Wisconsin Earns No. 1 Spot in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey Poll

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2020-21 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Week #2

(First-place votes in parentheses)
 
Rank School Preseason Rank 2020-21 Record Weeks in Top 10
1. University of Wisconsin, 186 (15) 1 0-0-0 2
2. Northeastern University, 166 (4) 3 0-0-0 2
3. University of Minnesota, 152 4 1-1-0 2
4. Ohio State University, 135 5 1-1-0 2
5. Clarkson University, 108 6 0-0-0 2
6. University of Minnesota-Duluth, 105 8 2-0-0 2
7. Boston University, 64 9 0-0-0 2
8. Boston College, 59 NR 2-0-0 1 T
9. Colgate University, 25 NR 2-0-0 1 T
9. Mercyhurst University, 25 10 0-0-0 2
 
Others Receiving Votes: Quinnipiac University, 20.

Notes: The University of Wisconsin earns the top spot in the rankings with 186 points and 15 first-place votes… The WCHA leads with four teams in the rankings, while the Hockey East Association has three teams, the ECAC has two and the CHA has one… Team records are listed as W-L-T… For past poll results, click here.

About the Poll: The 24th 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 five NCAA women’s hockey conferences who are eligible for the NCAA Women’s National Collegiate Ice Hockey Championships, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.


Top-10 Matchups

Friday, Nov. 27
No. 1 Wisconsin
at
No. 4 Ohio State

No. 3 Minnesota
at
No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth

Saturday, Nov. 28
No. 1 Wisconsin
at
No. 4 Ohio State

No. 3 Minnesota
at
No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth