Women's Soccer rejoins United Soccer Coaches, D3soccer.com national polls
By Tim Glon
| United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll | D3soccer.com Poll |
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team is ranked No. 23 in the seventh United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll and is No. 24 in the eighth weekly D3soccer.com poll on Tuesday.
Northern was tabbed No. 8 in the USC preseason poll and is making its first appearance of the season in the D3soccer.com poll.
The Polar Bears (13-2-0 overall, 7-0-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) are riding a 13-match winning streak and sit atop the OAC in a first place tie with Otterbein.
ONU and OU will battle to break that tie on Wednesday with a 7 pm contest at Kerscher Stadium.
United Soccer Coaches Poll - #7
October 23, 2018
| Rank | School | 2018 Record |
Last Week |
| 1. | Washington (Mo.) (16) | 14-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Messiah (Pa.) | 14-1-0 | 2 |
| 3. | Williams (Mass.) | 12-0-2 | 3 |
| 4. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 14-1-0 | 4 |
| 5. | Middlebury (Vt.) | 13-1-1 | 5 |
| 6. | Centre (Ky.) | 15-1-0 | 8 |
| 7. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 12-1-1 | 10 |
| 8. | College of New Jersey | 10-1-1 | 6 |
| 9. | Misericordia (Pa.) | 12-2-1 | 12 |
| 10. | Chicago (Ill.) | 13-1-1 | 14 |
| 11. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 11-3-0 | 7 |
| 12. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 13-3-0 | 9 |
| 13. | Brandeis (Mass.) | 11-2-0 | 15 |
| 14. | Hanover (Ind.) | 14-1-0 | 15 |
| 15. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 13-1-0 | 22 |
| 16. | Amherst (Mass.) | 11-2-1 | 11 |
| 17. | Trinity (Tex.) | 13-1-1 | 21 |
| 18. | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 14-2-1 | 24 |
| 19. | Hope (Mich.) | 12-1-2 | 18 |
| 20. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 14-2-1 | 19 |
| 21. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 12-2-1 | 24 |
| 22. | Farmingdale State (N.Y.) | 14-3-2 | RV |
| 23. | Ohio Northern | 13-2-0 | RV |
| 24. | Saint Thomas (Minn.) | 14-2-0 | 13 |
| 25. | MIT | 13-2-2 | RV |
Other Receiving Votes: University Of Scranton, Denison University, Ithaca College, Rowan University, Tufts University, Loras College, SUNY Geneseo.
D3soccer.com Poll - #8
October 23, 2018
| Rank | School | 2018 Record |
Total Points |
Last Week |
| 1. | Washington (Mo.) (16) | 14-0-0 | 1000 | 1 |
| 2. | Messiah (Pa.) | 14-1-0 | 958 | 2 |
| 3. | Williams (Mass.) | 12-0-2 | 880 | 3 |
| 4. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 14-1-0 | 873 | 4 |
| 5. | Chicago (Ill.) | 13-1-1 | 833 | 5 |
| 6. | Middlebury (Vt.) | 13-0-1 | 783 | 8 |
| 7. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 13-3-0 | 718 | 7 |
| 8. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 11-1-1 | 683 | 9 |
| 9. | College of New Jersey | 10-1-1 | 623 | 10 |
| 10. | Centre (Ky.) | 16-0-0 | 608 | 12 |
| 11. | Hope (Mich.) | 12-1-2 | 600 | 11 |
| 12. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 13-1-0 | 590 | 13 |
| 13. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 11-3-0 | 588 | 6 |
| 14. | Trinity (Tex.) | 13-1-1 | 448 | 16 |
| 15. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 14-2-1 | 408 | 17 |
| 16. | Misericordia (Pa.) | 12-2-1 | 360 | 19 |
| 17. | Amherst (Mass.) | 11-2-1 | 347 | 14 |
| 18. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 12-2-1 | 322 | 20 |
| 19. | Brandeis (Mass.) | 11-2-0 | 315 | 18 |
| 20. | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 14-2-1 | 275 | 23 |
| 21. | MIT | 13-2-2 | 233 | 21 |
| 22. | Saint Thomas (Minn.) | 14-2-0 | 220 | 15 |
| 23. | Rowan (N.J.) | 12-1-2 | 155 | 28 |
| 24. | Ohio Northern | 13-2-0 | 87 | NR |
| 25. | Emory (Ga.) | 10-4-1 | 75 | NR |
Other Receiving Votes: Hanover 53, Bridgewater (Va.) 33, Texas-Dallas 33, Tufts 25, Arcadia 15, Stevens 15, Scranton 13, Mount St. Joseph 10, UW-Stevens Point 10, Wartburg 8, Dubuque 5, Randolph-Macon 5, St. Lawrence 5, Illinois Wesleyan 3, Loras 3.