There was some repositing of high school field hockey teams following an intense postseason.
The final ranking of Pennsylvania high school field hockey teams place the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, The Hill School and Emmaus as the top three programs in that order. Five unranked teams also joined the list in its final publishing of the 2023 Fall season.
Here is the final ranking, according to the MAX Field Hockey website:
OC Wyoming Area, Exeter, 16-2-0, previous rank No. 11, District 2A Finalist
OC Selinsgrove Area, Selinsgrove, 15-7-0, previously not ranked, District 2 AA Subregional Champions, AA State First Round
OC Radnor, Wayne, 17-7-0, previously not ranked, District 1 AA Finalist, State Quarterfinals
OC Northern York, Dillsburg, 19-4-0, previously not ranked, District 3 AA Finalist, State Tournament First Round
OC Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Flourtown, 19-5-0, previously Others Considered, District 1 AA 3rd place, State Quarterfinalists
OC Gwynedd Mercy Academy, Gwynedd Valley, 14-11-0, previously Others Considered, AA State Semifinalist, District 1 AA 4th place
OC Easton Area, Easton, 20-4-0, previous rank No. 13, District 11 AAA Semifinalist
OC Crestwood, Mountain Top, 17-3-1, previous rank No. 16, District 2 AA Champions
20 Agnes Irwin, Bryn Mawr, 12-8-1, previous Others Considered, PAISAA State Semifinals
19. Boyertown Area, Boyertown, 18-7-0, previous rank No. 14, District 1 AAA Fourth-Place, AAA State Tournament First Round
18. Lackawanna Trail, Factoryville, 17-5-2, previously not ranked, A State Finalist, District 3 A Champions
17. Central Bucks West, Doylestown, 19-4-0, previous rank No. 18, District 1 AAA Third Place, AAA State Tournament First Round
16. Parkland, Allentown, 18-6-1, previously Others Considered, District 11 AAA Finalists, AAA State Quarterfinalists
15. Methacton, Eagleville, 18-4-1, previous rank No. 20, PAC Champions, District 1 AAA 5th place, AAA State Tournament Round
14. Hershey, Hershey, 15-7-0, previous rank No. 19, AA State Semifinalists, District 3 AA 5th Place
13. Penn Manor, Millersville, 16-6-1, previous rank No. 15, District 3 AAA 3rd place, AAA State Quarterfinals
12. Downingtown West, Downingtown, 20-3-0, previous rank No. 7, District 1 AAA Finalists, State Tournament First Round
11. Warwick, Lititz, 19-7-1, previous rank No. 9, AAA State Semifinalists, District 3 AAA 4th Place
10. West Perry, Elliottsburg, 22-3-0, previous rank No. 17, A State Semifinalists, District 3 A 5th place
9. Oley Valley, Oley, 26-1-1, previous rank No. 12, A State Champions, Berks County Champions, District 3 A Champions
8. Conestoga, Berwyn, 22-1-0, previous rank No. 2, AAA State Quarterfinalists, District 1 AAA Champions
7. Palmyra, Palmyra, 20-3-1, previous rank No. 5, AA State Finalists, District 3 AA Champions
6. Lower Dauphin, Hummelstown, 20-4-0, previous rank No. 4, AAA State Semifinalists, District 3 AAA Finalists
5. Villa Maria Academy, Malvern, 22-4-0, previous rank No. 10, AA State Champions, District 1 AA Champions
4. Manheim Township, Lancaster, 25-2-1, previous rank No. 8, AAA State Finalists, District 3 AAA Champions
3. Emmaus, Emmaus, 24-1-0, previous rank No. 6, AAA State Champions, EPC Champions, District 11 AAA Champions
2. The Hill School, Pottstown, 17-3-0, previous rank No. 3, PAISAA Finalists
1. Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, Villanova, 20-1-0, previous rank No. 1, PAISAA Champions
