The College of New Jersey quickly rebounded this week after dropping to No. 24 last week in the Division III National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll sponsored by Penn Monto.
The Lions squeezed out a win against No. 12-ranked Rowan 3-2. Rowan moves down five spots this week.
Swarthmore joins the top 25, and the top 10 sees only one change with Bates climbing into the 10th spot. The Bobcats beat Trinity 2-1 in its only overtime game of the season.
“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 are the top 25 NCAA Division III teams in week two:
25. Swarthmore College, 7-2, previously unranked
24. Trinity College, 5-4, previous rank No. 20
23. Bryn Mawr College, 5-4, previous rank No. 16
22. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 7-3, previous rank No. 23
21. Wesleyan, 6-2, previous rank No. 25
20. Hamilton College, 5-3, previous rank No. 22
19. The College of New Jersey, 6-3, previous rank No. 24
18. Shenandoah, 7-2, previous rank No. 19
17. Rowan, 5-5, previous rank No. 12
16. Ursinus College, 6-3, previous rank No. 15
15. SUNY Cortland, 8-0, previous rank No. 18
14. Lynchburg, 9-1, previous rank No. 17
13. Amherst College, 5-4, previous rank No. 10
12. Bowdoin College, 6-2, previous rank No. 13
11. Kean, 6-2, no change
10. Bates College, 4-2, previous rank No. 14
9. Williams College, 5-2, no change
8. York College, 8-1, no change
7. Christopher Newport, 10-0, no change
6. Salisbury, 7-2, no change
5. Tufts, 7-1, no change
4. Messiah, 8-1, no change
3. Johns Hopkins, 8-1, no change
2. Babson College, 10-1, no change
1.Middlebury College, 9-0, no change
