Coaches Polls

The National Field Hockey Coaches Association has been publishing National Coaches Polls for each NCAA division every week during the field hockey playing season since 1997.

Penn Monto/NFHCA National Coaches Polls

Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — October 14, 2025

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	Northwestern University	11-1	214 (7)	1	―
2	University of North Carolina	12-1	213 (4)	3	▲1
3	University of Virginia	9-1	197 (0)	2	▼1
4	Harvard University	11-0	190 (0)	4	―
5	Wake Forest University	11-2	174 (0)	5 tied	―
6	Princeton University	8-3	156 (0)	8	▲2
7	Liberty University	10-1	151 (0)	7	―
8	Duke University	8-4	143 (0)	9	▲1
9	Syracuse University	10-3	139 (0)	5 tied	▼4
10	University of Maryland	8-4	117 (0)	12	▲2
11	University of Iowa	8-3	114 (0)	10	▼1
12	The Ohio State University	7-5	94 (0)	15	▲3
13	Monmouth University	9-2	82 (0)	13	―
14	University of Michigan	8-4	75 (0)	11	▼3
15	Rutgers University	8-5	67 (0)	14	▼1
16	Yale University	9-2	57 (0)	17	▲1
17	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	11-2	49 (0)	16	▼1
18	Miami University	9-4	39 (0)	18	―
19	University of California, Berkeley	6-5	13 (0)	Unranked	―
20	Brown University	7-3	9 (0)	Unranked	―

The NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll is voted on by designated NFHCA member coaches from each conference and has no bearing on selection to the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship. Eligibility Criteria: 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 2025 Division I National Coaches Polls.

Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll — October 14, 2025

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	Kutztown University	12-0	58 (5)	2	▲1
2	Shippensburg University	11-1	54 (1)	1	▼1
3	Newberry College	10-0	47 (0)	3	―
4	East Stroudsburg University	11-2	45 (0)	4	―
5	West Chester University	8-3	35 (0)	5	―
6	Bloomsburg University	11-1	31 (0)	6	―
7	Millersville University	7-5	19 (0)	8	▲1
8	Lander University	7-3	16 (0)	7	▼1
9	Assumption University	7-5	13 (0)	Unranked	―
10	Saint Anselm College	8-5	7 (0)	9	▼1F11

The NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll is voted on by designated NFHCA member coaches from each conference, and has no bearing on selection to the 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 2025 Division II National Coaches Polls.

Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll — October 14, 2025

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	Christopher Newport University	13-0	475 (19)	1	―
2	Johns Hopkins University	11-1	455 (0)	2	―
3	Salisbury University	9-2	427 (0)	3	―
4	Babson College	12-1	417 (0)	6	▲2
5	Tufts University	10-2	389 (0)	7	▲2
6	Bates College	9-2	380 (0)	5	▼1
7	Middlebury College	9-3	361 (0)	4	▼3
8	Bowdoin College	9-2	343 (0)	8	―
9	Hamilton College	9-3	298 (0)	10	▲1
10	Endicott College	13-1	293 (0)	12	▲2
11	Wesleyan University	8-3	292 (0)	14	▲3
12	Stevens Institute of Technology	10-2	291 (0)	9	▼3
13	Dickinson College	11-1	243 (0)	13	―
14	Rowan University	10-3	202 (0)	16	▲2
15	Williams College	6-5	201 (0)	11	▼4
16	University of Lynchburg	9-3	173 (0)	18	▲2
17	Shenandoah University	9-3	165 (0)	15	▼2
18	Franklin & Marshall College	9-3	158 (0)	17	▼1
19	Haverford College	11-1	136 (0)	23	▲4
20	Stevenson University	12-1	108 (0)	25	▲5
21	The College of New Jersey	8-3	83 (0)	20	▼1
22	York College of Pennsylvania	7-5	82 (0)	19	▼3
23	SUNY Geneseo	13-1	74 (0)	24	▲1
24	University of Rochester	11-4	35 (0)	22	▼3
25	Washington and Lee University	8-3	31 (0)	Unranked	―

The NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll is voted on by designated NFHCA member coaches from each conference and has no bearing on selection to the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship. Eligibility Criteria: 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 2025 Division III National Coaches Polls.

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Since 1997, the NFHCA has been publishing the National Coaches Polls for each NCAA division. The polls are voted on by NFHCA collegiate members each week during the field hockey playing season. The format of the polls are decided on by each NFHCA member group.

The NFHCA recognizes that the weekly rankings are the association’s best attempt to compare the strengths and weaknesses of each NCAA division’s field hockey programs from across the nation. Eligible teams must have a .500 or above record to be ranked each week The rankings are a reflection of the best teams each week as reported by the designated voting members from each conference. This poll is in no way intended to be a reflection of who will be selected to the NCAA Championship Tournament.

Details

Division I — The Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll is a composite ranking of the top 20 teams in the nation each week. Each Division I conference has one NFHCA designated Coaches Poll Committee member coach submitting one vote weekly. The 2025 Preseason Poll will be released on August 26, followed by the first week’s poll released on September 9, 2025, after two weekends of regular season competition. The last date of the 2025 Poll is November 11, 2025. The 2025 National Championship is scheduled for November 23, 2025.
Division II — The Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II Coaches Poll is a composite ranking of the top 10 teams in the nation each week. Each Division II conference has two NFHCA designated Coaches Poll Committee member coaches submitting one vote each, weekly. The 2025 Preseason Poll will be released on September 2, followed by the first week’s poll released on September 16, 2025, after two weekends of regular season competition. The last date of the 2025 Poll is November 11, 2025. The 2025 National Championship is scheduled for November 23, 2025.
Division III — The Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll is a composite ranking of the top 25 teams in the nation each week. Each Division III conference has one NFHCA designated Coaches Poll Committee member coach submitting one vote weekly. The 2025 Preseason Poll will be released on August 26, followed by the first week’s poll released on September 9, 2025, after two weekends of regular season competition. The last date of the 2025 Poll is November 11, 2025. The 2025 National Championship is scheduled for November 23, 2025.