Wisconsin Holds Unanimous No. 1 Spot in Week 12 of USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll

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Wisconsin Holds Unanimous No. 1 Spot in Week 12 of USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll
Ohio State, Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth and Colgate round out top five
USA Hockey/The Rink Live
2024-25 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Week 12
(First-place votes in parentheses)

Rank School Last Week’s Rank 2024-25
Record		 Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Wisconsin, 285 (19) 1 17-1-0 12
2. Ohio State University, 262 2 13-4-2 12
3. University of Minnesota, 245 3 11-4-1 12
4. University of Minnesota Duluth, 225 4 10-5-1 12
5. Colgate University, 205 5 16-4-0 12
6. Clarkson University, 182 6 14-3-1 12
7. Quinnipiac University, 149 7 12-4-3 12
8. Cornell University, 145 9 8-3-2 12
9. St. Cloud State University, 137 8 10-5-3 12
10. Boston College, 104 12 11-5-0 6
11. St. Lawrence University, 103 10 9-5-4 12
12. Penn State University, 50 11 13-4-0 12
13. Boston University, 46 13 10-5-1 5
14. Princeton University, 38 RV 8-5-0 8
15. Yale University, 34 RV 6-5-2 6
 
 

Upcoming Top 15
Matchups

Friday, Dec. 6

No. 4 Minnesota Duluth
vs.
No. 9 St. Cloud State

Saturday, Dec. 7

No. 4 Minnesota Duluth
vs.
No. 9 St. Cloud State

No. 7 Quinnipiac
vs.
No. 14 Princeton

Others Receiving Votes: University of Connecticut, 30; Northeastern University, 24; Brown University, 8; Minnesota State University, 7; University of St. Thomas, 1.

Notes: ECAC Hockey has seven teams in the rankings, while the WCHA has five. Hockey East 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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