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Rank
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School
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2011-12 Record
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Weeks in Top 10 |
| 1 |
University of Wisconsin, 184 (13) |
1
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31-4-2
|
22
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| 2 |
University of Minnesota, 175 (6) |
2
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31-5-2
|
22
|
| 3 |
Cornell University, 154 |
3
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29-4-0
|
22
|
| 4 |
Boston College, 123 |
4
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23-9-3
|
22
|
| 5 |
University of North Dakota, 98 |
5
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22-11-3
|
22
|
| 6 |
Boston University, 87 |
9
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23-13-1
|
16
|
| 7 |
St. Lawrence University, 76 |
10
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24-9-4
|
2
|
| 8 |
Mercyhurst College, 71 |
6
|
23-7-3
|
22
|
| 9 |
Northeastern University, 40 |
7
|
22-7-4
|
20
|
| 10 |
University of Minnesota Duluth, 17 |
NR
|
21-14-1
|
21
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Others receiving votes: Harvard University, 14; Providence College, 6.
NOTES: The top-10 finalists for the 2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey, were announced on March 3. The three finalists will be announced on March 8. Visit PattyKaz.com for the list of finalists ... On Saturday (March 10), eight top-10 teams will face off in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament ... The University of Wisconsin earned the No. 1 ranking for the eighth straight week ... The Western Collegiate Hockey Association has four ranked teams, while the Hockey East Association has three ranked teams and ECAC Hockey has two ranked teams. Mercyhurst is the only College Hockey America team ranked ... A total of 12 teams received votes.
ABOUT THE POLL: The 15th 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 Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.
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This Week's Top-10 Match-ups
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Saturday, March 10
No. 8 Mercyhurst College
at
No. 1 University of Wisconsin
No. 5 University of North Dakota
at
No. 2 University of Minnesota
No. 6 Boston University
at
No. 3 Cornell University
No. 7 St. Lawrence University
vs
No. 4 Boston College
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