11/10/2026 10:09:00 AM | Field Hockey
Syracuse University field hockey moved up to No. 10 as the ACC champion Orange get set to face No. 5 Princeton in the NCAA Tournament First Round on Friday. The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) announced its 11th poll of the season Tuesday morning.
Syracuse (12-6) jumped six spots this week, climbing from No. 16 to No. 10 with 127 points after winning its first-ever ACC title. Northwestern returned to the top spot with 219 points and 10 of the 11 first-place votes, while Maryland slid to No. 2 with 210 points and the remaining first-place vote. Harvard moved up to third with 187 points with Connecticut sliding to fourth with 179 points. Princeton climbed four spots to fifth with 164 points.
Five of the nine ACC programs were ranked in the top 20 this week: No. 7 Duke, No. 9 Wake Forest, No. 10 Syracuse, No. 11 North Carolina, and No. 19 Boston College.
Syracuse is 5-5 against top 20 teams this year, including a top-10 win over then-No. 7 North Carolina in the ACC Semifinals.Â
The Orange head to Storrs, Connecticut for the NCAA Tournament. Syracuse faces No. 5 Princeton on Friday at 2:30 p.m. at George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex. The game streams on ESPN+.Â
Friday's winner advances to Sunday's quarterfinals against the winner of host Connecticut and Lafayette, with a spot in the Final Four at Louisville on the line.
Syracuse (12-6) jumped six spots this week, climbing from No. 16 to No. 10 with 127 points after winning its first-ever ACC title. Northwestern returned to the top spot with 219 points and 10 of the 11 first-place votes, while Maryland slid to No. 2 with 210 points and the remaining first-place vote. Harvard moved up to third with 187 points with Connecticut sliding to fourth with 179 points. Princeton climbed four spots to fifth with 164 points.
Five of the nine ACC programs were ranked in the top 20 this week: No. 7 Duke, No. 9 Wake Forest, No. 10 Syracuse, No. 11 North Carolina, and No. 19 Boston College.
Syracuse is 5-5 against top 20 teams this year, including a top-10 win over then-No. 7 North Carolina in the ACC Semifinals.Â
The Orange head to Storrs, Connecticut for the NCAA Tournament. Syracuse faces No. 5 Princeton on Friday at 2:30 p.m. at George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex. The game streams on ESPN+.Â
Friday's winner advances to Sunday's quarterfinals against the winner of host Connecticut and Lafayette, with a spot in the Final Four at Louisville on the line.
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