Messiah College continue their ascent up the Division III Coaches Poll, claiming the top and #1 spot this week after knocking off then ranked #6 Franklin & Marshall last week 3-2 in 2OT. Bowdoin bumped down to the #2 spot after losing to Middlebury 3-2 on Saturday in a rematch of last year’s NCAA Division III National Championship title game. Middlebury holds onto the #3 spot after dropping a game to Hamilton College 4-2 on Sunday in their first loss of the season.
Newcomers to this week’s poll include #18 Muhlenberg and #19 Trinity College. Catholic University and Christopher Newport drop out of the Top 20.
| Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll | |||||
| Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | |||||
| Rank | School | Record |    Points     (1st Votes) | Last Week | Change |
| 1 | Messiah | (7-1) | 987 (32) | 2 | +1 |
| 2 | Bowdoin | (5-1) | 915 (12) | 1 | -1 |
| 3 | Middlebury | (4-1) | 893 (6) | 3 | |
| 4 | Salisbury | (7-1) | 830 | 5 | +1 |
| 5 | Franklin & Marshall | (5-2) | 763 | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | Tufts | (6-0) | 723 | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | Ursinus | (5-2) | 707 | 4 | -3 |
| 8 | Babson | (9-1) | 584 (1) | 8 | |
| 9 | Rochester | (8-0) | 476 | 12 | +3 |
| 10 | Skidmore | (7-1) | 447 | 13 | +3 |
| 11 | TCNJ | (4-3) | 438 | 9 | -2 |
| 12 | William Smith | (6-2) | 413 | 11 | -1 |
| 13 | Amherst | (4-2) | 394 | 15 | +2 |
| 14 | Montclair State | (7-3) | 298 | 10 | -4 |
| 15 | Rowan | (7-2) | 287 | 16 | +1 |
| 16 | Wellesley | (5-2) | 274 | 14 | -2 |
| 17 | Mary Washington | (6-3) | 189 | 18 | +1 |
| 18 | Muhlenberg | (7-0) | 167 | NR | + |
| 19 | Trinity | (5-1) | 133 | NR | + |
| 20 | Alvernia | (8-0) | 129 | 19 | -1 |
| Next 5 Receiving Votes: | |||||
| Christopher Newport (111) | |||||
| U of New England (101) | |||||
| Catholic (88) | |||||
| Kean (82) | |||||
| York (47) | |||||
