Terrapins Climb To No. 1 In STX/NFHCA Poll
9/25/2001 8:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Sept. 25, 2001
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - With a pair of victories over top 10 teams in the past week, the Maryland field hockey squad (7-1, 1-0 ACC) took over the top spot in the second STX/NFHCA Poll of the 2001 season. The Terrapins, who were ranked third in the prior vote of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, take over the No. 1 ranking for the first time since Oct. 17, 2000.
All five ACC field hockey schools rank in the top 20, with 2000 national finalist North Carolina (6-1) listed No. 2. Joining the top-ranked Terps and No. 2 Tar Heels in the top 10 are No. 8 Wake Forest (3-3) and No. 10 Duke, which owns a 5-2 record. Virginia (4-2) is ranked 11th according to this week's vote.
Including a Sept.17 win over No. 6 Michigan State and a Sept. 22 victory over then-No. 7 Wake Forest, Maryland plays a total of 11 regular season matches against teams listed in this week's top 20. Maryland meets No. 5 Princeton this Friday, Sept. 28, and ACC rival and No. 11 Virginia on Sunday, Sept. 30.
Below 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). Terrapin opponents are bolded.
Institution (Record) Points Prev.
1. MARYLAND (7-1) 656 (18) 3
2. North Carolina (6-1) 638 (10) 1
3. Old Dominion (6-2) 635 (6) 2
4. Michigan (6-2) 573 4
5. Princeton (5-0) 501 5
6. Michigan State (5-3) 458 6
7. Louisville (7-1) 447 10
8. Wake Forest (3-3) 437 7
9. Ohio State (6-1) 396 15
10. Duke (5-2) 353 8
11. Virginia (4-2) 295 12
12. Kent State (3-3) 269 18
13. William & Mary (6-2) 254 13
14. Ohio (5-1) 219 19
15. Penn State (2-3) 211 11
16. Iowa (6-1) 167 9
17. James Madison (4-4) 157 20
Northeastern (5-1) 157 16
19. Connecticut (3-3) 71 14
20. Delaware (6-1) 68 NR
Also Receiving Votes: Villanova (51), Dartmouth (32),
Temple (18), Richmond (15), Providence (14), Ball State (12),
Stanford (10), Syracuse (7), Cornell (4), Harvard (4),
Lafayette (3), New Hampshire (3), Boston University (2),
Cal-Berkeley (2), Holy Cross (1).
Contact: Mark Fratto
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