University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn Moves Up To Eighth In STX/NFHCA Poll
10/10/2000 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Down in Norfolk, Virginia, the Huskies would contend with two of the nation's top teams. In the first game of the back-to-back weekend, second-ranked Old Dominion won 5-2, while UConn topped then 13th-ranked William & Mary, 3- 2. Last week, Connecticut was ranked ninth.
Of the current top 20 teams in the nation, the Huskies have five of those teams left to play, before heading into the postseason. No. 13 Boston College, No. 20 Northeastern, No. 15 Boston University, No. 18 Syracuse and No. 7 Princeton remain on the schedule.
Connecticut will next take on 13th-ranked Boston College on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
| Rank | School (Record) | Points | Prev. |
| 1. | Maryland (11-1) | 472 (19) | 1 |
| 2. | Old Dominion (13-1) | 461 (5) | 2 |
| 3. | North Carolina (12-1) | 433 | 3 |
| 4. | Wake Forest (11-1) | 409 | 4 |
| 5. | Michigan (14-1) | 376 | 5 |
| 6. | Penn State (10-2) | 367 | 6 |
| 7. | Princeton (5-3) | 303 | 8 |
| 8. | Connecticut (10-4) | 297 | 9 |
| 9. | Massachusetts (9-3) | 292 | 7 |
| 10. | Virginia (7-4) | 261 | 10 |
| 11. | James Madison (10-3) | 233 | 12 |
| 12. | Kent State (11-3) | 197 | 15 |
| 13. | Boston College (8-4) | 182 | 16 |
| 14. | William & Mary (7-5) | 175 | 13 |
| 15. | Boston Univ. (8-5) | 105 | 14 |
| 16. | Michigan State (7-5) | 103 | 18 |
| 17. | Ohio State (8-5) | 84 | 17 |
| 18. | Syracuse (9-5) | 61 | NR |
| 19. | Harvard (6-3) | 58 | 20 |
| 20. | Northeastern (7-7) | 51 | 11 |
