IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa field hockey team moved to No. 1 in the Week 1 Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association rankings, it was announced Tuesday by the NFHCA.
It is the second time in program history the Hawkeyes have been ranked No. 1 in the NFHCA poll (2021). The team has been ranked in 73 consecutive polls dating back to the 2016 season.
Iowa received 35 first-place votes and 902 points, 36 points ahead of North Carolina (866).
The Hawkeyes are 4-0 to start the 2023 season, with wins over three ranked opponents including then No. 1 North Carolina. Iowa has posted three shutouts and allowed just two goals this season.
The NFHCA (and the NFHCA national poll) was founded in 1997. It is believed to be the Hawkeyes’ second No. 1 ranking since winning the 1986 National Championship. Iowa finished atop the College Field Hockey Coaches Association poll.
The top ranked Hawkeyes return to action Friday, facing Central Michigan at 3 p.m. (CT) at Grant Field for their home opener. Iowa also faces UMass-Lowell on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in Iowa City.