The University of Mary Washington field hockey team checks in at 16th in the nation in this week's National Field Hockey Coaches Association's national NCAA Division III poll. The Eagles are 2-2 on the season, having dropped contests to nationally-ranked Franklin & Marshall and Rochester.

Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll – Sept. 13

Institution (Record) Points (First-Place Votes) Previous Ranking

1. Bowdoin (2-0) 968 (13) 2

2. Middlebury (2-0) 949 (31) 1

3. Messiah (3-1) 893 (5) 8

4. Ursinus (2-1) 815 (1) 4

5. Franklin & Marshall (3-0) 787 5

6. Salisbury (4-1) 680 7

7. Montclair State (5-0) 646 (1) 10

8. The College of New Jersey (2-1) 644 3

9. William Smith (3-1) 535 6

10. Babson (5-0) 508 (1) 16

11. Wellesley (3-0) 457 9

12. Tufts (1-0) 449 (1) 13

13. Rochester (5-0) 387 18

14. Christopher Newport (4-0) 344 14

15. Rowan (2-2) 271 17

16. Skidmore (2-1) 258 11

Mary Washington (2-2) 258 12

18. Amherst (1-1) 250 15

19. Catholic (3-1) 215 19

20. Alvernia (4-0) 79 NR

Others Receiving Votes (Next Five): Muhlenberg (77), University of New England (74), Williams (53), Keene State (49), Cortland (40)