Thomas College won the regular season North Atlantic Conference (NAC) field hockey championship last season. Husson University won the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC)/NAC Alliance Championship. In their first year as associate members of the NECC,
This year, Thomas finished first in the NECC preseason coaches poll. The Terriers had four first place votes. The Eagles of Husson are picked second with three first place votes. UMF was selected fifth. For the full poll click here.