Northern Illinois University Women's Soccer Recruiting

Start with Michael O'Neill, the head coach. The women's staff is small, with 2 assistant coaches alongside the head coach, so the head coach almost certainly reads recruiting mail personally. Copy the assistants so the whole staff sees the same message.

As general context, NCAA Division I is the highest level of college soccer. D1 programs may offer athletic scholarships, and most D1 rosters are largely settled a year or more before a recruiting class enrolls. Northern Illinois University sits in the middle of its division by Massey rank, which is where well prepared club players who reach out early tend to find real conversations.

Northern Illinois University is a public large school on a suburban campus with about 11,301 undergraduates. At a large university the women's soccer staff is one of many programs competing for attention, so be specific about position, graduation year, and why this roster. The acceptance rate is 70 percent, so include your grades and any test scores in the first message.

Inkbound has verified email addresses for 3 of the 3 coaches listed for Northern Illinois University women's soccer and drafts the introduction after signup, sent from your own Gmail so replies come back to you. Put your graduation year, club, and position in the subject line so the women's staff can sort your message quickly.

Massey Ratings place Northern Illinois University women's soccer at 233 by Massey Ratings (219 of 318 ranked programs in our database) among ranked programs in NCAA Division I women's soccer. That places it ahead of roughly 31 percent of ranked programs in the division, in the middle of the table.

Inkbound labels the program Mid tier. Ranked between the 35th and 70th percentile of Massey rated programs in its division and gender. For a typical recruit that means a realistic target for solid club level players who reach out early and follow up. Staffs in this band are often still building a class into the senior year.

Inkbound's composite strength score for the program is 34 out of 100, where higher means stronger recent results relative to other NCAA Division I women's programs.

The official Northern Illinois University women's soccer roster is published by the athletics department and is the source for current players, positions, and hometowns.

Inkbound tracks the coaching staff, division, conference, and rating data for this program. Roster composition and class year needs come from the school, so ask the staff directly about openings in your position.