Terp Field Hockey Hangs On To No. 1 In STX/NFHCA Poll
9/26/2000 8:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Sept. 26, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The third official 2000 STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) poll of the season was released Sept. 26, with the reigning national champion Maryland Terrapins hanging on to the top spot. The Terps (7-1) gained nine first place votes, yielding five to No. 2 Old Dominion and 14 to No. 3 Wake Forest after their loss to the Demon Deacons on Sept. 23. The Terrapins have earned the No. 1 spot in the previous eight consecutive NFHCA polls, dating back to Oct. 26 of last season.
Nine of this week's Top 20 teams are on Maryland's 2000 schedule. The No. 1 Terps have already faced No. 7 Connecticut (W, 9-1, Aug. 26), No. 2 Old Dominion (W, 5-4 2OT, Sept. 3), No. 9 Massachusetts (W, 2-0, Sept. 16) and No. 3 Wake Forest (L, 5-3, on Sept. 23). Maryland travels to meet No. 8 Princeton this Friday, Sept. 29, and No. 10 Virginia this Sunday, Oct. 1. Later on the schedule, Maryland squares off against ODU again in Norfolk (Oct. 15) before hosting No. 17 Duke (Oct. 8), No. 12 James Madison (Oct. 20) and No. 5 North Carolina in an ACC tilt on Oct. 22.
Below is a listing of the Top 20 teams in the 2000 STX/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll, as voted upon by NFHCA member coaches, with records through September 24, 2000 and total points (first-place votes are in parentheses).
Institution (record) Points Prev.
1. Maryland (7-1) 529 (9) 1
2. Old Dominion (8-1) 522 (5) 2
3. Wake Forest (9-0) 521 (14) 6
4. Michigan (10-1) 446 4
5. North Carolina (8-1) 442 3
6. Penn State (6-2) 429 5
7. Connecticut (8-2) 380 7
8. Princeton (5-0) 319 11
9. Massachusetts (6-2) 307 10
10. Virginia (3-3) 285 8
11. Northeastern (6-3) 249 13
12. James Madison (5-3) 227 12
13. William & Mary (7-2) 225 9
14. Boston College (6-3) 184 14
15. Boston University (6-2) 153 17
16. Ohio State (7-4) 148 16
17. Duke (5-5) 104 Not ranked
18. Michigan State (6-3) 99 15
19. Kent State (7-3) 77 Not ranked
20. Harvard (5-1) 42 Not ranked
Contact: Mark Fratto
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