The coaches field hockey preseason poll has UConn ranked third in the nation. In the process UConn received three first place votes. North Carolina and Syracuse are ranked ahead of the Huskies. As seems to be usually the case in field hockey, ACC teams are heavily represented in the poll, grabbing six of the top eight spots.
https://www.eteamz.com/NFHCA/files/DivisionIPreseasonPoll-Aug.23_1.pdf
https://www.eteamz.com/NFHCA/files/DivisionIPreseasonPoll-Aug.23_1.pdf