This is a listing of the top 20 teams in the 1999 STX/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll, as voted upon by NFHCA member coaches, with records through October 17, 1999, and total points (first-place votes are in parentheses).

Institution (record)			Points	Previous Ranking
1.University of Connecticut (15-0)	476 (20)	1
2.University of Maryland (16-1)		458 (4)		2
3.University of Iowa (13-1)		429		5
4.Penn State University (13-3)		403		3
5.University of North Carolina (12-3)	379		4
6.Wake Forest University (13-2)		346		7 (Tie)
7.Old Dominion University (11-5)	332		6
8.University of Michigan (12-4)		325		7 (Tie)
9.James Madison University (12-4)	284		10
10.Duke University (11-5)		263		12
11.University of Virginia (9-5)		239		9
12.Ohio State University (10-4)		205		11
13.Boston University (14-2)		193		13
14.Brown University (10-1)		155		16
15.Ball State University (11-5)		86		14
16.Michigan State University (8-7)	77		15
17.Syracuse University (10-5)		75		NR
18.Dartmouth College (7-4)		60		18
19.Ohio University (11-6)		59		NR
20.Kent State University (12-5)		54		NR

This poll is available on the NFHCA website at www.nfhca.org. The next poll will be released on Tuesday, October 26, 1999. The STX/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll has no bearing on selection to the 1999 NCAA Division I Championship field.