Wisconsin Takes No. 1 Spot in Preseason USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll

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Wisconsin Takes No. 1 Spot in Preseason USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll
Ohio State, Minnesota, Clarkson, and Colgate round out top five
USA Hockey/The Rink Live
2024-25 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Preseason

(First-place votes in parentheses)

Rank School Final
2023-24 Rank
2023-24 Record Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Wisconsin, 274 (8) 2 35-6-0 1
2. Ohio State University, 273 (10) 1 35-4-0 1
3. University of Minnesota, 230 5 27-10-2 1
4. Clarkson University, 222 4 33-5-2 1
5. Colgate University, 220 3 32-7-1 1
6. Cornell University, 194 6 25-8-1 1
7. University of Minnesota Duluth, 166 (1) 8 21-14-4 1
8. St. Lawrence University, 154 7 28-11-0 1
9. University of Connecticut, 120 9 25-8-5 1
10. Quinnipiac University, 103 10 25-11-1 1
11. St. Cloud State University, 85 11 17-17-2 1
12. Penn State University, 73 13 22-13-2 1
13. Northeastern University, 67 14 25-11-3 1
14. Princeton University, 54 12 14-12-6 1
15. Yale University, 30 15 16-15-1 1

Others Receiving Votes: Boston College, 5; Minnesota State University, 5; Mercyhurst University, 2; Boston University, 1; Brown University, 1; University of St. Thomas, 1.

Notes: ECAC Hockey has seven teams in the rankings, while the WCHA has five, Hockey East Association has two, and Atlantic Hockey America has one… Team records are listed as W-L-T.

About the Poll: The 26th annual USA Hockey/The Rink Live 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 five NCAA women’s hockey conferences who are eligible for the NCAA Women’s National Collegiate Ice Hockey Championships, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.

For more information contact Francis Forte ([email protected]/201.923.3229)

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