INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Field Hockey Committee released Monday the 2004 tournament field as well as the final rankings in each region.
Bloomsburg (19-2) and Massachusetts-Lowell (19-2) will receive first-round byes in the six-team field. Indiana (Pennsylvania) (17-4) will host Shippensburg (16-5) in the South region first round contest with the winner advancing to play Bloomsburg. In the North region, Southern Connecticut State (15-6) will travel to Bentley (20-2) for a first round contest with the winner meeting Massachusetts-Lowell in a semifinal match-up. Both first round games will be contested Saturday, November 6, at noon ET.
Semifinals will be played Friday, November 12, at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with the final Sunday, November 14, at 1 p.m. All games will be played at Cushing Field Complex on the campus of Massachusetts-Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The final rankings, with regional records through October 31, are listed below:
| North Region | Overall record | In-region records |
| 1. Massachusetts-Lowell | 19-2 | 17-2 |
| 2. Bentley | 20-2 | 17-2 |
| 3. Southern Connecticut State | 15-6 | 15-4 |
| 4. Stonehill | 13-9 | 11-7 |
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| South Region | Overall records | In-region records |
| 1. Bloomsburg | 19-3 | 17-3 |
| 2. Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 17-4 | 16-4 |
| 3. Shippensburg | 16-5 | 13-4 |
| 4. Kutztown | 14-6 | 12-6 |
| 5. East Stroudsburg | 12-7 | 10-7 |
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