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Rank
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School
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Last Week's Ranking
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2011-12 Record |
Weeks in Top 10 |
| 1 |
University of Wisconsin, 181 (10) |
1
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32-4-2
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23
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| 2 |
University of Minnesota, 180 (9) |
2
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32-5-2
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23
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| 3 |
Cornell University, 151 |
3
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30-4-0
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23
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| 4 |
Boston College, 130 |
4
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24-9-3
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23
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| 5 |
Boston University, 109 |
6
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23-14-1
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17
|
| 6 |
Mercyhurst College, 84 |
8
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23-8-3
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23
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| 7 |
University of North Dakota, 75 |
5
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22-12-3
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23
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| 8 |
St. Lawrence University, 51 |
7
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24-10-4
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3
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| 9 |
University of Minnesota Duluth, 41 |
10
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21-14-1
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22
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| 10 |
Northeastern University, 33 |
9
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22-7-4
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21
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Others receiving votes: Harvard University, 10.
NOTES: The 2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey, will be awarded for the 15th time at the Greysolon Ballroom in Duluth, Minn., on Saturday (March 17). The three finalists include Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis./Univ. of Wisconsin), Jocelyne Lamoureux (Grand Forks, N.D./Univ. of North Dakota) and Florence Schelling (Oberengstringen, Switz./Northeastern Univ.). Visit PattyKaz.com for more information ... The NCAA Women's Frozen Four takes place this weekend at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, Minn. The winners of Friday's semfinal match-ups will compete on Sunday (March 18) for the NCAA championship ... The University of Wisconsin earned the No. 1 ranking for the ninth straight week ... The Western Collegiate Hockey Association has four ranked teams, while the Hockey East Association has three ranked teams and ECAC Hockey has two ranked teams. Mercyhurst is the only College Hockey America team ranked ... A total of 11 teams received votes.
ABOUT THE POLL: The 15th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’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 four NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.
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This Week's Top-10 Match-ups
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Friday, March 16
No. 4 Boston College
vs
No. 1 University of Wisconsin
No. 3 Cornell University
at
No. 2 University of Minnesota
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