Defending NCAA Champion Clarkson University No. 1 in Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2018-19 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Preseason #1
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank School
Final
2017-18 Rank
2017-18 Record
Weeks in Top 10
1. Clarkson University, 189 (18) 1 36-4-1 1
2. University of Wisconsin, 165 (1) 3 31-5-2 1
3. University of Minnesota, 145 6 24-11-3 1
4. Boston College, 140 5 30-5-3 1
5. Colgate University, 119 2 34-6-1 1
6. Cornell University, 80 7 21-9-3 1
7. Ohio State University, 73 4 24-11-4 1
8. Northeastern University, 51 8 19-17-3 1
9. University of Minnesota Duluth, 33 — 15-16-4 1
10. Mercyhurst University, 20 10 18-15-4 1
Others Receiving Votes: St. Lawrence University, 15; Princeton University, 9; Robert Morris University, 2; Harvard University, 1; Providence College, 1; Quinnipiac University, 1; University of Connecticut, 1.
Notes: After two consecutive NCAA national championships, Clarkson University is number one with 189 points and 18 of 19 first-place votes … The Western Collegiate Hockey Association has four teams ranked, while ECAC Hockey has three, Hockey East Association has two and College Hockey America has one.
About the Poll: The 22nd 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.
