The last rankings of the 2026 regular season, with a new #1 in D-III women's!
April 2, 2026 by Ultiworld in Rankings
Ultiworld’s College Power Rankings, presented by the National Ultimate Training Camp. NUTC is celebrating its 26th Anniversary this summer!
While our College Power Rankings can always be found on our permanent rankings page, every week during the season we will post the current edition here on the front page to serve as a permalink for each week’s rankings.
D-I Women’s Division Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carleton | - | 1 |
| 2 | UC Santa Cruz | - | 2 |
| 3 | Washington | - | 3 |
| 4 | British Columbia | - | 4 |
| 5 | North Carolina | - | 5 |
| 6 | Tufts | - | 6 |
| 7 | Stanford | - | 7 |
| 8 | Colorado | - | 8 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | - | 9 |
| 10 | UC San Diego | - | 10 |
| 11 | Western Washington | - | 11 |
| 12 | Oregon | - | 12 |
| 13 | Victoria | - | 13 |
| 14 | UC Davis | - | 14 |
| 15 | Cal Poly SLO | - | 15 |
| 16 | Northeastern | - | 16 |
| 17 | UCLA | - | 17 |
| 18 | Vermont | - | 18 |
| 19 | Minnesota | - | 19 |
| 20 | Michigan | +1 | 21 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | +2 | 23 |
| 22 | Georgetown | - | 22 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | -3 | 20 |
| 24 | Florida | - | 24 |
| 25 | Georgia | - | 25 |
D-I Women’s Division Discussion
- The East Coast Invite contingent of Georgetown, Wisconsin, and Notre Dame reshuffled their section of the rankings. Bella Donna defeated the Huckin’ Foyas straight up, and Georgetown turned around and topped Notre Dame to set up a clear pecking order.
D-I Men’s Division Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped from rankings: Chicago (24) | |||
| 1 | Colorado | - | 1 |
| 2 | Carleton | - | 2 |
| 3 | Oregon | - | 3 |
| 4 | North Carolina | - | 4 |
| 5 | UC Santa Cruz | - | 5 |
| 6 | Cal Poly SLO | - | 6 |
| 7 | Oregon State | - | 7 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | +3 | 11 |
| 9 | Penn State | +7 | 16 |
| 10 | Brown | +4 | 14 |
| 11 | Victoria | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | UNC Wilmington | +9 | 21 |
| 13 | Texas | +2 | 15 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | -2 | 13 |
| 16 | Michigan | +2 | 18 |
| 17 | Vermont | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Western Washington | -10 | 8 |
| 19 | UCLA | -2 | 17 |
| 20 | British Columbia | -1 | 19 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | -1 | 20 |
| 22 | Utah | - | 22 |
| 23 | California | - | 23 |
| 24 | Washington | +1 | 25 |
| 25 | Minnesota | - | |
D-I Men’s Division Discussion
- The entire middle of Pool C from Easterns exchanged wins against another, and their 2-2 three-way tie left both UMass and Oregon State out of the bracket. But all three also landed in our top 10 after Penn State and company each found some Sunday success.
- A hometown bump for UNC Wilmington probably earned them a strength bid and pushed them to 12th in our rankings. A blowout against Western Washington and a key pool win over Pittsburgh showed the potential ceiling of the Seamen’s veteran core.
- WWU’s trip out east was a disaster, where they won their first game 11-9 over Northeastern and didn’t outscore an opponent again. Along the way, they got blown out a handful of times. They descended to 18th.
D-III Women’s Division Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped from rankings: Amherst (21) | |||
| 1 | Haverford and Bryn Mawr | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Middlebury | - | 2 |
| 3 | Carleton Eclipse | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Wesleyan | -3 | 1 |
| 5 | St. Olaf | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | Davenport | - | 6 |
| 7 | Whitman | -2 | 5 |
| 8 | Wellesley | +7 | 15 |
| 9 | Macalester | - | 9 |
| 10 | Rochester | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Mount Holyoke | - | 11 |
| 12 | Rice | - | 12 |
| 13 | Colorado College | - | 13 |
| 14 | Kenyon | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Portland | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Winona State | - | 16 |
| 17 | Lewis & Clark | - | 17 |
| 18 | Oberlin | - | 18 |
| 19 | Santa Clara | +1 | 20 |
| 20 | Williams | -1 | 19 |
| 21 | Union | +3 | 24 |
| 22 | Puget Sound | - | 22 |
| 23 | Occidental | - | 23 |
| 24 | Trinity | +1 | 25 |
| 25 | Cedarville | - | |
D-III Women’s Division Discussion
- Following an authoritative 10-5 win over Wesleyan and a tight victory over Carleton Eclipse at ECI, Haverford/Bryn Mawr jumps two spots to claim the top ranking. Their performance at ECI established them as the clear frontrunner.
- Wellesley had a successful ECI overall, taking down Kenyon and American during their weekend in Delaware. With the New England postseason approaching, they seem primed to battle it out with the region’s consistently staunch competition.
- The former top-ranked team, Wesleyan, suffers a three-spot drop after losing to both HBM and Middlebury. While they remain elite, the head-to-head results at ECI make it impossible to keep them in the top three over the teams that beat them this weekend.
D-III Men’s Division Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped from rankings: UNC Asheville (14), Rochester (21) | |||
| 1 | Middlebury | - | 1 |
| 2 | Lewis & Clark | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Christian | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Carleton CHOP | +1 | 5 |
| 5 | St. Olaf | +1 | 6 |
| 6 | Claremont | +10 | 16 |
| 7 | Elon | -5 | 2 |
| 8 | Ave Maria | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Macalester | - | 9 |
| 10 | Franciscan | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Williams | +4 | 15 |
| 12 | Whitman | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Colorado College | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Bowdoin | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Berry | +3 | 18 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | +1 | 17 |
| 17 | Richmond | -4 | 13 |
| 18 | Colorado School of Mines | +1 | 19 |
| 19 | Oberlin | +6 | 25 |
| 20 | Kenyon | +4 | 24 |
| 21 | Portland | +1 | 22 |
| 22 | Brandeis | +1 | 23 |
| 23 | Wesleyan | -3 | 20 |
| 24 | Truman State | - | |
| 25 | Ithaca | - | |
D-III Men’s Division Discussion
- The Brains have arrived at the function! Their run to the D-III Easterns final, highlighted by a 15-8 victory over Elon, pushes them into the top 10. Is it a breakout season for Claremont?
- Conversely, Elon slid down five spots to 7th in the rankings after taking the surprise loss to Claremont.
- Sticking with Claremont, their one Easterns foible was dropping a game to Williams. WUFO, for their part, moves up four spots after the victory.
- Kenyon rose four spots to 20th after a tournament filled with blowout wins. While they’ll mostly be concerned about what side of the bid margin they’ll end up on, a little love in the rankings can’t hurt.
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