UMD also cracks preseason top 10.
U.S. College Hockey Online released its first Division I women’s poll this afternoon and, after a six month absence, the University of Minnesota reclaimed its perch atop the rankings to begin the 2014-15 season. The Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs also made the season-opening poll, coming in tied with Quinnipiac at No. 10.
The Gophers received 12 of a possible 15 first-place votes with No. 4 Harvard, No. 6 Boston University and defending NCAA champion Clarkson receiving the others. The Golden Knights, who defeated Minnesota 5-4 in the NCAA title game on March 23, begin the season as the seventh-ranked team in the nation.
UMD opens the season Sept. 26-27 on the road for a non-conference series at Connecticut while Minnesota kicks off 2014-15 hosting Penn State and Boston University on consecutive nights Oct. 3-4 at Ridder Arena.
USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll
September 22, 2014
| Team | (First Place Votes) | Record | Points | Last Poll | |
| 1 | Minnesota | (12) | 0- 0-0 | 146 | NR |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 0- 0-0 | 117 | NR | |
| 3 | Boston College | 0- 0-0 | 112 | NR | |
| 4 | Harvard | ( 1) | 0- 0-0 | 98 | NR |
| 5 | Cornell | 0- 0-0 | 94 | NR | |
| 6 | Boston University | ( 1) | 0- 0-0 | 72 | NR |
| 7 | Clarkson | ( 1) | 0- 0-0 | 62 | NR |
| 8 | North Dakota | 0- 0-0 | 46 | NR | |
| 9 | Mercyhurst | 0- 0-0 | 35 | NR | |
| 10 | Minnesota-Duluth | 0- 0-0 | 16 | NR | |
| 10 | Quinnipiac | 0- 0-0 | 16 | NR | |
| Others receiving votes: Northeastern 8, Robert Morris 2, Rochester Institute of Technology 1. | |||||
