Members of the WashU women’s soccer team during player introductions before a recent game. (Photo: Primo Greenway)
Steven Millbrook
Staff Writer
The new NCAA Division III women’s soccer Top 25 rankings came out on Monday and there was a new team atop the poll.
The Washington University Bears, who were ranked No. 3 two weeks ago and No. 2 last week, are now the new No. 1 team in the country. That’s according to the newest United Soccer Coaches D3 poll.
WashU is 13-0-1, after posting a draw and a spectacular win over two top-10 opponents this past weekend. The Bears also remain the only team at any level of soccer in the country, that has yet to give up a goal this season.
The Bears will play their first game as the new No. 1 team in the country, this evening, against Greenville University. The contest is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m.
WashU will then be home for its final two regular season games, on October 29 and November 4. Those contests are both UAA league games against Rochester (Oct. 29) and the University of Chicago (Nov. 4).
WEEK 7 – UNITED SOCCER COACHES TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL
| Rank | School | Prev | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington University | 2 | 13-0-1 |
| 2 | Christopher Newport University | 1 | 14-0-1 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon University | 3 | 11-0-4 |
| 4 | William Smith College | 4 | 10-0-4 |
| 5 | Messiah University | 5 | 13-2-0 |
| 6 | Amherst College | 7 | 13-1-1 |
| 7 | Case Western Reserve University | 6 | 10-1-3 |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins University | 8 | 12-1-2 |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 11 | 13-1-1 |
| 10 | University of Rochester | 12 | 10-0-5 |
| 11 | Rowan University | RV | 12-0-2 |
| 12 | Williams College | 13 | 9-2-3 |
| 13 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 15 | 14-0-1 |
| 14 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 9 | 14-3-1 |
| 15 | The College of New Jersey | 10 | 12-2-1 |
| 16 | Calvin University | 16 | 13-0-2 |
| 17 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | 18 | 13-0-2 |
| 18 | Montclair State University | 14 | 11-2-2 |
| 19 | New York University | 20 | 11-2-1 |
| 20 | University of Hartford | 25 | 12-2-0 |
| 21 | Swarthmore College | 17 | 10-2-2 |
| 22 | Wesleyan University | 22 | 7-3-4 |
| 23 | Loras College | 23 | 14-1-0 |
| 24 | Virginia Wesleyan University | NR | 11-2-1 |
| 25 | Misericordia University | 21 | 11-3-1 |
Records shown are through games of October 22, 2023.
Also receiving votes: University of Chicago, Bowdoin College, North Central College, California Lutheran University, Franklin & Marshall College, Carleton College, Sewanee-University of the South, Hanover College.