The Globe Top 20
The field hockey poll as of Dec. 7, 2012. The teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
| No. | Team | Record | Previous |
| 1. | Watertown | 23-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Acton-Boxborough | 22-1-1 | 6 |
| 3. | Walpole | 22-1 | 2 |
| 4. | Weston | 11-7-5 | 20 |
| 5. | Chelmsford | 17-3-1 | 5 |
| 6. | Sandwich | 19-3 | 4 |
| 7. | Franklin | 13-2-6 | 12 |
| 8. | Duxbury | 17-2 | 3 |
| 9. | Andover | 14-3-3 | 7 |
| 10. | Apponequet | 21-1-1 | 11 |
| 11. | Dennis-Yarmouth | 16-3-1 | — |
| 12. | Monomoy | 16-2-1 | 9 |
| 13. | Beverly | 16-2-1 | 17 |
| 14. | Canton | 12-2-4 | 15 |
| 15. | Lincoln-Sudbury | 10-6-2 | 16 |
| 16. | Manchester Essex | 18-2-1 | — |
| 17. | Winchester | 15-3-1 | 13 |
| 18. | Hingham | 15-3 | 8 |
| 19. | Cohasset | 10-4-3 | 10 |
| 20. | Westford | 11-3-5 | 14 |
Updated: Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, 12:07 p.m.
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