In the second set of NCAA Division II women's soccer regional rankings revealed on Wednesday (Nov. 5) afternoon, No. 13-ranked Ashland University is in the No. 5 spot in the Midwest Region.
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The Eagles, the 2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference regular-season champions, are 12-2-4 overall. They will play host to the 2025 Great Midwest Tournament Final Four, and will play the winner of Northwood-Lake Erie on Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Ferguson Field.
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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.
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Regional rankings were released in alphabetical order on Oct. 29, and also will be released on Nov. 12 in rank order. The NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament selection show will be Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.
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Ashland women's soccer has qualified for the D-II postseason 14 previous times (1997-2004, 2018-19, 2021-24).
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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.
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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.
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2025 NCAA DIVISION II MIDWEST REGION WOMEN'S SOCCER RANKINGS (UC = UNDER CONSIDERATION, FIRST SET WAS ALPHABETICAL)
| TEAM |
SECOND RANKING |
FIRST RANKING |
| Grand Valley State |
1 |
UC |
| Missouri-St. Louis |
2 |
UC |
| McKendree |
3 |
UC |
| Maryville |
4 |
UC |
| ASHLAND UNIVERSITY |
5 |
UC |
| Cedarville |
6 |
UC |
| Drury |
7 |
UC |
| Northwood |
8 |
UC |
| Findlay |
9 |
UC |
| Quincy |
10 |
N/A |
| Saginaw Valley State |
N/A |
UC |
