As halftime was coming to an end in its regular-season finale on Wednesday (Nov. 6) afternoon, the No. 3-ranked Ashland University women's soccer team found out it was in the No. 2 spot in the second set of NCAA Division II Midwest Region rankings.
The Eagles were 14-1-2 overall and 11-0-2 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (regular-season champions) prior to Wednesday's noon kickoff at Northwood.
Regional rankings also will be released on Nov. 13, and will be released in rank order. The first rankings on Oct. 30 were released in alphabetical order. The NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament selection show will be Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. on NCAA.com.
Ashland women's soccer has qualified for the D-II postseason 13 previous times (1997-2004, 2018-19, and 2021-23), making the Final Four in 1998.
A 56-team tournament (anywhere from 6-8 teams in each of eight regions), the D-II postseason will begin on Nov. 22. The 2024 NCAA Division II women's soccer national championship game will be Dec. 15 in Matthews, N.C..
In the Midwest Region, three automatic bids come from the tournament champions in the Great Midwest, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The other four bids are at-large. Thirty-four teams are eligible for postseason – 11 from the Great Midwest, eight from the GLIAC and 15 from the GLVC.
2024 NCAA DIVISION II MIDWEST REGION WOMEN'S SOCCER RANKINGS (UC = UNDER CONSIDERATION, FIRST RANKINGS WERE ALPHABETICAL)
| TEAM |
SECOND RANKING |
FIRST RANKING |
| Maryville |
1 |
UC |
| ASHLAND UNIVERSITY |
2 |
UC |
| Grand Valley State |
3 |
UC |
| Drury |
4 |
UC |
| Northern Michigan |
5 |
UC |
| Northwood |
6 |
UC |
| McKendree |
7 |
UC |
| Missouri-St. Louis |
8 |
UC |
| Cedarville |
9 |
UC |
