Riding a 97-game unbeaten streak, four-time defending Division 3 champion Watertown opens the 2025 season ranked No. 1 in the Globe’s Top 20 field hockey poll.
Walpole, which has ruled Division 1 the past two seasons, is No. 2, and Division 3 finalist Sandwich is third with the return of senior stars Quinn Jordan and Khloe Schultz.
Reigning Division 2 champ Somerset Berkley is fourth, and D1 finalist Andover sits fifth. With the return of UConn-bound Mackenzie Clarke, No. 9 Belmont joins Watertown and eighth-ranked Winchester to headline the Middlesex League.
At No. 18, Newburyport was impressive in the Cape Ann jamboree last weekend. Records based on scores reported to the Globe.
Alexa Podalsky can be reached at alexa.podalsky@globe.com.