UMW Field Hockey Jumps to Ninth in Nation in NFHCA Weekly Poll
2012 Penn Monto / NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll
Institution Total Points Previous Week's Ranking
1. The College of New Jersey (5-0) 1017 (29) 1
2. Salisbury University (6-0) 1003 (15) 2 Tie
3. Middlebury College (3-0) 955 (7) 2 Tie
4. Messiah College (4-1) 833 4
5. Bowdoin College (3-0) 831 (2) 5
6. Skidmore College (6-0) 801 (1) 6
7. Catholic University (4-1) 573 7
8. Franklin & Marshall College (4-1) 540 9
9. University of Mary Washington (6-0) 518 12
10. Amherst College (3-0) 496 11
11. Montclair State University (6-1) 480 10
12. Haverford College (4-0) 406 15
13. Christopher Newport University (5-1) 381 14
14. Elizabethtown College (5-1) 363 18
15. Trinity College (CT) (3-0) 279 17
16. Ursinus College (2-2) 254 8
17. Tufts University (2-1) 245 16
18. University of Rochester (7-0) 235 20
19. William Smith College (4-1) 216 19
20. Lynchburg College (4-2) 198 13
This is a listing of the top 20 teams in the 2012 Penn Monto / NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll, as voted upon by NFHCA member coaches, with records through September 16, 2012 and total points (first-place votes are in parentheses).
Also Receiving Votes: Rowan University (171), Muhlenberg College (78), Gettysburg College (75), SUNY Oneonta (46), Wellesley College (44).
This poll is available on the NFHCA website at www.nfhca.org. The next poll will be released on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. The Penn Monto / NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll has no bearing on selection to the 2012 NCAA Division III Championship field.
