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Falterer, Marsh named NFHCA Division III National Players of the Week

Falterer, Marsh named NFHCA Division III National Players of the Week

Albee, De Meyer named NFHCA Division II National Players of the Week

Albee, De Meyer named NFHCA Division II National Players of the Week

Zivojnovic, Ramsey named NFHCA Division I National Players of the Week

Zivojnovic, Ramsey named NFHCA Division I National Players of the Week

Penn Monto/NFHCA National Coaches Polls

Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — September 26, 2023

RankInstitutionRecordPoints (First place votes)Previous RankingChange
1University of Iowa 9-0799 (34)1
2University of North Carolina 7-1749 (1)2
3Northwestern University 9-1735 (4)3
4Duke University 8-1662 (2)5▲1
5University of Louisville 7-1643 (0)4▼1
6Rutgers University 9-0573 (1)7▲1
7University of Virginia 6-3556 (0)6▼1
8University of Maryland 7-2523 (0)8
9Liberty University 9-1476 (0)9
10Syracuse University 7-2425 (0)10
11The Ohio State University 9-2422 (0)12▲1
12Boston College 6-3420 (0)11▼1
13Saint Joseph's University 8-2355 (0)13
14Harvard University 5-3280 (0)15▲1
15University of Michigan 5-4277 (0)14▼1
16Pennsylvania State University 5-4257 (0)16
17University of Massachusetts, Amherst 6-492 (0)18▲1
18University of Massachusetts, Lowell 7-283 (0)Unranked
19University at Albany 6-359 (0)Unranked
20Cornell University 5-251 (0)Unranked
The 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.

After two weeks of regular season competition, eligible teams must maintain a record of .500 or above to be eligible for ranking each week. The Ivy League Conference is an exception to this criteria the week of Sept 4 based on their different schedule. Beginning the week of Sept 11, all programs ranked in the top 20 must have a record of 0.500 or above.

All 2023 Division I National Coaches Polls.

Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll — September 26, 2023

RankInstitutionRecordPoints (First place votes)Previous RankingChange
1East Stroudsburg University 6-1156 (8)1
2Shippensburg University 6-2147 (3)5▲3
3Kutztown University 6-0145 (7)2▼1
4Saint Anselm College 6-1144 (1)4
5West Chester University 5-2132 (0)3▼2
6Mansfield University 5-264 (0)6
7University of Mount Olive 7-154 (0)Unranked
8Millersville University 4-253 (0)7▼1
9Bloomsburg University 7-146 (0)8▼1
10Newberry College 7-140 (0)9▼1
The NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll is voted on by NFHCA member coaches and has no bearing on selection to the 2023 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship.

After two weeks of regular season competition, eligible teams must maintain a record of .500 or above to be eligible for ranking each week.

All 2023 Division II National Coaches Polls.

Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll — September 26, 2023

RankInstitutionRecordPoints (First place votes)Previous RankingChange
1Middlebury College 7-01462 (57)1
2Babson College 8-11330 (1)2
3Johns Hopkins University 6-11303 (1)3
4Messiah University 6-11226 (0)4
5Tufts University 6-01201 (0)5
6Salisbury University 5-21105 (0)6
7Christopher Newport University 8-01090 (0)9▲2
8York College of Pennsylvania 6-11010 (0)7▼1
9Williams College 4-2852 (0)8▼1
10Amherst College 4-3761 (0)11▲1
11Kean University 5-1754 (0)12▲1
12Rowan University 5-3746 (0)10▼2
13Bowdoin College 5-2639 (0)16▲3
14Bates College 3-3606 (0)13▼1
15Ursinus College 4-3495 (0)19▲4
16Bryn Mawr College 5-2479 (0)17▲1
17University of Lynchburg 7-1447 (0)25▲8
18SUNY Cortland 6-0444 (0)21▲3
19Shenandoah University 6-1392 (0)22▲3
20Trinity College 5-3386 (0)14▼6
21The Catholic University of America 5-2366 (0)20▼1
22Hamilton College 3-3341 (0)15▼7
23Massachusetts Institute of Technology 6-3327 (0)23
24The College of New Jersey 4-3291 (0)18▼6
25Wesleyan University 6-1209 (0)Unranked
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.

After two weeks of regular season competition, eligible teams must maintain a record of .500 or above to be eligible for ranking each week.

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All 2023 Division III National Coaches Polls.

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