Salisbury University Field Hockey Stays No. 6 as Men’s Soccer Reaches No. 17 and Football Ranks No. 21 in the school’s Oct. 14, 2026, rankings update. Field hockey held No. 6 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll, men’s soccer climbed 11 spots to No. 17 in the NCAA Power Index, and football fell nine spots to No. 21 in the D3football.com Top 25.
Salisbury University field hockey remains sixth
Salisbury University field hockey remained No. 6 in the poll dated Oct. 13 with 366 points. Hamilton ranked fifth with 389 points, while Williams followed in seventh with 351 points; Tufts, Middlebury and Christopher Newport University occupied the top three positions.
Salisbury improved to 9-2 overall and 3-0 in State University of New York Athletic Conference play after a 7-0 win over Oneonta on Oct. 11 at Sea Gull Stadium. Salisbury outshot Oneonta 33-4 and held a 19-4 advantage in penalty corners.
Freshman Layla Kent completed a hat trick in the first 24 minutes and earned SUNYAC Offensive Athlete of the Week honors. Salisbury University was scheduled to host No. 3 Christopher Newport University on Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. at Sea Gull Stadium, with halftime set to include a tribute to the 40th anniversary of Salisbury’s 1986 national championship team.
Salisbury University men’s soccer climbs to No. 17
Salisbury University men’s soccer moved up 11 spots to No. 17 in the NCAA Power Index dated Oct. 11. Salisbury posted a score of 56.251, trailing No. 16 Tufts at 56.452 and edging No. 18 Calvin at 56.242.
The program also made its first appearance of the season in the United Soccer Coaches poll at No. 22. Salisbury extended its unbeaten run with 2-1 home victories over No. 22 Johns Hopkins and St. Mary’s (Md.), then defeated Ursinus 2-1 on Oct. 13.
Brogan Eastlack and David Brunetti scored against Johns Hopkins, while Noah Blankensop scored both goals against St. Mary’s (Md.), including an 86th-minute game-winner from a free kick. The Ursinus victory improved Salisbury to 11-1-2 and extended its unbeaten streak to six matches.
Salisbury University was scheduled to play at Penn State Abington on Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m.
Salisbury University football stays in the Top 25
Salisbury University football ranked No. 21 in the D3football.com Top 25 for Week 6 with 97 points. Salisbury trailed No. 20 UW-La Crosse by two points and held an 11-point advantage over No. 22 Susquehanna.
Salisbury fell to 4-1 after a 26-21 New Jersey Athletic Conference loss to Rowan at Sea Gull Stadium. Salisbury led 21-14 at halftime, but Rowan scored the final 12 points and took the lead for good on a touchdown run with 56 seconds remaining.
Salisbury University was scheduled to play at Vermont State University Castleton on Oct. 17 at noon in an NJAC matchup.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Salisbury University’s rankings update featured three nationally ranked programs heading in different directions. Field hockey held a top-six position, men’s soccer made a significant move in the NCAA Power Index while extending its unbeaten streak, and football remained ranked after its first loss of the season.
The Oct. 17 schedule was set to feature field hockey against No. 3 Christopher Newport University, men’s soccer at Penn State Abington and football at Vermont State University Castleton.
Source: Original report
