Wisconsin Remains Unanimous No. 1 in Week 17 of USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll

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Wisconsin Remains Unanimous No. 1 in Week 17 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 17
(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 24-1-1 17
2. Ohio State University, 265 2 17-5-3 17
3. University of Minnesota, 247 3 19-5-1 17
4. University of Minnesota Duluth, 214 4 15-7-2 17
5. Colgate University, 213 5 20-6-0 17
6. Cornell University, 195 6 14-4-3 17
7. St. Lawrence University, 141 8 15-6-5 17
8. Penn State University, 139 10 21-4-1 17
9. Clarkson University, 129 7 18-7-1 17
10. Quinnipiac University, 122 9 15-8-3 17
11. St. Cloud State University, 111 11 12-8-4 17
12. Boston College, 81 12 15-7-1 11
13. Princeton University, 41 13 13-8-0 13
14. Northeastern University, 30 15 14-8-1 12
15. Boston University, 28 14 14-7-1 10
 
 

Upcoming Top 15
Matchups

Tuesday, Jan. 21

No. 14 Northeastern
vs.
No. 15 Boston University*

Friday, Jan. 24

No. 7 St. Lawrence
at
No. 9 Clarkson

Saturday, Jan. 25

No. 9 Clarkson
at
No. 7 St. Lawrence

No. 11 St. Cloud State
at
No. 1 Wisconsin

Sunday, Jan. 26

No. 11 St. Cloud State
at
No. 1 Wisconsin

* – at TD Garden, Boston, Mass.

Others Receiving Votes: University of Connecticut, 15; Yale University, 9; Minnesota State University, 7; Providence College, 4; Brown University, 2; Mercyhurst University, 2.

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