Bowdoin maintains the top spot on the latest Coaches Poll for the second week in a row. The 4-0 Bears registered convincing 3-0 and 4-0 victories over NESCAC opponents Wesleyan and Colby last week. Ursinus jumps ahead of the defending National Champions Middlebury to the #2 spot with their 4-1 record after defeating Elizabethtown and Gettysburg last week. There are no newcomers to the Top 20 this week.
| Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
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| Rank | School | Record |  Points    (1st Votes) | Last Week | Change |
| 1 | Bowdoin | (4-0) | 1,074 (40) | 1 | |
| 2 | Messiah | (5-1) | 990 (9) | 3 | +1 |
| 3 | Middlebury | (3-0) | 977 (4) | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Ursinus | (4-1) | 860 | 4 | |
| 5 | Salisbury | (5-1) | 747 | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | Franklin & Marshall | (4-1) | 687 | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Tufts | (3-0) | 623 (1) | 12 | +5 |
| 8 | Babson | (7-1) | 613 (1) | 12 | +4 |
| 9 | TCNJ | (3-2) | 558 | 8 | -1 |
| 10 | Montclair State | (6-2) | 525 | 7 | Â -3 |
| 11 | William Smith | (5-2) | 451 | 9 | Â -2 |
| 12 | Rochester | (7-0) | 450 | 13 | +1 |
| 13 | Skidmore | (4-1) | 407 | 16 | +3 |
| 14 | Wellesley | (4-1) | 357 | 11 | -3 |
| 15 | Amherst | (2-2) | 333 | 18 | +3 |
| 16 | Rowan | (5-2) | 313 | 15 | -1 |
| 17 | Christopher Newport | (6-1) | 246 | 14 | -3 |
| 18 | Mary Washington | (4-2) | 227 | 16 | -2 |
| 19 | Alvernia | (6-0) | 180 | 20 | +1 |
| 20 | Catholic | (4-2) | 166 | 19 | -1 |
Next 5 Receiving Votes:
Muhlenberg (125), University of New England (110), Trinity (Conn.) (80), Lebanon Valley (71), Williams (43), York (Pa.) (43)
