University of Minnesota Athletics

MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota women’s hockey team enters the 2024-25 season ranked third in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live Preseason Poll, it was announced Tuesday.

The 26th annual USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll — formerly named USA Hockey Magazine/USA Today 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 five NCAA women’s hockey conferences who are eligible for the NCAA Women’s National Collegiate Ice Hockey Championships, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.

The WCHA has five teams ranked in the top 15, starting with Wisconsin claiming the top spot and Ohio State at No. 2. After the No. 3 Gophers, Minnesota Duluth sits at No. 7 and St. Cloud State ranks No. 11. 

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