NFHCA Coaches Poll

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 15) – Despite concluding the regular season undefeated in conference play, the University of Mount Olive field hockey team dropped two positions to No. 9 in the Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II National Coaches Poll, which was announced on Tuesday.

The Trojans enter the conference tournament on a 13-game winning streak following a 7-0 shutout win over Coker on Saturday. Mount Olive claimed its first-ever Piedmont Division Championship and the No. 1 seed in the postseason, which begins on Friday, Nov. 18 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Kutztown kept the top spot in the poll with 14 first-place votes after finishing the regular season on a 10-game winning straight. Shippensburg remained second in the rankings with a pair of first-place votes while East Stroudsburg dropped one slot to third overall. West Chester continued to sit fourth after receiving the final two first-place votes and Millersville rounded out the top five in the rankings.

The SAC features two teams in the top 10 rankings this week, as Converse remained No. 8 after going 1-1 last week with a 3-2 loss to No. 2 ranked Shippensburg.

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. The rankings are a reflection of the best teams each week as reported by the voting institutions. This poll is in no way intended to be a reflection of who will be selected for the NCAA Championship Tournament.