UConn maintains the top spot in this week’s Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll at a perfect 13-0. Defending National Champions Syracuse bump up to the #2 spot, replacing Duke (now #4) after registering a convincing 5-1 victory over Duke on Friday. No newcomers to this week’s poll. The big movers of the week include Northwestern and Stanford. Northwestern drops down to the #9 spot after losing to Indiana and Louisville over the weekend. Stanford makes a surprising jump up 3 spots to #15 after needing an overtime shootout to defeat unranked Cal and a 3-0 victory over Pacific.
| Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll | |||||
| Tuesday, October 11, 2016 | |||||
| Rank | School | Record |    Points      (1st Votes) | Last Week | Change |
| 1 | Connecticut | (13-0) | 759 (18) | 1 | |
| 2 | Syracuse | (12-1) | 752 (11) | 4 | +2 |
| 3 | North Carolina | (11-2) | 705 (6) | 3 | |
| 4 | Duke | (11-2) | 702 (5) | 2 | -2 |
| 5 | Penn State | (12-1) | 609 | 5 | |
| 6 | Maryland | (10-3) | 573 | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | Louisville | (11-3) | 509 | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | Delaware | (12-2) | 500 | 9 | +1 |
| 9 | Northwestern | (10-4) | 449 | 6 | -3 |
| 10 | Virginia | (8-5) | 431 | 10 | |
| 11 | Princeton | (7-5) | 366 | 12 | +1 |
| 12 | Michigan | (8-5) | 354 | 10 | -2 |
| 13 | Boston College | (6-6) | 324 | 14 | +1 |
| 14 | Boston University | (8-4) | 206 | 15 | +1 |
| 15 | Stanford | (7-4) | 198 | 18 | +3 |
| 16 | Iowa | (9-5) | 182 | 16 | |
| 17T | Albany | (9-4) | 168 | 19 | +2 |
| 17T | Wake Forest | (6-5) | 168 | 17 | |
| 19 | Old Dominion | (6-6) | 130 | 13 | -6 |
| 20 | American | (8-4) | 69 | 20 | |
