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For Immediate Release: Oct. 18, 2016
Messiah Holds No. 1 Ranking in Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll CHANDLER, Ariz. – Messiah once again came in at No. 1 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll on Tuesday, with Salisbury moving up a spot to No. 2 and three teams from the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) following in the rankings. Messiah has won 12 straight games since a season-opening loss to Shippensburg, which ranks No. 1 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II Coaches Poll this week. The Falcons are a perfect 12-0 against Division III foes, and added two wins to that mark last week with victories over Albright and Arcadia. Messiah was once again an overwhelming pick at the No. 1 spot, finishing with 912 points and 44 of the 46 first-place selections in the voting. Salisbury, which is 11-1 with the only loss coming against Messiah, moved up one place to No. 2 in the ranking while Bowdoin dropped a spot to No. 3. Two fellow NESCAC teams followed the Polar Bears, with Tufts at No. 4 and Middlebury at No. 5 as the squads swapped spots from last week. Franklin & Marshall held its spot at No. 6 while The College of New Jersey was up three places to No. 7. No. 8 Ursinus, No. 9 Babson and No. 10 Amherst each dropped one spot. The bottom half of the poll consisted of No. 11 Trinity (Conn.), No. 12 Muhlenberg, No. 13 University of Rochester, No. 14 Skidmore, No. 15 Alvernia, No. 16 Kean, No. 17 Montclair State, No. 18 Hamilton, No. 19 William Smith and No. 20 Williams. Hamilton joined the top 20 for the first time this week, and in doing so became the seventh NESCAC team in the poll. The conference standings reflect the depth of quality competition with Tufts at 6-2, Hamilton at 6-3 and Amherst, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Trinity and Williams all at 5-3 in league action. Top-ranked Messiah gets a tough test this week as the Falcons play at No. 15 Alvernia, which holds a 150 record. No. 16 Kean, the nation’s other undefeated squad at 14-0, plays a pair of ranked opponents as it visits No. 17 Montclair State on Wednesday and hosts No. 7 TCNJ on Saturday. The rest of the top-20
action includes a NESCAC contest as No. 4 Tufts hosts No. 20 Williams on Saturday and a pair of big Liberty League matchups as No. 14 Skidmore hosts No. 13 Rochester on Friday before visiting No. 19 William Smith on Sunday. The next Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll will be announced on Tuesday, October 25. The poll is voted on by NFHCA member coaches, and has no bearing on selection to the 2016 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship.
Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll – Oct. 18 Institution (Record)
Points (First-Place Votes)
Previous Ranking
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
912 (44) 802 723 697 (1) 674 576 565 533 519 496 (1) 456 346 341 300 266 245 209 203
1 3 2 5 4 6 10 7 8 9 12 14 13 11 16 17 18 NR
Messiah (12-1) Salisbury (11-1) Bowdoin (9-3) Tufts (10-2) Middlebury (9-3) Franklin & Marshall (10-3) College of New Jersey (10-3) Ursinus (10-4) Babson (13-2) Amherst (9-3) Trinity (Conn.) (10-3) Muhlenberg (12-1) University of Rochester (13-2) Skidmore (11-4) Alvernia (15-0) Kean (14-0) Montclair State (11-4) Hamilton (8-4)
19. William Smith (10-4) 20. Williams (9-4)
201 185
15 19
Others Receiving Votes (Next Five): Vassar (114), University of New England (52), Rowan (34), York (Pa.) (29), Bates (25)
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For Immediate Release: Oct. 18, 2016
Messiah Holds No. 1 Ranking in Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll CHANDLER, Ariz. – Messiah once again came in at No. 1 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll on Tuesday, with Salisbury moving up a spot to No. 2 and three teams from the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) following in the rankings. Messiah has won 12 straight games since a season-opening loss to Shippensburg, which ranks No. 1 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II Coaches Poll this week. The Falcons are a perfect 12-0 against Division III foes, and added two wins to that mark last week with victories over Albright and Arcadia. Messiah was once again an overwhelming pick at the No. 1 spot, finishing with 912 points and 44 of the 46 first-place selections in the voting. Salisbury, which is 11-1 with the only loss coming against Messiah, moved up one place to No. 2 in the ranking while Bowdoin dropped a spot to No. 3. Two fellow NESCAC teams followed the Polar Bears, with Tufts at No. 4 and Middlebury at No. 5 as the squads swapped spots from last week. Franklin & Marshall held its spot at No. 6 while The College of New Jersey was up three places to No. 7. No. 8 Ursinus, No. 9 Babson and No. 10 Amherst each dropped one spot. The bottom half of the poll consisted of No. 11 Trinity (Conn.), No. 12 Muhlenberg, No. 13 University of Rochester, No. 14 Skidmore, No. 15 Alvernia, No. 16 Kean, No. 17 Montclair State, No. 18 Hamilton, No. 19 William Smith and No. 20 Williams. Hamilton joined the top 20 for the first time this week, and in doing so became the seventh NESCAC team in the poll. The conference standings reflect the depth of quality competition with Tufts at 6-2, Hamilton at 6-3 and Amherst, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Trinity and Williams all at 5-3 in league action. Top-ranked Messiah gets a tough test this week as the Falcons play at No. 15 Alvernia, which holds a 150 record. No. 16 Kean, the nation’s other undefeated squad at 14-0, plays a pair of ranked opponents as it visits No. 17 Montclair State on Wednesday and hosts No. 7 TCNJ on Saturday. The rest of the top-20
action includes a NESCAC contest as No. 4 Tufts hosts No. 20 Williams on Saturday and a pair of big Liberty League matchups as No. 14 Skidmore hosts No. 13 Rochester on Friday before visiting No. 19 William Smith on Sunday. The next Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll will be announced on Tuesday, October 25. The poll is voted on by NFHCA member coaches, and has no bearing on selection to the 2016 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship.
Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll – Oct. 18 Institution (Record)
Points (First-Place Votes)
Previous Ranking
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
912 (44) 802 723 697 (1) 674 576 565 533 519 496 (1) 456 346 341 300 266 245 209 203
1 3 2 5 4 6 10 7 8 9 12 14 13 11 16 17 18 NR
Messiah (12-1) Salisbury (11-1) Bowdoin (9-3) Tufts (10-2) Middlebury (9-3) Franklin & Marshall (10-3) College of New Jersey (10-3) Ursinus (10-4) Babson (13-2) Amherst (9-3) Trinity (Conn.) (10-3) Muhlenberg (12-1) University of Rochester (13-2) Skidmore (11-4) Alvernia (15-0) Kean (14-0) Montclair State (11-4) Hamilton (8-4)
19. William Smith (10-4) 20. Williams (9-4)
201 185
15 19
Others Receiving Votes (Next Five): Vassar (114), University of New England (52), Rowan (34), York (Pa.) (29), Bates (25)
