UMD #1, St.Cloud #4 in pre-season hockey poll

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 2018-19 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Preseason #1 (First-place votes in parentheses)

Rank

School

Final 2017-18 Rank

2017-18 Record

Weeks in Top 151.University of Minnesota Duluth, 505 (30)325-16-312.Ohio State University, 456 (3)226-10-513.University of Notre Dame, 431128-10-214.St. Cloud State University, 379 (1)625-9-615.Providence College, 369824-12-416.University of Michigan, 355422-15-317.Cornell University, 296725-6-218.Boston University, 2431122-14-419.Boston College, 233—20-14-3110.Minnesota State University, 189929-10-1111.University of Denver, 153523-10-8112.University of North Dakota, 147—17-13-10113.University of Minnesota, 100—19-17-2114.Princeton University, 72—19-13-4115.Penn State University, 451318-15-51

Others Receiving Votes: Northeastern University, 44; Western Michigan University, 24; Clarkson University, 22; Michigan Tech University, 7; University of Massachusetts, 6; University of Northern Michigan, 3; Harvard University, 2; United States Air Force Academy, 2; Union College, 1; Western Michigan University, 1.

Notes: Defending NCAA national champion, University of Minnesota Duluth, is number one with 505 points and 30 first-place votes…The Big Ten leads the way with five teams in the rankings, while the NCHC is next with four. The Hockey East Association has three teams ranked, while ECAC Hockey has two and the WCHA has one.

About the Poll: The 24th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’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 six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.