Most Division III college field hockey teams received a similar vote to last week’s poll with Amherst College getting a few more cast in its favor in week eight, according to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.
The poll, sponsored by Penn Monto, hasn’t seen a lot of change to it in recent weeks. As tournament time starts churning out champions and seedings, the following teams are more than likely to win a few contests.
“The NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll is voted on by NFHCA member coaches and has no bearing on selection to the 2023 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship,” according to the association. “After two weeks of regular season competition, eligible teams must maintain a record of .500 or above to be eligible for ranking each week.”
Here is the list of Division III teams ranked in week eight:
25. Ithaca College, 13-5, previously unranked
24. Ursinus College, 10-7, no change
23. Trinity College, 9-7, previously No. 22
22. The College of New Jersey, 10-7, previous rank No. 19
21. Franklin & Marshall College, 10-7, previous rank No. 23
20. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 13-4, no change
19. Wesleyan University, 9-7, previous rank No. 16
18. Swarthmore College, 12-5, previous rank No. 21
17. Rowan University, 9-7, previous rank No. 18
16. Shenandoah University, 15-2, previous rank No. 17
15. Bowdoin College, 10-5, previous rank No. 13
14. SUNY Cortland, 15-1, no change
13. Kean University, 11-4, previous rank No. 12
12. Amherst College, 10-6, previous rank No. 15
11. Lynchburg, 17-2, no change
10. Tufts University, 11-5, previous rank No. 7
9. Williams College, 10-6, previous rank No. 10
8. York College, 14-3, previous rank No. 9
7. Bates College, 11-4, previous rank No. 8
6. Salisbury University, 12-3, no change
5. Messiah University, 15-1, no change
4. Johns Hopkins, 16-1, previous rank No. 3
3. Christopher Newport, 16-0, previous rank No. 4
2. Babson College, 18-1, no change
1. Middlebury College, 16-0, no change
