Wisconsin Tops USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey Poll for Eighth Straight Week
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2016-17 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Week #8
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2016-17 Record
Weeks in Top 10
1. University of Wisconsin, 190 (19) 1 11-0-1 8
2. University of Minnesota, 171 2 11-1-0 8
3. University of Minnesota Duluth, 139 3 7-2-3 7
4. St. Lawrence University, 132 4 11-0-1 6
5. Colgate University, 112 5 12-0-1 8
6. Clarkson University, 92 6 10-3-1 8
7. Boston College, 90 7 9-3-2 8
8. Quinnipiac University, 47 8 9-4-1 8
9. University of North Dakota, 40 9 6-4-2 7
10. Northeastern University, 21 — 10-3-1 2
This Week’s Top 10
Matchups
Friday, Nov. 18
No. 1 Wisconsin
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No. 3 Minnesota Duluth
No. 2 Minnesota
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No. 9 North Dakota
Saturday, Nov. 19
No. 5 Colgate
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No. 8 Quinnipiac
No. 1 Wisconsin
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No. 3 Minnesota Duluth
No. 2 Minnesota
at
No. 9 North Dakota
Sunday, Nov. 20
No. 7 Boston College
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No. 10 Northeastern
Others Receiving Votes: Robert Morris University, 10; Princeton University, 1.
Notes: Wisconsin is the No. 1 team for the eighth straight week … Northeastern returns to the top 10 for the first time since week one … The ECAC and WCHA each have four teams in the rankings, while the Hockey East Association has two … To view past polls, click here.
About the Poll: The 20th 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.