Women's Soccer jumps to No. 15 in United Soccer Coaches poll, ranked No. 19 in D3Soccer.com poll
By Caleb Scott
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team jumped two spots to No. 15 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, and moved into the top-25 at No. 19 in the D3Soccer.com poll, both released Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Northern (10-1-1 overall) jumped two spots in the United Soccer Coaches poll after posting a 2-0-0 record last week.
The University of Chicago took the top spot, while the Washington (Mo.) was ranked second and the College of New Jersey rounded out the top-3.
In the D3Soccer.com poll, jumped to No. 19 after receiving votes the last two weeks.
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 949 points and Williams (Mass.) moved into the top-3 with 899 points.
Northern will return to action tonight as it looks to remain unbeaten in the Ohio Athletic Conference and takes on Heidelberg at 4 pm.
United Soccer Coaches Poll - Week 5
Oct. 11, 2017
| Rank | School | Prev. | W-L-T |
| 1. | U. of Chicago | 1 | 12-0-0 |
| 2. | Washington (Mo.) | 2 | 11-0-1 |
| 3. | College of N.J. | 3 | 10-0-0 |
| 4. | Williams (Mass.) | 4 | 10-0-1 |
| 5. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 5 | 10-1-0 |
| 6. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 6 | 11-0-0 |
| 7. | Messiah (Pa.) | 7 | 7-1-3 |
| 8. | SUNY Geneseo | 8 | 10-0-1 |
| 9. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 9 | 11-0-1 |
| 10. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 10 | 8-1-2 |
| 11. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 11 | 10-2-1 |
| 12. | Trinity (Tex.) | 12 | 11-1-0 |
| 13. | MIT | 13 | 12-1-0 |
| 14. | Connecticut College | 16 | 9-1-1 |
| 15. | Ohio Northern | 17 | 10-1-1 |
| 16. | Stevens IT (N.J.) | 14 | 8-2-2 |
| 17. | Rowan (N.J.) | 19 | 9-1-2 |
| 18. | Loras (Iowa) | 15 | 10-1-1 |
| 19. | Misericordia (Pa.) | 20 | 9-2-2 |
| 20. | Illinois Wesleyan | 21 | 10-2-0 |
| 21. | Wis.-LaCrosse | RV | 10-1-2 |
| 22. | Brandeis (Mass.) | 22 | 9-1-2 |
| 23. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 23 | 10-2-0 |
| 24. | Lynchburg (Va.) | RV | 11-1-0 |
| 25. | Western Connecticut State | RV | 11-0-2 |
Recieved Votes: Springfield College, University Of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Nazareth College, Emory University, Middlebury College, Pacific Lutheran University, Hope College, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, University Of Scranton, Vassar College
D3Soccer.com Poll - Week 6
Oct. 10, 2017
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. | U. of Chicago (15) | 12-0-0 | 1000 | 1 |
| 2. | The College of New Jersey | 11-0-0 | 949 | 2 |
| 3. | Williams (Mass.) | 10-0-1 | 899 | 3 |
| 4. | Washington (Mo.) | 11-0-1 | 898 | 4 |
| 5. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 10-1-0 | 821 | 6 |
| 6. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 11-0-1 | 781 | 5 |
| 7. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 11-0-0 | 723 | 9 |
| 8. | Trinity (Tex.) | 11-1-0 | 645 | 10 |
| 9. | MIT | 12-1-0 | 640 | 7 |
| 10. | SUNY Geneseo | 11-0-1 | 624 | 11 |
| 11. | Messiah (Pa.) | 7-1-3 | 605 | 8 |
| 12. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 10-2-1 | 579 | 12 |
| 13. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 8-1-2 | 531 | 14 |
| 14. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 11-1-0 | 507 | 13 |
| 15. | Connecticut College | 9-1-1 | 499 | 15 |
| 16. | Brandeis (Mass.) | 9-1-2 | 397 | 16 |
| 17. | Illinois Wesleyan | 10-2-0 | 368 | 17 |
| 18. | Loras (Iowa) | 10-1-1 | 291 | 21 |
| 19. | Ohio Northern | 10-1-1 | 244 | — |
| 20. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 10-2-0 | 236 | 22 |
| 21. | Hope (Mich.) | 10-1-1 | 183 | 20 |
| 22. | Western Connecticut | 11-0-2 | 165 | 23 |
| 23. | Misericordia (Pa.) | 9-2-2 | 138 | — |
| 24. | Emory (Ga.) | 7-4-0 | 112 | 19 |
| 25. | Wis.-LaCrosse | 8-1-2 | 83 | — |
Receiving votes: Middlebury 56, Pacific Lutheran 35, Rowan 29, Springfield 16, St. Thomas 11, Saint Benedict 8, Wheaton (Mass.) 8, Central 8, Arcadia 5, Cal Lutheran 3, UW-Whitewater 3, Piedmont 3