York College field hockey had a great week.
The Spartans took down Johns Hopkins 3-1 last week at home. Johns Hopkins is currently ranked No. 1 nationally and last year’s NCAA Division III champions.
But, even with their huge fortune, York (3-0) wasn’t the only college to make gains in week one of the Penn Monto and National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll. Both Bates and Hamilton climbed seven spots each and are also undefeated.
“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.
New this year, “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 25 teams ranked in week one of the poll:
25. Shenandoah, 2-1, previously ranked 25
24. Lynchburg, 2-1, previously ranked 23
23. William Smith, 3-2, previously ranked 20
22. The Catholic University of America, 2-1, previously unranked
21. Rochester University, 2-1, previously ranked 18
20. Ursinus, 2-1, previously unranked
19. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2-2, previously ranked 12
18. Bryn Mawr, 3-0, previously ranked 21
17. Hamilton College, 2-0, previously ranked 24
16. Bowdoin College, 1-1, previously ranked 14
15. Bates College, 3-0, previously ranked 22
14. Kean University, 4-0, previously ranked 17
13. The College of New Jersey, 2-1, previously ranked 11
12. Trinity College, 1-1, previously ranked 9
11. Christopher Newport, 3-0, previously ranked 15
10. Amherst College, 1-1, no change
9. York College, 3-0, previously ranked 13
8. Rowan, 2-2, previously ranked 3
7. Wiliams College, 1-1, previously ranked 5
6. Tufts University, 1-1, no change
5. Messiah University, 3-0, previously ranked 8
4. Salisbury University, 3-1, no change
3. Babson College, 4-0, previously ranked 7
2. Johns Hopkins, 3-1, no change
1.Middlebury College, 3-0, no change
Photo: York College Athletics, 2022
