Northwestern, North Carolina, and Virginia continue to hold the top three spots in the weekly National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll in week two.
A climber to keep an eye on is Ohio State, which bumped up two more spots this week following last week’s six point jump. The Buckeyes remains unbeaten on the season, but their schedule still has several strong teams to compete against throughout September and October.
They have already been tested, and have more tests to come.
According to the NFHCA, “the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll is a composite ranking of the top 20 teams with a .500 or better record in the nation each week. Each Division I team with an NFHCA member coach is permitted one vote for the ranking each week.
“Polls are announced every Tuesday during the field hockey playing season.
The Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll is voted on by NFHCA member coaches and has no bearing on selection to the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship.”
The following teams received the most votes cast by NFHCA members. The list is the team rank, name, record, and last position in the preseason poll. Bolded teams have moved position higher or lower from week to week.
20. Penn State, 3-3, (Not ranked)
19. Old Dominion, 4-2, (18)
18. Princeton, 2-2, (15)
17. UAlbany, 5-1, (19)
16. Boston College, 4-2, (17)
15. Syracuse, 4-1, (14)
14. UConn, 5-1, (16)
13. Rutgers, 3-2, (11)
12. Louisville, 3-3, (9)
11. Liberty, 4-1, (12)
10. St. Joe’s, 5-1, (13)
9. Michigan, 5-1, (10)
8. Harvard, 3-1, (7)
7. Maryland, 4-2, (5)
6. The Ohio State, 6-0, (8)
5. Duke, 4-2, (4)
4. Iowa, 4-1, (6)
3. Virginia, 5-0, (3)
2. North Carolina, 4-0, (2)
1. Northwestern, 6-0, (1)
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