Following a huge 2-0 win against then-No. 3 Iowa last Friday, Northwestern is back atop the field hockey world. The Wildcats (12-1, 5-0 B1G) climbed to the No. 1 ranking in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's national poll for the first time this season.
‘CATS. ON. TOP.
There’s a new #1 in the Coaches Poll pic.twitter.com/iVVnFK6qtd— Northwestern Field Hockey (@NUFHCats) October 10, 2023The 'Cats earned 897 points, and 32 of 47 first-place votes. They were followed by No. 2 Duke and No. 3 North Carolina (9-2, 3-0 ACC), which fell from the top spot after losing in double overtime to No.