No. 19 AU Women Slotted Third In Initial NPI Regional Rankings Reveal

The first NCAA Division II women’s soccer NCAA Power Index (NPI) regional rankings for 2026 were released on Monday (Oct. 12) morning, with the No. 19-ranked Ashland University women landing in the No. 3 spot in the Midwest Region. Ashland sits at 9-2-2 overall and 7-1-1 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, and its next game will be at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday (Oct. 15) at Walsh (6-6, 5-4). “A great response from our team last week,” said Eagle head coach Cayleb Paulino of his team’s 2-1 win over Northwood on Thursday (Oct. 8) at Ferguson Field. I thought we…