Princeton University Athletics
Field Hockey Ranked Fifth in NFCHA Poll
September 25, 2001 | Field Hockey
Sept. 25, 2001
PRINCETON, N.J. - Princeton has retained its hold on the No. 5 spot in the latest National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll, released Sept. 25.
Maryland, ranked No. 3 in the first poll of the season, has taken over the top spot from North Carolina. The Tar Heels sit at No.2, while Old Dominion drops from No. 2 to No. 3 and Michigan sits at No. 4.
Princeton has a tremendous opportunity to move up in the polls this weekend, as it will go head-to-head with two of the top three teams in the nation. It will travel to face No. 1 Maryland on Friday, Sept. 28 for the first meeting between these two teams since a 3-1 Terrapins win in the second round of last year's NCAA tournament ended the Tigers' season. The y will then return home to face defending national champion Old Dominion, ranked No. 3, on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 1 p.m. at Class of 1952 Stadium.
2001 STX/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll
This is a listing of the top 20 teams in the 2001 STX/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll, as voted upon by NFHCA member coaches, with records through September 23, 2001 and total points (first-place votes are in parentheses).
Institution (record) Points Previous
1. University of Maryland (7-1) 656 (18) 3
2. University of North Carolina (6-1) 638 (10) 1
3. Old Dominion University (6-2) 635 (6) 2
4. University of Michigan (6-2) 573 4
5. Princeton University (5-0) 501 5
6. Michigan State University (5-3) 458 6
7. University of Louisville (7-1) 447 10
8. Wake Forest University (3-3) 437 7
9. Ohio State University (6-1) 396 15
10. Duke University (5-2) 353 8
11. University of Virginia (4-2) 295 12
12. Kent State University (3-3) 269 18
13. College of William & Mary (6-2) 254 13
14. Ohio University (5-1) 219 19
15. Penn State University (2-3) 211 11
16. University of Iowa (6-1) 167 9
17. James Madison University (4-4) 157 20
Tie. Northeastern University (5-1) 157 16
19. University of Connecticut (3-3) 71 14
20. University of Delaware (6-1) 68 NR
Also Receiving Votes: Villanova University (51), Dartmouth College (32), Temple University (18), University of Richmond (15), Providence College (14), Ball State University (12), Stanford University (10), Syracuse University (7), Cornell University (4), Harvard University (4), Lafayette College (3),University of New Hampshire (3), Boston University (2), University of California, Berkeley (2), College of the Holy Cross (1)
This poll is available on the NFHCA website at www.nfhca.org. The next poll will be released on Tuesday, October 2, 2001. The STX/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll has no bearing on selection to the 2001 NCAA Division I Championship field.