University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Women's Hockey Ranked No. 1 in Preseason Poll
10/4/2004 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Minnesota came off an impressive 30-4-2 season last year and won the NCAA and WCHA Championship titles. Dartmouth followed second in the polls, while Wisconsin was ranked third. Minnesota-Duluth was ranked sixth, while Ohio State and Minnesota State earned votes. In all, five of the eight Western Collegiate Hockey Association teams were represented in the preseason poll.
The defending national champions open the 2004-05 season on the road at WCHA foe North Dakota, Oct. 8-9. The two teams square off at the Ralph Engelstad Arena at 7:05 p.m. both games.
Preseason USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll Minneapolis, Minn./October 4, 2004 Team (First Place) Record Pts Last Week 1 Minnesota (15) 30-4-2 150 1 2 Dartmouth 24-8-2 129 4 3 Wisconsin 25-6-3 110 5 4 Harvard 30-4-1 107 2 5 St. Lawrence 28-10-1 88 3 6 Minnesota-Duluth 20-12-2 75 6 7 New Hampshire 23-9-4 51 8 8 Mercyhurst 26-6-4 46 7 9 Providence 21-13-2 30 10 10 Brown 18-11-2 23 9 Others Receiving Votes: Princeton 7, Ohio State 5, Minnesota State 4
