Thursday, September 19, 2013

Leagues Release Preseason Polls

Preseason favorites identified across the country as puck drop nears.

Leagues Release Preseason Polls
Carsen Chubak and Niagara are favored to repeat in Atlantic Hockey.

With puck drop in NCAA college hockey just weeks away, conferences across the country have released preseason polls to preview the 2013-14 season.

Below are listed each poll, with first-place votes in parentheses. Five of the six conferences release preseason polls voted on by the coaches; the NCHC released a media poll.


Atlantic Hockey
1. Niagara (3) 102
2. Mercyhurst (4) 98
Air Force (2) 98
4. Canisius (3) 92
5. RIT 81
6. Connecticut 79
7. Robert Morris 66
8. Holy Cross 59
9. Bentley 53
10. Army 28
11. American International 22
12. Sacred Heart 16

Big Ten

1. Wisconsin
2. Minnesota
3. Michigan
4. Michigan State
Ohio State
6. Penn State

ECAC Hockey

1. Yale (4) 103
2. Rensselaer (2) 102
3. Quinnipiac (2) 93
Union (2) 93
5. Cornell (1) 89
6. Harvard 67
7. Dartmouth (1) 64
8. Brown 46
9. Colgate 44
10. St. Lawrence 43
11. Princeton 26
12. Clarkson 22

Hockey East

1. UMass Lowell (7) 104
Boston College (4) 104
3. New Hampshire 84
Notre Dame 84
5. Providence 79
6. Boston University 67
7. Merrimack 54
8. Maine 45
9. Vermont 34
10. Massachusetts 32
11. Northeastern 28

National Collegiate Hockey Conference

1. Miami (7) 115
2. North Dakota (5) 109
3. St. Cloud State (4) 99
4. Denver 66
5. Western Michigan 61
6. Minnesota Duluth 43
7. Colorado College 42
8. Nebraska Omaha 41

WCHA

1. Minnesota State (9) 81
2. Ferris State 65
3. Michigan Tech (1) 64
4. Bowling Green 58
5. Alaska 54
6. Northern Michigan 40
7. Bemidji State 35
8. Lake Superior State 25
9. Alaska Anchorage 18
10. Alabama Huntsville 10