The top five teams ranked in the New England region by MAX Field Hockey were undefeated at the time of the stats-based website’s third ranking of the Fall 2023 season.
Phillips Academy Andover, Cheverus, Watertown, Uxbridge, and Middlesex are leading the way with both offensive and defensive power. The list was published Tuesday.
Five more teams not in the top five also boast an undefeated season; Dover, Acton-Boxborough Regional, Sandwich, Franklin, South Burlington.
And, three new schools were added to list; Wachusett Regional, Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, and Acton-Boxborough Regional, which landed at No. 8.
Here are the schools currently ranked in New England by MAX Field Hockey:
OC Winchester High School, Winchester, MA, 11-3-0, previous rank No. 17
OC Wachusett Regional, Holden, MA, 8-1-2, previously not ranked
OC Rice Memorial, South Burlington, VT, 9-2-1, previous rank Others Considered
OC Newburyport, Newburyport, MA, 11-1-0, previous rank Others Considered
OC Mt. Ararat, Topsham, ME, 10-2-1, previous rank Others Considered
OC Groton School, Groton, MA, 6-2-1, previous rank No. 19
OC Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, Cambridge, MA, 7-2-0, previously not ranked
20. Algonquin Regional, Northborough, MA, 10-2-1, previous rank Others Considered
19. Reading Memorial, Reading, MA, 10-1-0, previous rank No. 14
18. Noble & Greenough School, Dedham, MA, 5-2-0, previous rank No. 13
17. Bishop Guertin, Nashua, NH, 14-2-0, previous rank No. 20
16. Gorham, Gorham, ME, 12-1-0, previous rank No. 18
15. South Burlington, South Burlington, VT, 12-0-0, previous rank No. 16
14. Skowhegan, Skowhegan, ME, 13-1-0, previous rank No. 15
13. Franklin, Franklin, MA, 11-0-1, previous rank No. 12
12. Andover, Andover, MA, 8-2-0, previous rank No. 11
11. Sandwich, East Sandwich, MA, 11-0-1, previous rank No. 9
10. The Governor’s Academy, Byfield, MA, 7-2-1, previous rank No. 8
9. Windham, Windham, NH, 14-1-1, previous rank No. 7
8. Acton-Boxborough Regional, Acton, MA, 10-0-1, previously not ranked
7. Dover, Dover, NH, 15-0-1, previous rank No. 10
6. Walpole, Walpole, MA, 13-1-0, previous rank No. 6
5. Middlesex, Concord, MA, 9-0-0, previous rank No. 5
4. Uxbridge, Uxbridge, MA, 13-0-0, previous rank No. 4
3. Watertown, Watertown, MA, 13-0-0, previous rank No. 3
2. Cheverus, Portland, ME, 13-0-0, previous rank No. 1
1. Phillips Academy Andover, Andover, MA, 9-0-0, previous rank No. 2
