 6-1-0 | 11 |
| 13. | Arcadia (Pa.) | 10-0-0 | 14 |
| 14. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 6-0-1 | 10 |
| 15. | Messiah (Pa.) | 5-2-0 | 17 |
| 16. | New York U. | 6-1-1 | 18 |
| 17. | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) | 6-0-2 | 16 |
| 18. | Ohio Northern | 6-1-0 | 15 |
| 19. | New Jersey | 6-0-1 | 19 |
| 20. | Connecticut College | 7-0-0 | 22 |
| 21. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) |
6-1-0 | RV |
| 22. | Augustana (Ill.) | 5-3-0 | 20 |
| 23. | Christopher Newport (Va.) |
7-1-0 | RV |
| 24. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) |
6-2-1 | NR |
| 25. | Augsburg (Minn.) |
7-1-0 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Misericordia (11), Amherst (9), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (8), Montclair State (6), Loras (2), Saint Benedict (1), Puget Sound (1)
D3Soccer.com Poll - Week 4
Sept. 27, 2016
| 2016 | Total | Last | ||
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts. | Week |
| 1. | William Smith (N.Y.) (13) | 8-0-0 | 1000 | 1 |
| 2. | Stevens (N.J.) |
7-0-0 | 926 | 3 |
| 3. | Chicago (Ill.) | 8-0-0 | 892 | 5 |
| 4. | Trinity (Tx.) | 8-0-0 | 871 | 4 |
| 5. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 9-0-0 | 831 | 6 |
| 6. | Williams (Mass.) | 6-0-1 | 814 | 2 |
| 7. | Thomas More (Ky.) | 8-0-1 | 723 | 7 |
| 8. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 6-0-1 | 722 | 8 |
| 9. | Rowan (N.J.) | 9-0-0 | 652 | 10 |
| 10. | Washington (Mo.) | 6-1-1 | 594 | 11 |
| 11. | Puget Sound (Wash.) | 7-1-0 | 589 | 12 |
| 12. | Messiah (Pa.) | 5-2-0 | 575 | 13 |
| 13. | Brandeis (Mass.) | 8-0-1 | 502 | 9 |
| 14. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 9-1-0 | 452 | 17 |
| 15. | New Jersey | 6-0-1 | 425 | 16 |
| 16. | Hardin-Simmons (Tx.) | 7-1-0 | 413 | 18 |
| 17. | Arcadia (Pa.) | 10-0-0 | 375 | 20 |
| 18. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 5-1-2 | 326 | 19 |
| 19. | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) | 6-0-2 | 289 | 14 |
| 20. | Centre (Ky.) | 8-1-2 | 202 | 15 |
| 21. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 7-1-0 | 197 | 22 |
| 22. | Connecticut College | 7-0-0 | 196 | NR |
| 23. | Montclair St. (N.J.) | 8-1-1 | 175 | 25 |
| 24. | McDaniel (Md.) | 7-0-0 | 172 | 23 |
| 25. | Amherst (Mass.) | 4-2-0 | 62 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Carnegie Mellon 58, Haverford 43, Bowdoin 28, Central 25, Scranton 25, RPI 18, New York University 18, Cal Lutheran 9, Ohio Northern 3, Ithaca 3, St. Thomas 3, Augsburg 3, Tufts 3, Bridgewater (Va.) 6, Elmhurst 4, Misericordia 2, UW-La Crosse 2