NEWARK, Del. - - In the first ranked NCAA DII Women's Soccer East Region Poll, the Wilmington University women's soccer team sits at No. 8 heading into postseason play.

The Wildcats are now 9-2-6 overall and will be the No. 4 seed in the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament after a 5-1-5 conference record. They will host No. 5 Georgian Court at the WU Athletics Complex on Saturday afternoon starting at 12:00 p.m.

The NCAA will announce the 56-team field for the 2025 D-II Women's Soccer Championship on Monday, November 17 at 6:30 p.m. The East Region will receive automatic qualifiers from the CACC, East Coast Conference, and Northeast 10 Conference and three at-large berths.

This year, the Wildcats have a win over Adelphi and ties against Saint Anselm and Jefferson who are ahead of them in the poll. Their only loss to a team in the poll was against No. 1 Mercy.

The Wildcats ended a 12-year NCAA Tournament drought last year by earning one of the three at-large bids.

A final poll will be released next Wednesday, November 12, before the committee makes its selections on Monday, November 17.

NCAA DIVISION II EAST REGION WOMEN'S SOCCER RANKING
November 5, 2025
1. Mercy University – 13-2-2 (Division II record); 13-2-2 (In-Region Record)
2. Saint Anselm College – 10-2-2; 10-2-2
3. Saint Michael's College; 13-2-1; 13-2-1
4. Thomas Jefferson University – 13-1-1; 13-1-1
5. Franklin Pierce University – 10-2-4; 10-2-3
6. Adelphi University – 8-6-0; 8-6-0
7. Molloy University – 11-2-4; 11-2-4
8. Wilmington University – 8-2-6; 8-2-6