The region’s Division 1 women’s teams have been at it for more than a month, and with conference play about to begin – or, in some cases, in its infancy – the stakes are getting higher.
Two teams have already bagged key conference wins – UMass beat preseason Atlantic 10 favorite Richmond by 10 goals, while Yale took down defending champ and preseason No. 1 Princeton in the Ivy League.
Those two teams take up two of the top three spaces in our regional power rankings.
Here’s a look at our full Top 10.