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Penn Monto/NFHCA National Coaches Polls

Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — November 5, 2024

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	Northwestern University	18-0	850 (34)	1	―
2	University of North Carolina	15-0	846 (10)	2	―
3	University of Virginia	13-3	751 (0)	3	―
4	Saint Joseph's University	15-3	656 (0)	5	▲1
5	University of Maryland	12-5	650 (0)	7	▲2
6	Duke University	11-5	647 (0)	6	―
7	The Ohio State University	14-4	626 (0)	4	▼3
8	Boston College	12-5	573 (0)	9	▲1
9	University of Michigan	12-4	521 (0)	8	▼1
10	University of Connecticut	15-3	510 (0)	10	―
11	Harvard University	13-3	451 (0)	11	―
12	Syracuse University	12-5	402 (0)	12	―
13	Princeton University	12-4	395 (0)	13	―
14	University at Albany	15-3	318 (0)	14	―
15	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	14-4	280 (0)	15	―
16	University of Iowa	9-8	182 (0)	16	―
17	Drexel University	14-4	148 (0)	19	▲2
18	Liberty University	10-7	115 (0)	18	―
19	Indiana University	9-8	79 (0)	Unranked	―
20	Old Dominion University	11-6	62 (0)	Unranked	―

The Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll is a composite ranking of the top 20 teams with a .500 or better record in the nation each week. Each Division I team with an NFHCA member coach is permitted one vote for the ranking each week.

Polls are announced every Tuesday during the field hockey playing season.

The Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll is voted on by NFHCA member coaches and has no bearing on selection to the 2023 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship.

All 2024 Division I National Coaches Polls.

Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll — November 5, 2024

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	Shippensburg University	16-1	159 (15)	1	―
2	East Stroudsburg University	15-3	136 (1)	2	―
3	Kutztown University	13-4	111 (0)	3	―
4	Bloomsburg University	14-4	103 (0)	4	―
5	Southern New Hampshire University	15-2	87 (0)	5	―
6	Assumption University	15-3	83 (0)	6	―
7	West Chester University	12-6	75 (0)	7	―
8	Newberry College	15-3	58 (0)	8	―
9	Saint Anselm College	13-5	31 (0)	10	▲1
10	Mansfield University	10-8	22 (0)	9	▼1

The Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II Coaches Poll is a composite ranking of the top 10 teams with a .500 or better record in the nation each week. Each Division II team with an NFHCA member coach is permitted one vote for the ranking each week.

Polls are announced every Tuesday during the field hockey playing season.

The Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll is voted on by NFHCA member coaches and has no bearing on selection to the 2024 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship.

All 2024 Division II National Coaches Polls.

Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll — November 5, 2024

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	Middlebury College	15-1	1170 (43)	1	―
2	Salisbury University	14-2	1123 (4)	2	―
3	Williams College	14-2	1058 (0)	3	―
4	Tufts University	14-2	1040 (0)	4	―
5	Johns Hopkins University	15-3	952 (0)	5	―
6	Christopher Newport University	14-1	931 (0)	6	―
7	Babson College	16-3	860 (0)	7	―
8	SUNY Cortland	15-1	802 (0)	8	―
9	Shenandoah University	16-2	753 (0)	11	▲2
10	York College of Pennsylvania	14-5	743 (0)	9	▼1
11	Wesleyan University	11-5	648 (0)	10	▼1
12	Messiah University	13-4	638 (0)	14	▲2
13	University of Lynchburg	14-3	584 (0)	13	―
14	Bates College	11-5	562 (0)	15	▲1
15	Bryn Mawr College	13-5	559 (0)	12	▼3
16	Ursinus College	12-5	442 (0)	17	▲1
17	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	13-4	430 (0)	16	▼1
18	SUNY Geneseo	16-2	369 (0)	18	―
19	Amherst College	9-7	293 (0)	19	―
20	University of Rochester	16-3	264 (0)	21	▲1
21	SUNY New Paltz	13-5	210 (0)	20	▼1
22	Ithaca College	13-5	193 (0)	23	▲1
23	Stevenson University	14-4	181 (0)	22	▼1
24	Swarthmore College	11-8	147 (0)	24	―
25	Rowan University	12-7	115 (0)	Unranked	―

The Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll is a composite ranking of the top-25 teams with a .500 or better record in the nation each week. Each Division III team with an NFHCA member coach is permitted one vote for the ranking each week.

Polls are announced every Tuesday during the field hockey playing season.

The Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll is voted on by NFHCA member coaches and has no bearing on selection to the 2024 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship.

All 2024 Division III National Coaches Polls.