Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Polls

The Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll is a composite ranking of the top 25 teams in the nation each week (expanded from 20 teams in 2017). Each Division I team with an NFHCA member coach is permitted one vote for the ranking each week.  Full history of the Coaches Poll

 

University of Connecticut tops Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Preseason National Coaches Poll (August 20, 2018)

GILBERT, Ariz. — Field hockey’s reigning NCAA Division I national champion, University of Connecticut, took the top spot in the preseason edition of the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll. The Huskies were followed closely by the University of North Carolina Tar Heels who took second in the poll with Duke University, University of Maryland and University of Michigan rounding out the top five, respectively.  -Read Full Release-

Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I
Preseason National Coaches Poll
 Rank Institution (Record) Pts (1st place votes)
1 University of Connecticut 979 (19)
2 University of North Carolina 966 (18)
3 Duke University 908 (1)
4 University of Maryland 894 (4)
5 University of Michigan 837
6 Penn State University 778
7 University of Virginia 713
8 University of Louisville 708
9 University of Delaware 704
10 Princeton University 636
11 Syracuse University 613
12 Northwestern University 603
13 Boston College 531
14 Wake Forest University 432
15 Harvard University 395
Stanford University 395
17 James Madison University 316
18 Saint Joseph’s University 311
19 Boston University 257
20 University of Iowa 216
21 University at Albany 211
22 College of William & Mary 200
23 Liberty University 143
24 Ohio State University 137
25 University of Maine 116