NFHCA National Coaches Poll

Division I

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The Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll is a composite ranking of the top 25 teams 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 beginning on September 10 and ending on November 12. The preseason poll will be announced on Tuesday, August 27, 2019.

NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll

NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — November 12, 2019

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	University of North Carolina	19-0	900 (36)	1	—
2	University of Connecticut	18-3	829	3	▲ 1
3	University of Maryland	16-3	765	2	▼ 1
4	University of Virginia	16-4	752	4	—
5	University of Louisville	15-5	706	6	▲ 1
6	University of Iowa	16-4	703	7	▲ 1
7	Boston College	13-7	654	9	▲ 2
8	Duke University	13-7	628	5	▼ 3
9	Princeton University	13-4	608	8	▼ 1
10	University of Delaware	16-3	515	11	▲ 1
11	University of Michigan	13-6	501	10	▼ 1
11	Northwestern University	14-7	501	14	▲ 3
13	Syracuse University	12-6	476	12	▼ 1
14	Saint Joseph's University	17-3	475	13	▼ 1
15	Stanford University	15-6	380	17	▲ 2
16	Harvard University (13-4)	13-4	325	15	▼ 1
17	Old Dominion University	11-7	309	18	▲ 1
18	Rutgers University	10-8	249	16	▼ 3
19	Liberty University	10-8	241	19	—
20	Monmouth University	14-5	158	20	—
21	Wake Forest University	9-11	126	21	—
22	Penn State University	8-12	122	Not ranked	—
23	American University	13-5	119	25	▲ 2
24	Ohio State University	9-9	109	22	▼ 2
25	Fairfield University	18-2	102	24	▼ 1

NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — November 5, 2019

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	University of North Carolina	17-0	1175 (47)	1	—
2	University of Maryland	16-2	1095	2	—
3	University of Connecticut	16-3	1033	3	—
4	University of Virginia	15-3	955	6	▲ 2
5	Duke University	13-6	904	4	▼ 1
6	University of Louisville	14-4	890	5	▼ 1
7	University of Iowa	13-4	838	9	▲ 2
8	Princeton University	12-4	810	7	▼ 1
9	Boston College	11-6	790	10	▲ 1
10	University of Michigan	13-5	728	8	▼ 2
11	University of Delaware	14-3	644	12	▲ 1
12	Syracuse University	12-5	643	14	▲ 2
13	Saint Joseph's University	15-3	608	13	—
14	Northwestern University	13-6	593	11	▼ 3
15	Harvard University	12-4	482	15	—
16	Rutgers University	10-7	416	16	—
17	Stanford University	12-6	409	17	—
18	Old Dominion University	10-6	375	19	▲ 1
19	Liberty University	10-7	373	18	▼ 1
20	Monmouth University	13-4	244	21	▲ 1
21	Wake Forest University	9-10	235	20	▼ 1
22	Ohio State University	9-8	186	22	—
23	William & Mary	12-6	137	23	—
24	Fairfield University	16-2	96	24	—
25	American University	11-5	70	Not ranked	—

NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — October 29, 2019

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	University of North Carolina	16-0	1275 (51)	1	—
2	University of Maryland	15-2	1189	2	—
3	University of Connecticut	14-3	1133	3	—
4	Duke University	12-5	1049	4	—
5	University of Louisville	14-3	1036	5	—
6	University of Virginia	13-3	960	6	—
7	Princeton University	11-4	877	9	▲ 2
8	University of Michigan	13-4	866	7	▼ 1
9	University of Iowa	12-4	845	8	▼ 1
10	Boston College	10-6	745	13	▲ 3
11	Northwestern University	12-6	700	10	▼ 1
12	University of Delaware	12-3	663	12	—
13	Saint Joseph's University	14-2	653	11	▼ 2
14	Syracuse University	11-5	650	15	▲ 1
15	Harvard University	10-4	542	14	▼ 1
16	Rutgers University	10-6	512	18	▲ 2
17	Stanford University	11-6	485	16	▼ 1
18	Liberty University	9-5	362	17	▼ 1
19	Old Dominion University	9-6	359	19	—
20	Wake Forest University	8-9	271	20	—
21	Monmouth University	12-4	258	21	—
22	Ohio State University	8-8	212	22	—
23	College of William & Mary	11-5	184	Not ranked	—
24	Fairfield University	14-2	103	24	—
25	Providence College	12-5	95	25	—

NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — October 22, 2019

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	University of North Carolina	14-0	1200 (48)	1	—
2	University of Maryland	14-2	1107	2	—
3	University of Connecticut	13-3	1007	3	—
4	Duke University	11-4	1006	4	—
5	University of Louisville	13-2	969	5	—
6	University of Virginia	13-3	933	7	▲ 1
7	University of Michigan	12-3	852	9	▲ 2
8	University of Iowa	11-4	808	6	▼ 2
9	Princeton University	10-4	788	8	▼ 1
10	Northwestern University	12-5	711	10	—
11	Saint Joseph's University	13-1	671	12	▲ 1
12	University of Delaware	10-3	646	11	▼ 1
13	Boston College	10-5	643	13	—
14	Harvard University	10-3	566	14	—
15	Syracuse University	9-5	563	15	—
16	Stanford University	10-6	464	16	—
17	Liberty University	9-4	416	17	—
18	Rutgers University	8-6	372	18	—
19	Old Dominion University	8-5	319	19	—
20	Wake Forest University	7-8	269	20	—
21	Monmouth University	10-4	224	23	▲ 2
22	Ohio State University	6-8	185	21	▼ 1
23	University at Albany	10-6	176	22	▼ 1
24	Fairfield University	12-2	110	24	—
25	Providence College	10-5	77	25	—

NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — October 15, 2019

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	University of North Carolina	12-0	1125 (45)	1	—
2	University of Maryland	13-1	1042	2	—
3	University of Connecticut	12-2	992	3	—
4	Duke University	10-3	947	4	—
5	University of Louisville	10-2	865	5	—
6	University of Iowa	10-3	832	6	—
7	University of Virginia	11-3	817	9	▲ 2
8	Princeton University	8-4	773	7	▼ 1
9	University of Michigan	10-3	748	11	▲ 2
10	Northwestern University	11-5	662	8	▼ 2
11	University of Delaware	8-3	647	10	▼ 1
12	Saint Joseph's University	11-1	596	12	—
13	Boston College	8-5	538	17	▲ 4
14	Harvard University	8-3	516	13	▼ 1
15	Syracuse University	8-4	488	14	▼ 1
16	Stanford University	9-5	472	16	—
17	Liberty University	8-3	396	15	▼ 2
18	Rutgers University	6-6	304	19	▲ 1
19	Old Dominion University	7-5	303	22	▲ 3
20	Wake Forest University	6-7	281	20	—
21	Ohio State University	6-6	267	18	▼ 3
22	University at Albany	9-5	146	21	▼ 1
23	Monmouth University	8-4	129	25	▲ 2
24	Fairfield University	10-2	115	23	▼ 1
25	Providence College	8-5	68	Not ranked	—

NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — October 8, 2019

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	University of North Carolina	10-0	1200 (48)	1	—
2	University of Maryland	11-1	1107	4	▲ 2
3	University of Connecticut	10-2	1036	3	—
4	Duke University	8-3	1006	2	▼ 2
5	University of Louisville	10-1	978	6	▲ 1
6	University of Iowa	9-2	876	7	▲ 1
7	Princeton University	7-4	790	12	▲ 5
8	Northwestern University	10-4	779	5	▼ 3
9	University of Virginia	10-2	752	8	▼ 1
10	University of Delaware	8-2	724	11	▲ 1
11	University of Michigan	8-3	703	9	▼ 2
12	Saint Joseph's University	10-1	701	10	▼ 2
13	Harvard University	7-2	516	19	▲ 6
14	Syracuse University	8-3	489	14	—
15	Liberty University	7-2	478	13	▼ 2
16	Stanford University	7-5	473	16	—
17	Boston College	5-6	441	17	—
18	Ohio State University	6-4	401	15	▼ 3
19	Rutgers University	5-5	386	18	▼ 1
20	Wake Forest University	5-6	326	20	—
21	University at Albany	9-3	229	21	—
22	Old Dominion University	6-4	208	22	—
23	Fairfield University	9-2	138	23	—
24	Cornell University	5-2	124	Not ranked	—
25	Monmouth University	7-4	89	Not ranked	—

NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — October 1, 2019

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	University of North Carolina	9-0	1149 (45)	1	—
2	Duke University	8-1	1040 (1)	2	—
3	University of Connecticut	9-1	1035	3	—
4	University of Maryland	9-1	970	4	—
5	Northwestern University	10-2	897	7	▲ 2
6	University of Louisville	8-1	873	6	—
7	University of Iowa	7-2	811	8	▲ 1
8	University of Virginia	8-2	794	5	▼ 3
9	University of Michigan	6-3	709	9	—
10	Saint Joseph's University	8-1	696	11	▲ 1
11	University of Delaware	6-1	689	12	▲ 1
12	Princeton University	4-4	632	10	▼ 2
13	Liberty University	6-1	544	13	—
14	Syracuse University	7-2	533	19	▲ 5
15	Ohio State University	5-4	456	14	▼ 1
16	Stanford University	6-5	422	15	▼ 1
17	Boston College	4-5	375	17	—
18	Rutgers University	4-4	362	18	—
19	Harvard University	5-2	360	16	▼ 3
20	Wake Forest University	4-5	348	21	▲ 1
21	University at Albany	7-3	171	20	▼ 1
22	Old Dominion University	5-3	167	22	—
23	Fairfield University	7-2	156	23	—
24	Michigan State University	5-5	105	24	—
25	Northeastern University	5-3	75	Not ranked	—

NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — September 24, 2019

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	University of North Carolina	7-0	1289 (41)	1	—
2	Duke University	7-0	1221 (11)	2	—
3	University of Connecticut	7-1	1133	4	▼ 1
4	University of Maryland	7-1	1098	3	▲ 1
5	University of Virginia	6-1	1018	5	—
6	University of Louisville	6-1	944	7	▼ 1
7	Northwestern University	8-2	875	11	▼ 4
8	University of Iowa	5-2	872	8	—
9	University of Michigan	5-2	836	9	—
10	Princeton University	3-3	735	6	▲ 4
11	Saint Joseph's University	6-1	698	15	▼ 4
12	University of Delaware	5-1	683	10	▲ 2
13	Liberty University	5-1	622	13	—
14	Ohio State University	4-3	569	12	▲ 2
15	Stanford University	6-3	525	16	▼ 1
16	Harvard University	3-2	468	14	▲ 2
17	Boston College	4-3	461	17	—
18	Rutgers University	4-3	457	21	▼ 3
19	Syracuse University	6-2	383	19	—
20	University at Albany	5-3	272	20	—
21	Wake Forest University	2-5	271	18	▲ 3
22	Old Dominion University	5-2	206	22	—
23	Fairfield University	7-1	196	Not ranked	—
24	Michigan State University	5-2	101	23	▲ 1
25	Monmouth University	5-3	85	Not ranked	—

NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — September 17, 2019

Rank	Institution (Record)	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	University of North Carolina	5-0	1292 (45)	1	⏤
2	Duke University	6-0	1196 (6)	2	⏤
3	University of Maryland	6-1	1118	4	▲ 1
4	University of Connecticut	5-1	1065	3	▼ 1
5	University of Virginia	5-1	969	6	▲ 1
6	Princeton University	3-1	935	5	▼ 1
7	University of Louisville	6-0	915 (1)	8	▲ 1
8	University of Iowa	4-2	876	7	▼ 1
9	University of Michigan	4-2	809	11	▲ 2
10	University of Delaware	5-0	788	9	▼ 1
11	Northwestern University	5-2	684	13	▼ 2
12	Ohio State University	4-2	634	12	⏤
13	Liberty University	4-0	617	16	▲ 3
14	Harvard University	2-2	520	10	▼ 4
15	Saint Joseph's University	4-1	510	14	▼ 1
16	Stanford University	5-3	435	18	▲ 2
17	Boston College	3-3	399	19	▲ 2
18	Wake Forest University	1-4	342	15	▼ 3
19	Syracuse University	5-1	325	23	▲ 4
20	University at Albany	2-3	322	20	⏤
21	Rutgers University	3-3	315	21	⏤
22	Old Dominion University	4-1	285	Not ranked	⏤
23	Michigan State University	4-2	194	25	▲ 2
24	Penn State University	0-5	176	17	▼ 7
25	Boston University	3-3	132	22	▼ 3

NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — September 10, 2019

Rank	Institution	Record	Points (First place votes)	Previous Ranking	Change
1	University of North Carolina	4-0	1129 (37)	1	⏤
2	Duke University	4-0	1037 (2)	3	▲ 1
3	University of Connecticut	4-0	1020 (4)	4	▲ 1
4	University of Maryland	3-1	943 (1)	2	▼ 2
5	Princeton University	1-1	915 (1)	5	⏤
6	University of Virginia	4-0	827	11	▲ 5
7	University of Iowa	3-1	746	8	▲ 1
8	University of Louisville	5-0	694	12	▲ 4
9	University of Delaware	4-0	659	16	▲ 7
10	Harvard University	1-1	636	6	▼ 4
11	University of Michigan	2-2	630	7	▼ 4
12	Ohio State University	3-1	573	14	▲ 2
13	Northwestern University	3-2	550	15	▲ 2
14	Saint Joseph's University	3-0	481	17	▲ 3
15	Wake Forest University	1-3	453	10	▼ 5
16	Liberty University	3-0	433	20	▲ 4
17	Penn State University	0-3	387	9	▼ 8
18	Stanford University	2-2	381	21	▲ 3
19	Boston College	1-3	324	13	▼ 6
20	University at Albany	1-2	292	22	▲ 2
21	Rutgers University	2-2	263	19	▼ 2
22	Boston University	3-1	256	23	▲ 1
23	Syracuse University	3-1	164	18	▼ 5
24	University of Maine	0-3	82	24	⏤
25	Michigan State University	3-1	78	Unranked	⏤

NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — August 27, 2019

Rank	Institution	Points (First place votes)
1	University of North Carolina	821 (31)
2	University of Maryland	746
3	Duke University	687 (2)
4	University of Connecticut	665
5	Princeton University	664
6	Harvard University	587
7	University of Michigan	518
8	University of Iowa	511
9	Penn State University	491
10	Wake Forest University	480
11	University of Virginia	425
12	University of Louisville	413
13	Boston College	313
14	Ohio State University	310
15	Northwestern University	298
16	University of Delaware	296
17	Saint Joseph's University	292
18	Syracuse University	283
19	Rutgers University	260
20	Liberty University	246
21	Stanford University	224
22	University at Albany	178
23	Boston University	127
24	University of Maine	109
25	William & Mary	84

The NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll is voted on by NFHCA member coaches and has no bearing on selection to the 2019 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship.

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