2025 United Soccer Coaches Division III Final Top 25 Poll - 12-9-25

The Calvin women's soccer team is ranked 17^th in the final United Soccer Coaches Division III Top 25 poll released this afternoon.

Under the direction of head coach Emily Ottenhoff, Calvin finished 16-5-0 this fall, winning MIAA regular season and MIAA Tournament titles along the way. Calvin also qualified for the NCAA III Tournament for the fifth consecutive year and advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA III Tournament for the second time in three years.

Calvin opened the year with a 3-4-0 record but then ripped off 13 consecutive victories which included dramatic tournament wins over Hope (MIAA Tournament final) and Illinois Institute of Technology (NCAA III Second Round).

Three of Calvin's five defeats came against final Top five ranked teams with the Knights falling 2-0 to final No. 1 Washington University, 2-1 to final No. 3 Chicago and 1-0 to final No. 5 Messiah. Calvin also fell 2-0 to final No. 11 Case Western Reserve University.

Calvin was not ranked headed into NCAA III Tournament play but used wins over Penn State-Behrend (1-0) and Illinois Institute of Technology (2-1) to reach the Sweet 16 and eventually crank the final NCAA III Top 25.

Of note, Calvin also finished 11th in the final Division III National Power Index (NPI) poll that was released on December 6. Final NCAA D3 NPI Women's Soccer Rankings - 12-6-25.