I would argue that Cal Field Hockey is probably the best 3-8 team in any college sports right now. The Golden Bears have played one of the toughest schedule in the country. Outside of a fluky 2-1 loss at Pacific, all 7 other losses for the Golden Bears have come against ranked teams - several of them saw the Bears with a golden opportunity to win, particularly the 1-2 (OT) loss at No.11 Louisville or the 3-4 (OT) loss to No.8 Boston College at a neutral site (Syracuse).
A good number of these losses to ranked opponents have come on the road.