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LANCASTER, PA - The Franklin & Marshall College field hockey team is ranked sixth in the September 28 STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Coaches Poll. One of four Centennial Conference teams ranked in the Top 20 as Ursinus College ranks third, McDaniel is tied for 16th and Gettysburg ranks 19th, Franklin & Marshall improved to 7-1 with a 2-0 week as the Diplomats defeated Villa Julie (9-0 W) and Haverford (3-1 W). The National Field Hockey Coaches Association Poll is voted upon by NFHCA member coaches and has no bearing on selection to the 2004 NCAA Division III Championship field. Franklin & Marshall (7-1, 1-0 Centennial Conference) will continue the season on September 29 at home versus Ursinus College. Game time is set for 4:30 p.m.
September 28 STX/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll
1. Messiah College (7-0) 396
2. Salisbury University (8-0) 381
3. Ursinus College (7-1) 350
4. Middlebury College (5-0) 333
5. Montclair State University (8-1) 279
6. Franklin & Marshall College (7-1) 262
7. SUNY Cortland (5-1) 255
8. Hartwick College (6-0) 247
9. Springfield College (7-1) 215
10. The College of New Jersey (5-2) 201
11. Ithaca College (5-2) 191
12. Juniata College (6-1) 160
13. Skidmore College (5-3) 135
14. William Smith College (6-1) 129
15. Utica College (7-1) 126
16. Lebanon Valley College (7-3) 97
Tie. McDaniel College (5-1) 97
18. Rowan University (2-4) 87
19. Gettysburg College (4-2) 77
20. Williams College (4-1) 56
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