USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2013-14 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Preseason
(First-place votes in parentheses)
2013-14 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Preseason
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank |
School
|
2012-13
Final Ranking |
2012-13
Record (W-L-T) |
Weeks in Top 10
|
1. | University of Minnesota, 179 (18) |
1
|
41-0-0
|
1
|
2. | Boston College, 160 (1) |
3
|
27-7-3
|
1
|
3. | Clarkson University, 106 |
7
|
28-10-0
|
1
|
4. | Boston University, 102 |
2
|
28-6-3
|
1
|
5. | University of North Dakota, 100 |
5
|
26-12-1
|
1
|
6. | Cornell University, 96 |
4
|
27-6-1
|
1
|
7. | University of Wisconsin, 94 |
10
|
23-10-2
|
1
|
8. | Mercyhurst University, 70 |
6
|
29-7-1
|
1
|
9. | Harvard University, 41 |
8
|
24-7-3
|
1
|
10. | Northeastern University, 20 |
9
|
23-11-2
|
1
|
Others receiving votes: University of Minnesota Duluth, 8; Dartmouth College, 4; Ohio State University, 4; St. Lawrence University, 3; Quinnipiac University, 2; Providence College, 1.
Notes: The University of Minnesota is the defending NCAA national champion after posting a 41-0-0 record last winter … The Golden Gophers were the unanimous No. 1 selection each week last season … ECAC Hockey, Hockey East Association and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association each have three teams in the rankings, while College Hockey America has one ranked program … A total of 16 teams received votes.
About the poll: The 17th 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.