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Judging by the latest National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) poll, Harvard's top competitors for the remaining berths are No. 12 William & Mary (12-7), No. 13 James Madison (12-9), and No. 15 Ohio State (12-8). Harvard could still hold down the sixteenth ranking in the country, yet miss out on the tournament because of the automatic berth given to the unranked Stanford-Holy Cross winner...
...NCAA Selection Committee will try to rank teams more objectively than the seemingly-arbitrary NFHCA poll. In the off-season, the committee approved the use of a ratings-percentage index as part of the selection criteria for the first time. Head-to-head contests and records versus common opponents should also be major factors under consideration...
Despite its bleak Ivy title hopes, Harvard still is very much alive for an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Crimson's No. 18 ranking in the NFHCA poll and No. 16 ranking the NCAA poll will likely rise this week due to its 2-0 win at No. 13 Boston College on Wednesday...