Ohio State Remains No. 1 in USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll

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Ohio State Remains No. 1 in USA Hockey/The Rink Live
Women’s College Hockey Poll

USA Hockey/The Rink Live
2023-24 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Week 12
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank School Last Week’s Rank 2023-24 Record Weeks in Top 15
1. Ohio State University, 278 (13) 1 14-2-0 12
2. University of Minnesota, 263 (5) 3 13-2-0 12
3. University of Wisconsin, 249 (1) 2 13-3-0 12
4. Colgate University, 224 4 13-2-1 12
5. Clarkson University, 209 5 18-0-2 12
6. University of Minnesota Duluth, 199 6 10-5-1 12
7. Quinnipiac University, 165 7 16-3-0 12
8. St. Cloud State University 149 10 11-4-0 12
9. Cornell University, 141 8 11-3-1 12
10. St. Lawrence University, 109 9 13-6-0 9
11. University of Connecticut, 95 11 11-4-2 7
12. Princeton University, 61 12 8-4-2 10
13. Yale University, 53 13 8-6-0 12
14. Boston College, 45 15 9-7-2 5
15. University of Vermont, 15 14 7-8-1 12

Upcoming Top 15 Matchups

Friday, Dec.8
No. 3 Wisconsin vs No. 2 Minnesota
No. 6 Minnesota Duluth vs No. 8 St. Cloud State

Saturday, Dec.9

No. 3 Wisconsin vs No. 2 Minnesota
No. 6 Minnesota Duluth vs No. 8 St. Cloud State
No. 7 Quinnipac vs No. 12 Princeton

Others Receiving Votes: Penn State University, 11; Minnesota State University, 6; University of Maine, 5; Northeastern University, 3.
Notes: Ohio State University holds the No. 1 ranking with 278 points and 13 first-place votes… The ECAC has seven teams in the rankings while the WCHA has five and HEA has three… Team records are listed as W-L-T.
About the Poll: The 25th 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.

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