Rank
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School
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Last Week's Ranking
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2011-12 Record |
Weeks in Top 10 |
1 |
University of Wisconsin, 183 (12) |
2
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20-2-2
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15
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2 |
University of Minnesota, 171 (4) |
1
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19-4-1
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15
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3 |
Cornell University, 158 (3) |
3
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15-2-0
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15
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4 |
Mercyhurst College, 125 |
5
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17-4-1
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15
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5 |
Boston College, 116 |
4
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16-6-1
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15
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6 |
University of North Dakota, 83 |
6
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13-8-2
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15
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7 |
Northeastern University, 73 |
7
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15-5-1
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13
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8 |
University of Minnesota Duluth, 61 |
8
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12-9-1
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15
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9 |
Harvard University, 47 |
10
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11-5-1
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7
|
10 |
Dartmouth College, 19 |
NR
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11-5-2
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6
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Others receiving votes: Bemidji State University, 7; St. LawrenceUniversity, 2.
NOTES: The Western Collegiate Hockey Association leads all conferences with four ranked teams, while ECAC Hockey has three ranked teams and the Hockey East Association has two ranked programs. 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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Tuesday, January 17 No. 7 Northeastern University at No. 5 Boston College
Friday, January 20 No. 8 University of Minnesota Duluth at No. 1 University of Wisconsin
No. 3 Cornell University at No. 9 Harvard University
Saturday, January 21 No. 8 University of Minnesota Duluth at No. 1 University of Wisconsin
No. 3 Cornell University at No. 10 Dartmouth College
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