Defending NCAA Champion Clarkson University No. 1 in Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2017-18 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Preseason #1
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank School
Final
2016-17 Rank
2016-17 Record
Weeks in Top 10
1. Clarkson University, 183 (14) 1 32-4-5 1
2. University of Wisconsin, 169 (3) 2 33-3-4 1
3. University of Minnesota, 155 (2) 4 26-8-5 1
4. Boston College, 129 3 28-6-5 1
5. University of Minnesota Duluth, 116 5 25-7-5 1
6. St. Lawrence University, 72 6 26-6-4 1
7. Cornell University, 71 7 20-9-5 1
8. Northeastern University, 42 10 22-12-3 1
9. Quinnipiac University, 36 — 21-10-6 1
10. Robert Morris University, 27 8 24-5-6 1
Others Receiving Votes: Colgate University, 20; Princeton University, 15; Harvard University, 4; Boston University, 2; Mercyhurts University, 2; Ohio State University, 2.
Notes: Defending NCAA national champion, Clarkson University, is number one with 183 points and 14 of 19 first-place votes … ECAC Hockey has four teams in the rankings, while the Western Collegiate Hockey Association has three, the Hockey East Association has two and College Hockey America has one.
About the Poll: The 21st 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.
