GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Cornell University is the new No. 1 in this week's USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll while the Sioux remain ranked No. 8.
The University of Wisconsin claims the No. 2 spot with 168 points and nine first-place votes following a weekend split with the University of Minnesota Duluth, while Mercyhurst College remains at No. 3 with 152 points and two first-place votes after defeating Colgate University. The University of Minnesota Duluth (141) stays at No. 4 following the weekend split with Wisconsin, and Boston University (111) rounds out the top five after earning two victories over Princeton University.
Northeastern University makes its 2010-11 poll debut at No. 10 following a win over Brown University.
This weekend features two top-10 teams squaring off, as No. 8 University of North Dakota will host No. 2 University of Wisconsin in a weekend series.
NOTES: The Western Collegiate Hockey Association leads all conferences with five ranked teams, while Hockey East has three, and ECAC Hockey and College Hockey America each have one team ranked ... A total of 13 teams received votes.
USA Today/USA Hockey Poll
| |
Team (First Place) |
Record |
Points |
Last Week |
| 1 |
Cornell (8) |
10-1-0 |
175 |
2 |
| 2 |
Wisconsin (9) |
12-2-0 |
168 |
1 |
| 3 |
Mercyhurst |
10-2-0 |
152 |
3
|
| 4 |
Minnesota Duluth |
10-4-0 |
141 |
4 |
| 5 |
Boston University |
11-2-3 |
111 |
5 |
| 6 |
Boston College |
10-2-4 |
108 |
6 |
| 7 |
Minnesota |
10-5-0 |
71 |
7 |
| 8 |
North Dakota |
8-4-2 |
54 |
8 |
| 9 |
Ohio State |
8-6-2 |
28 |
9 |
| 10 |
Northeastern |
9-3-4 |
14 |
NR |
| |
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Others receiving votes: Providence 13, Harvard 6, Dartmouth 4.
