Badgers remain No. 1 after sweep of UMD in USA Hockey / The Rink Live women's poll

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By The Rink Live

December 10, 2024 at 1:24 PM

Wisconsin, now 19-1-0 on the season, continued to hold the top spot in this week's USA Hockey / The Rink Live women's poll after a sweep of No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth.

Ohio State, Minnesota, the Bulldogs and Colgate remained the Nos. 2-5 in the poll.

Quinnipiac moved down two spots to No. 9, the biggest mover this week.

ECAC Hockey has six teams in the rankings, while the WCHA has five. Hockey East has three and Atlantic Hockey America has one.

Rank, school, points, last week, record, weeks in top 15

1. University of Wisconsin, 285 (19), 1, 19-1-0, 13

2. Ohio State University, 262, 2, 13-4-2, 13

3. University of Minnesota, 248, 3, 13-4-1, 13

4. University of Minnesota Duluth, 221, 4, 11-5-2, 13

5. Colgate University, 209, 5, 16-4-0, 13

6. Clarkson University, 190, 6, 16-3-1, 13

7. Cornell University, 156, 8, 8-3-2, 13

8. St. Cloud State University, 145, 9, 10-6-4, 13

9. Quinnipiac University, 137, 7, 13-5-3, 13

10. St. Lawrence University, 105, 11, 11-5-4, 13

11. Boston College, 81, 10, 12-6-0, 7

12. Penn State University, 79, 12, 15-4-0, 13

13. Boston University, 55, 13, 11-5-1, 6

14. Princeton University, 44, 14, 9-5-0, 9

15. University of Connecticut, 22, RV, 12-8-0, 12

Others receiving votes: Northeastern University, 21; Yale University, 11; Minnesota State University, 6; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 3.

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