No. 13 AU Women Climb To Second In Third Set Of Regional Rankings

The NCAA revealed its third set of Division II women's soccer regional rankings for 2025 on Wednesday (Nov. 12) afternoon, and No. 13-ranked Ashland University has moved up to the No. 2 slot in the Midwest Region.
 
Ashland, the 2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference regular-season champion, is 12-2-4 overall. The Eagles will play host to the 2025 Great Midwest Tournament Final Four, and will play Northwood (11-2-5) on Thursday (Nov. 13) at 6:30 p.m. at Ferguson Field.
 
Saturday (Nov. 15) at 5 p.m. will be the Great Midwest Tournament championship game.
 
Tickets for the entire Final Four can be purchased online HERE. Students attending a Great Midwest institution get free admission, and faculty and staff will need to purchase a ticket. There will be no gate ticket sales.
 
Regional rankings were released in alphabetical order on Oct. 29, and on Nov. 5 in rank order. The NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament selection show will be Monday (Nov. 17) at 6:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.
 
Ashland women's soccer has qualified for the D-II postseason 14 previous times (1997-2004, 2018-19, 2021-24).
 
A 56-team tournament (anywhere from 6-8 teams in each of eight regions), the D-II postseason will begin on Nov. 21. The 2025 NCAA Division II women's soccer national championship game will be in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Dec. 13.
 
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 five bids are at-large. Thirty-five teams are eligible for postseason – 12 from the Great Midwest, eight from the GLIAC and 15 from the GLVC.
 

TEAM	THIRD RANKING	SECOND RANKING	FIRST RANKING
Grand Valley State	1	1	UC
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY	2	5	UC
McKendree	3	3	UC
Maryville	4	4	UC
Cedarville	5	6	UC
Northwood	6	8	UC
Missouri-St. Louis	7	2	UC
Drury	8	7	UC
Findlay	9	9	UC
Saginaw Valley State	10	N/A	UC
Quincy	N/A	10	N/A