Field Hockey Rankings

[uofalbany]

I was expecting to see the Danes at the #14 or #15 spot this week.

A few teams moved up, even after only losing games this week.

A team jumped the Danes, even though we had two shutout victories this week.

Shows you that the pre-season ranking can have undeserved negative influences

for the rest of the season.

 

In the NCAA tournament last year, we lost 2-4 to eventual national champion Maryland. Maryland won by two in the championship game. Seems pretty damn clear that we should have started out in the preseason polls in the mid teens

at least.

 

UAlbany Record: 11-3

Today's Ranking Release:

 

1.University of Maryland (16-0) 1176 (55)

2.University of North Carolina (15-0)1121 (3)

3.University of Virginia (14-2)1051

4.Princeton University (11-2)978 (1)

5.Syracuse University (14-1)926

6.Wake Forest University (10-4)863

7.University of Connecticut (14-2)809

8.Michigan State University (12-3)772

9.James Madison University (10-5)608

10.Boston College (11-4)587

11.Drexel University (13-2)554

12.Stanford University (12-2)408

13.Duke University (8-7)362

14.University of Louisville (8-7)334

15.Ohio State University (11-4)313

16.University of Massachusetts (9-6)306

17.University of Delaware (10-4)285

18.University at Albany (11-3)223

19.Northwestern University (12-5)195

20.Indiana University (9-5)91

 

UAlbany Schedule:

 

Bucknell 2 - 0 (W)

Radford 2 - 0 (W)

Hofstra 2 - 0 (W)

#16 Massachusetts 0 - 1 (L)

#9 James Madison 1 - 2 (L)

Saint Francis, Pa. 6 - 0 (W)

Temple 1 - 0 (W)

Colgate 3 - 1 (W)

(#17)Providence 2 - 1 (W)

Fairfield 7 - 1 (W)

#5 Syracuse 0 - 1 (L)

Maine 1 - 0 (W)

Vermont 2 - 0 (W)

Siena 4 - 0 (W)

Sat, Oct 24 Boston U. * at Boston, Mass. 5:00 p.m.

Wed, Oct 28 #17 Connecticut at Storrs, Conn. 6:00 p.m.

Sat, Oct 31 New Hampshire * Albany, N.Y. 1:00 p.m.

[bob87]

Polls are nice and all, but in the end it is just an opinion. Continue winning games to attempt to win league championships and go to the ncaas and the polls will take care of themselves. I am not surprised that a 4-0 victory over Siena doesn't get any added respect in the polls. I am just happy that a victory over that weak of a team doesn't drop UA too far.

[haggyland]

The UA ladies are up on BU 2-0 in the second half right now.

[haggyland]

The battle for first place in the AE is over.

UA wins 2-0, outshooting BU 9-8 for the game.

[GreatDanes06]

they clinched the regular season title today with the win...congrats!

[mainejeff]

Hey Dane fans........don't pay attention to that stupid field hockey poll. It is the biggest crock of crap poll around. I used to joke about it over on the CAAZone with ODU fans......I called the voters the "Sisterhood". The "Sisterhood" is made up of the coaches from the top programs, many who know each other or have played for one another. They protect each other and vote for each other week after week (whether they win or lose). It is a self-sustaining, almost incestuous way of voting and maintaining the power among a few top programs year after year. Upstarts like Albany, Maine, etc. will have a very difficult time breaking into these rankings.....especially the Top 12 or so. What really matters is getting a bid to the NCAA Tourney. Good luck!

[haggyland]

[UAalum72]

Team moves up to #16 this week, plays at #7 UConn tomorrow.

 

UA release

[UAalum72]

UConn game was cancelled - too close to the playoffs?

[mainejeff]

UConn game was cancelled - too close to the playoffs?

 

http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/102809aaa.html

[haggyland]

"The America East champion will host the NorPac Conference Champion on Tuesday, November 10 in an NCAA Play-In Game. Stanford and Radford are the favorites to win the NorPac crown. The field of 16 teams for the NCAA Championship will be announced that evening at 8 p.m."

 

How does the AE get relegated to PIG status, especially before the conference champion is even determined?

Is this another example of the "sisterhood" to which mainejeff speaks?

[uofalbany]

"The America East champion will host the NorPac Conference Champion on Tuesday, November 10 in an NCAA Play-In Game. Stanford and Radford are the favorites to win the NorPac crown. The field of 16 teams for the NCAA Championship will be announced that evening at 8 p.m."

 

How does the AE get relegated to PIG status, especially before the conference champion is even determined?

Is this another example of the "sisterhood" to which mainejeff speaks?

 

What a crock of bull!

 

Who makes that decision?

 

And if anyone makes any stink about it, it would probably would get worse for that particular conference in the future.

 

TOTAL BS

[UAalum72]

Inge Baijens scores 2 1/2 minutes into the second half (dribbled in from right, reverse stick shot), Great Danes take a 1-0 lead.

 

Albany has outshot UNH 9-4, 5 corners to 1. Albany players have received yellow and green (?) cards.

[uofalbany]

Another UA goal at the 52 minute.

 

2-0

[uofalbany]

59th minute

 

3-0 UA