University of Wisconsin Takes No. 1 in Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2016-17 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Preseason #1
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank School
Final 2015-16 Rank
2015-16 Record
Weeks in Top 10
1. University of Wisconsin, 186 (15) 3 35-4-1 1
2. University of Minnesota, 172 (3) 1 35-4-1 1
3. Boston College, 152 (1) 2 40-1-0 1
4. Quinnipiac University, 128 5 30-3-5 1
5. Clarkson University, 113 4 30-5-5 1
6. University of North Dakota, 84 10 18-12-5 1
7. Princeton University, 62 7 22-9-2 1
8. Colgate University, 52 8 22-9-7 1
9. Northeastern University, 35 6 28-9-1 1
10. Boston University, 32 — 23-14-2 1
Others Receiving Votes: University of Minnesota Duluth, 10; Bemidji State University, 8; Cornell University, 6; Mercyhurst University, 4; Syracuse University, 1.
Notes: Defending NCAA national champion, University of Minnesota, ranks second with 172 votes and 3 first-place votes … ECAC Hockey has four teams in the rankings, while the Hockey East Association and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association each have three.
About the Poll: The 20th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the four NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.
