Field hockey players in Division III came to play. And, coaches noticed.
The week one National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll order was nearly rewritten in its entirety, except for the top two teams, which remained the same from the preseason poll.
Seven unranked teams joined the list, all attempting to blaze a path for themselves during the 2024 season.
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.
25. Stevens Institute of Technology, 3-0, (Not Ranked)
24. Hamilton College, 1-1, (NR)
23. SUNY New Paltz, 3-0, (NR)
22. Bryn Mawr, 2-1, (NR)
21. University of Rochester, 4-1, (NR)
20. SUNY Geneseo, 4-0, (NR)
19. Trinity College, 1-1, (25)
18. Ursinus College, 2-0, (NR)
17. Ithaca College, 3-1, (23)
16. Shenandoah University, 2-1, (20)
15. Wesleyan University, 2-0, (22)
14. The College of New Jersey, 3-0, (19)
13. MIT, 2-0, (17)
12. SUNY Cortland, 3-0, (15)
11. Amherst College, 2-0, (14)
10. University of Lynchburg, 2-0, (13)
9. York College (PA), 3-0, (11)
8. Tufts University, 1-1, (6)
7. Bates College, 2-0, (9)
6. Christopher Newport University, 3-0, (7)
5. Williams College, 3-0, (8)
4. Babson College, 3-1 (3)
3. Salisbury University, 4-0, (4)
2. Johns Hopkins University, 4-0, (2)
1. Middlebury College, 2-0, (1)
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