Orange at 13 Ahead of Trip to Carolina
10/13/2026 9:36:00 AM | Field Hockey
Syracuse University field hockey heads for Chapel Hill with the No. 13 ranking as the Orange get set to face No. 10 North Carolina this weekend. The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) announced its seventh poll of the regular season Tuesday morning.
Syracuse (7-4) dropped two spots this week, sliding back to No. 13 with 96 points. Maryland moved up to the top spot with 219 points and 10 of the 11 first-place votes, while Northwestern slid to No. 2 with 208 points and the remaining first-place vote. Connecticut moved up to third with 196 points with Massachusetts up to fourth with 178 points. Harvard jumped two spots to fifth with 170 points.
Seven of the nine ACC programs were ranked in the top 20 this week: No. 6 Wake Forest, No. 8 Duke, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 13 Syracuse, No. 15 California, No. 16 Louisville, and No. 19 Virginia.
Both of last weekend's opponents remained inside the top 20 this week. Harvard climbed two spots to No. 5, while Louisville held at No. 16 with 42 points.
The Orange head for Chapel Hill, North Carolina to continue ACC play. Syracuse faces No. 10 North Carolina on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Karen Shelton Stadium. The game airs on ACC Network with Leah Secondo and Suzanne Bush on the call.
Syracuse (7-4) dropped two spots this week, sliding back to No. 13 with 96 points. Maryland moved up to the top spot with 219 points and 10 of the 11 first-place votes, while Northwestern slid to No. 2 with 208 points and the remaining first-place vote. Connecticut moved up to third with 196 points with Massachusetts up to fourth with 178 points. Harvard jumped two spots to fifth with 170 points.
Seven of the nine ACC programs were ranked in the top 20 this week: No. 6 Wake Forest, No. 8 Duke, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 13 Syracuse, No. 15 California, No. 16 Louisville, and No. 19 Virginia.
Both of last weekend's opponents remained inside the top 20 this week. Harvard climbed two spots to No. 5, while Louisville held at No. 16 with 42 points.
The Orange head for Chapel Hill, North Carolina to continue ACC play. Syracuse faces No. 10 North Carolina on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Karen Shelton Stadium. The game airs on ACC Network with Leah Secondo and Suzanne Bush on the call.
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