Bowdoin Tops Preseason Field Hockey Poll

NFHCA Division III Preseason Poll

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (Aug. 29, 2009) - Two-time reigning champion Bowdoin College will enter the 2009 campaign as the nation's top ranked team according to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Preseason Poll. The Polar Bears, who picked up a 3-2 overtime triumph over Tufts University in last fall's title tilt, earned 24 first place votes. Tufts and Ursinus College round out the top three.

The Division III National Championship is slated to take place at the Mount Holyoke Turf Field in November. Over the course of the fall, the NFHCA Poll will be released each Tuesday. Check the Mount Holyoke Athletics website for links to the polls each week.