University of Minnesota Extends Run as Unanimous No.1 in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2012-13 Women's College Hockey Poll - #3
(first-place votes in parentheses)
Rank School Last Week's Ranking 2012-13 Record
(W-L-T) Weeks in Top 10
1 University of Minnesota, 190 (19) 1 4-0-0 4
2 Cornell University, 171 2 0-0-0 4
3 University of Wisconsin, 136 3 3-0-1 4
3 Boston University, 136 6 1-0-0 4
5 Boston College, 103 4 0-1-0 4
6 University of North Dakota, 63 5 1-1-0 4
7 Clarkson University, 61 NR 2-0-0 1
8 Northeastern University, 56 NR 2-0-0 1
9 Mercyhurst University, 53 10 3-0-1 4
10 Ohio State University, 35 NR 4-0-0 1
Others receiving votes: Harvard University, 32; University of Minnesota Duluth, 4; Providence College, 3; University of New Hampshire, 1; Minnesota State University Mankato, 1
NOTES: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are the defending NCAA national champions and earned their fourth straight week as the unanimous No. 1 ... Both the men and women of Minnesota are now ranked No. 1 in their respective USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine College Hockey Polls ... The Western Collegiate Hockey Association leads all conferences with four ranked teams, while Hockey East has three ranked teams, ECAC Hockey has two ranked squads and College Hockey America has one ranked program ... A total of 15 teams received votes.
ABOUT THE POLL: The 16th 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.
