Monday, September 28, 2015
10 Teams Earn Preseason No. 1 Votes
Boston College sits atop initial USCHO.com national poll.
The latest sign of the parity that has gripped college hockey can be seen in the preseason USCHO.com Poll, released Monday, which features 10 teams with first-place votes.
Boston College earned the top spot with 19 first-place votes and 907 points. Minnesota Duluth trailed with 12 first-place votes and 836 points.
Last year’s two national finalists – defending champion Providence and Boston University – each claimed six first-place votes. The Friars last season became the third champion in a row and the fourth in five years to win the school’s first NCAA crown.
USCHO.com Poll
Sept. 28, 2015
| No. | Team (First-place votes) | Points | Last Year |
| 1. | Boston College (19) | 907 | 13 |
| 2. | Minnesota Duluth (12) | 836 | 6 |
| 3. | Boston University (6) | 820 | 2 |
| 4. | North Dakota (1) | 766 | 3 |
| 5. | Denver | 739 | 5 |
| 6. | Minnesota State (1) | 699 | 7 |
| 7. | Providence (6) | 642 | 1 |
| 8. | Harvard (1) | 592 | 11 |
| 9. | Minnesota (1) | 530 | 12 |
| 10. | Omaha | 505 | 4 |
| 11. | Miami (1) | 461 | 8 |
| 12. | Yale | 432 | 15 |
| 13. | Michigan | 417 | 20 |
| 14. | UMass Lowell (2) | 398 | 17 |
| 15. | Michigan Tech | 390 | 9 |
| 16. | Bowling Green | 316 | 18 |
| 17. | St. Cloud State | 236 | 10 |
| 18. | Quinnipiac | 228 | 14 |
| 19. | St. Lawrence | 156 | NR |
| 20. | Colgate | 129 | 19 |
Also receiving votes: Robert Morris 63, Notre Dame 45, RIT 39, Michigan State 37, Northeastern 31, Vermont 23, Penn State 19, New Hampshire 18, Ferris State 11, Wisconsin 5, Bemidji State 4, Union 3, Alaska 1, Brown 1, Dartmouth 1.