The National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III week five poll has teams mostly settling into the same slots as last week’s poll.
Four colleges and universities moved up, while three moved down. Messiah moved the most in the poll, up two spots.
The top six teams have been all but fixtures this Fall campaign in the coaches poll. No one has been able to knock off Middlebury from its game. They maintain a 10-0 perfect record.
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 last week’s poll. Bolded teams have moved position higher or lower from week to week.
25. University of Scranton, 10-2, (25)
24. Stevens Institute of Technology, 7-4, (24)
23. Ithaca College, 6-5, (19)
22. Hamilton College, 6-4, (22)
21. Messiah, 6-4, (23)
20. SUNY New Paltz, 10-1, (21)
19. SUNY Geneseo, 10-1, (20)
18. University of Rochester, 9-2, (18)
17. Ursinus College, 6-3, (17)
16. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 7-3, (16)
15. Shenandoah University, 7-2, (15)
14. Amherst College, 6-4, (13)
13. Lynchburg, 7-2, (14)
12. Wesleyan, 7-3, (12)
11. Bates College, 6-2, (12)
10. Bryn Mawr, 7-3, (11)
9. SUNY Cortland, 10-0, (9)
8. York College of Pennsylvania, 8-3, (8)
7. Babson College, 8-3, (6)
6. Tufts University, 7-2, (6)
5. Christopher Newport University, 8-0, (5)
4. Johns Hopkins University, 9-2 (4)
3. Williams College, 9-0, (3)
2. Salisbury University, 10-1, (2)
1. Middlebury College, 10-0, (1)
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Photo: Lynchburg at York College, Bob Benscoter, 2024
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