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 Minnesota, 183 (13) |
2
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18-3-1
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14
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2 |
University of Wisconsin, 170 (4) |
1
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19-2-1
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14
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3 |
Cornell University, 160 (2) |
3
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12-2-0
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14
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4 |
Boston College, 114 |
4
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14-6-1
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14
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5 |
Mercyhurst College, 109 |
5
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15-4-1
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14
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6 |
University of North Dakota, 103 |
6
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13-7-1
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14
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7 |
Northeastern University, 72 |
7
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14-5-1
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12
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8 |
University of Minnesota Duluth, 44 |
9
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11-8-1
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14
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9 |
Bemidji State University, 33 |
10
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13-8-2
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5
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10 |
Harvard University, 31 |
8
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9-5-1
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6
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Others receiving votes: Dartmouth College, 17; Boston University, 6; St. Lawrence University, 3.
NOTES: The Western Collegiate Hockey Association leads all conferences with five ranked teams, while the Hockey East Association and ECAC Hockey each have two teams ranked. Mercyhurst is the only College Hockey America team ranked ... A total of 13 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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Friday, January 13 No. 1 University of Minnesota at No. 8 University of Minnesota Duluth
Saturday, January 14 No. 1 University of Minnesota at No. 8 University of Minnesota Duluth
No. 2 University of Wisconsin at No. 6 University of North Dakota
Sunday, January 15 No. 2 University of Wisconsin at No. 6 University of North Dakota
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