No. 3 Rutgers Field Hockey Concludes Regular Season at No. 8 Iowa Friday
- Thread starter Tango Two
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Despite the (heartbreaking) loss to #1 Northwestern on Sunday, Rutgers climbed in the weekly Coaches Poll to #3, jumping over North Carolina. The Coaches Poll is below. Rutgers is somehow still just 5th in the RPI, confoundingly behind a 10-5 Virginia team that is just 3-4 at home this year. As you can see, our last regular season opponent (Iowa) is #8 in the Coaches Poll with a 12-4 record. That game is on Friday at 5pm ET.
Rank Institution Record Points (First place votes) Previous Ranking Change
1 Northwestern University 15-1 736 (34) 1 ―
2 Duke University 14-2 681 (2) 3 ▲1
3 Rutgers University 15-1 648 (1) 4 ▲1
4 University of North Carolina 11-3 644 (1) 2 ▼2
5 University of Virginia 10-5 595 (0) 7 ▲2
6 Liberty University 15-1 552 (0) 6 ―
7 University of Maryland 14-3 528 (0) 9 ▲2
8 University of Iowa 12-4 472 (0) 5 ▼3
9 Harvard University 12-3 420 (0) 11 ▲2
10 Syracuse University 10-5 372 (0) 13 ▲3
11 The Ohio State University 13-5 363 (0) 10 ▼1
12 University of Louisville 12-5 361 (0) 8 ▼4
13 Boston College 11-5 350 (0) 12 ▼1
14 Saint Joseph's University 13-4 257 (0) 14 ―
15 Pennsylvania State University 8-7 236 (0) 16 ▲1
16 University of Michigan 8-7 192 (0) 15 ▼1
17 Cornell University 12-3 165 (0) 17 ―
18 University of Massachusetts, Lowell 12-3 101 (0) 18 ―
19 University at Albany 11-5 98 (0) 20 ▲1
20 University of Massachusetts, Amherst 11-6 85 (0) 19 ▼1
Rank Institution Record Points (First place votes) Previous Ranking Change
1 Northwestern University 15-1 736 (34) 1 ―
2 Duke University 14-2 681 (2) 3 ▲1
3 Rutgers University 15-1 648 (1) 4 ▲1
4 University of North Carolina 11-3 644 (1) 2 ▼2
5 University of Virginia 10-5 595 (0) 7 ▲2
6 Liberty University 15-1 552 (0) 6 ―
7 University of Maryland 14-3 528 (0) 9 ▲2
8 University of Iowa 12-4 472 (0) 5 ▼3
9 Harvard University 12-3 420 (0) 11 ▲2
10 Syracuse University 10-5 372 (0) 13 ▲3
11 The Ohio State University 13-5 363 (0) 10 ▼1
12 University of Louisville 12-5 361 (0) 8 ▼4
13 Boston College 11-5 350 (0) 12 ▼1
14 Saint Joseph's University 13-4 257 (0) 14 ―
15 Pennsylvania State University 8-7 236 (0) 16 ▲1
16 University of Michigan 8-7 192 (0) 15 ▼1
17 Cornell University 12-3 165 (0) 17 ―
18 University of Massachusetts, Lowell 12-3 101 (0) 18 ―
19 University at Albany 11-5 98 (0) 20 ▲1
20 University of Massachusetts, Amherst 11-6 85 (0) 19 ▼1
I think the loss to Northwestern will turn out to be a blessing in disguise as we won't have the pressure of an undefeated season, we got our loss out of our system now and finally it will make us more hungry especially if we play them again.
I hear you, but I would rather the team have beaten #1 Northwestern to secure the regular season title and then lost on the road to Iowa.
I also wonder how a team comes back from having their hearts ripped out like this, Temple of Doom style. Hopefully motivates them, but there’s a chance it distracts them going forward.
Iris is a real corker. Great to have her with us. Hope she gets & another year & takes it. She's upper echelon.
I think they just were playing out the string don’t know if we are seeded 2 or 3 for the tournament
