The top three teams from last week continue to hold the the top three spots in the Division III National Field Hockey Coaches Association sponsored by Penn Monto in week seven.
There were few changes in the latest week.
“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 current list of Division III teams:
25. Hamilton, 7-7, previous rank No. 23
24. Ursinus College, 9-6, previous rank No. 25
23. Franklin & Marshall College, 9-6, previous rank No. 22
22. Trinity College, 8-6, previous rank No. 20
21. Swarthmore College, 10-5, previous rank No. 24
20. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 11-4, previous rank No. 19
19. The College of New Jersey, 10-5, previous rank No. 17
18. Rowan, 8-6, previous rank No. 21
17. Shenandoah, 13-2, previous rank No. 16
16. Wesleyan, 9-5, previous rank No. 18
15. Amherst College, 9-5, no change
14. SUNY Cortland, 9-5, no change
13. Bowdoin College, 10-4, previous rank No. 11
12. Kean, 10-4, previous rank No. 13
11. Lynchburg, 15-2, previous rank No. 12
10. Williams College, 9-5, previous rank No. 9
9. York College of Pennsylvania, 13-2, previous rank No. 8
8. Bates College, 10-4, previous rank No. 10
7. Tufts, 10-4, no change
6. Salisbury, 11-3, previous rank No. 5
5. Messiah, 13-1, previous rank No. 4
4. Christopher Newport, 15-0, previous rank No. 6
3. Johns Hopkins, 14-1, no change
2. Babson College, 16-1, no change
1. Middlebury College, 14-0, no change
Photo: Eastern at Messiah, Bob Benscoter