Darien is No. 1 in first field hockey top 10 poll of season
Defending Class L champion Darien is off to a 4-0 start and is the No. 1 in the first state coaches top 10 field hockey poll of the season. The Blue Wave, who have won 27 straight matches, received seven of eight votes with Ridgefield (3-0) receiving the other first place vote.
Defending Class M champion Branford (3-0) is ranked No. 4 with defending Class S champion North Branford (1-0) at No. 10.
Canton (2-0) is the lone Valley team in the top 10 with victories at No. 9 with victories over Granby, 2-0, and Northwestern, 4-1.
The state coaches top 10 field hockey poll as voted by coaches from around the state. Compiled by Westbrook/Old Lyme coach Janet Dickey.
Week 1, Sept. 18, 2023
| Team | Rec | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Darien (7) | 4-0 | 156 | L | |
| 2. Ridgefield (1) | 3-0 | 136 | L | |
| 3. Staples | 3-0 | 117 | L | |
| 4. Branford | 3-0 | 110 | M | |
| 5. Hand | 3-0 | 87 | M | |
| 6. Wilton | 3-0 | 80 | L | |
| 7. Glastonbury | 3-0 | 57 | L | |
| 8. Shepaug | 3-0 | 52 | S | |
| 9. Canton | 2-0 | 46 | S | |
| 10. North Branford | 1-0 | 37 | S | |
| Also receiving votes: Norwalk (2-1) 30, Immaculate (2-0) 19, Greenwich (2-1) 10, Wethersfield (2-0) 9, Stonington (2-1) and Amity (2-0) 7 | ||||
| Coaches Voting: Matt Ariniello Immaculate, Margaret Bristol Canton, Janet Dickey Westbrook, Dawn Hough New Milford, Kitty Palmer Guilford, Maureen Perkins Glastonbury, Kyle Seaburg Norwalk, Jenna Tucchio Stonington | ||||