Connecticut fell out of the top 10 while undefeated Wisconsin remained the top-ranked team in Week 9 of the USA Hockey / The Rink Live women's poll.
The Badgers are followed by Ohio State, Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth and Colgate.
Now No. 14 UConn lost a series to Northeastern, both by 1-0 scores, last weekend.
ECAC Hockey has seven teams in the rankings, while the WCHA has five. Hockey East has two and Atlantic Hockey America has one.
Rank, school, points, last week, record, weeks in top 15
1. University of Wisconsin, 285 (19), 1, 12-0-0, 9
2. Ohio State University, 264, 2, 11-2-2, 9
3. University of Minnesota, 246, 3, 8-3-1, 9
4. University of Minnesota Duluth, 231, 4, 6-3-1, 9
5. Colgate University, 198, 5, 11-3-0, 9
6. Clarkson University, 175, 6, 9-3-0, 9
7. Quinnipiac University, 164, 7, 10-3-1, 9
8. St. Cloud State University, 150, 9, 7-3-2, 9
9. St. Lawrence University, 135, 8, 8-4-2, 9
10. Cornell University, 92, 12, 4-3-1, 9
11. Penn State University, 91, 11, 9-3-0, 9
12. Boston College, 88, 13, 8-3-0, 3
13. Boston University, 52, 15, 9-3-1, 2
14. University of Connecticut, 46, 10, 6-6-0, 9
15. Brown University, 32, 14, 6-2-0, 2
Others receiving votes: Northeastern University, 24; Princeton University, 5; Yale University, 1; Minnesota State University, 1.
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