Following two full weeks of Division I regular season action, the Week #1 Coaches Poll has been released by the NFHCA.  The defending national champions Syracuse University are the new #1, taking over for North Carolina who lost 1-0 to Michigan in the opening game of the ACC/Big-Ten Challenge last weekend.  Penn State is one of the big movers, jumping up 13 spots to #5 after a 4-0 start and defeating three Top 20 ranked teams in Old Dominion (Score: 6-2), Virginia (Score: 3-0), and Albany (Score: 3-1).  Iowa and Maine are the newcomers to the Top 20, with James Madison and Liberty dropping out.

 

WEEK #1 Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Rank  School Name Points
(1st Votes)		 Preseason Rank Change
1  Syracuse 788 (25) 2 +1
2  Duke 712 (1) 4 +2
3  North Carolina 707 (7) 1 -2
4  Connecticut 697 3 -1
5  Penn State 590 (8) 18 +13
6  Michigan 501 10 +4
7  Maryland 465 6 -1
8  Louisville 438 12 +4
9  Wake Forest 436 7 -2
10  Delaware 401 14 +4
11  Virginia 362 5 -6
12  Albany 338 9 -3
13  Boston University 298 17 +4
14  Stanford 265 11 -3
15  Old Dominion 242 20 +5
16  Princeton 205 15 -1
17  Northwestern 200 16 -1
18  Boston College 192 8 -10
19  Iowa 159 NR +
20  Maine 156 NR +

 

-Click here to view the Division I Preseason Coaches Poll-