Source: National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA)
August 20, 2018

GILBERT, Ariz. — Field hockey’s reigning NCAA Division I national champion, University of Connecticut, took the top spot in the preseason edition of the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll. The Huskies were followed closely by the University of North Carolina Tar Heels who took second in the poll with Duke University, University of Maryland and University of Michigan rounding out the top five, respectively.