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Monday, September 19, 2016
Preseason Polls Released for 2016-17
Favorites identified in each conference as the start of the season looms.
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Bowling Green is the favorite in both the coaches and media polls for the WCHA.

USCHO.COM NATIONAL POLL

1. North Dakota (43) 993
2. Quinnipiac (1) 856
3. Denver 848
4. Boston University (5) 774
5. Boston College (1) 641
6. Minnesota Duluth 621
7. St. Cloud State 569
8. UMass Lowell 535
9. Notre Dame 502
10. Providence 476
11. Michigan 470
12. Harvard 422
13. Minnesota 404
14. Bowling Green 370
15. Northeastern 361
16. St. Lawrence 336
17. Michigan Tech 285
18. Yale 283
19. Minnesota State 153
20. Ferris State 126

Others receiving votes: Cornell 92, Omaha 85, Penn State 63, Clarkson 62, RIT 62, Ohio State 33, Air Force 17, Vermont 16, Miami 11, Wisconsin 10, Dartmouth 6, Robert Morris 6, Michigan State 5.

USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY MAGAZINE PRESEASON POLL

1. North Dakota (28) 504
2. Quinnipiac 435
3. Boston University (6) 424
4. Denver 413
5. Minnesota Duluth 352
6. St. Cloud State 293
7. UMass Lowell 260
8. Notre Dame 230
9. Boston College 221
10. Providence 188
11. Minnesota 166
12. Michigan 143
13. Harvard 136
14. Northeastern 107
15. Bowling Green 64

Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence 53, Yale 36, Ohio State 30, Clarkson 6, Omaha 6, Minnesota State 4, Cornell 3, RIT 3, Ferris State 1, Penn State 1, Wisconsin 1.

ATLANTIC HOCKEY

Coaches' Poll
1. RIT (8) 95
2. Air Force (2) 88
3. Holy Cross (1) 72
4. Mercyhurst 70
Army West Point 70
6. Robert Morris 60
7. Sacred Heart 48
8. Bentley 43
9. Canisius 27
10. Niagara 17
11. AIC 15
Media Poll
1. RIT (12) 198
2. Air Force (4) 188
3. Holy Cross (2) 149
4. Mercyhurst (1) 142
5. Robert Morris 137
6. Army West Point 132
7. Bentley 86
8. Sacred Heart 79
9. Canisius 75
10. Niagara 40
11. AIC 28

BIG TEN

Coaches' Poll
1. Minnesota
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. Penn State
5. Wisconsin
6. Michigan State

ECAC HOCKEY

Coaches' Poll
1. Quinnipiac (6) 110
2. St. Lawrence (4) 102
3. Harvard 96
4. Clarkson 88
5. Yale (1) 84
6. Cornell (1) 75
7. Union 71
8. Rensselaer 51
9. Dartmouth 41
10. Brown 31
11. Colgate 22
12. Princeton 21
Media Poll
1. Quinnipiac (12) 288
2. St. Lawrence (8) 280
3. Harvard (3) 257
4. Yale 222
5. Cornell (1) 216
6. Clarkson (3) 214
7. Rensselaer 166
8. Union 160
9. Dartmouth 110
10. Colgate 85
11. Brown 62
12. Princeton 59

HOCKEY EAST

Coaches' Poll
1. Boston University (10) 130
2. Northeastern (1) 108
Notre Dame 108
4. UMass Lowell (1) 105
5. Providence 98
6. Boston College 91
7. Connecticut 63
8. Vermont 57
9. Merrimack 53
10. New Hampshire 49
11. Massachusetts 32
12. Maine 30

NCHC

Media Poll
1. North Dakota (25) 235
2. Denver (3) 200
3. Minnesota Duluth (2) 173
4. St. Cloud State 155
5. Omaha 119
6. Miami 96
7. Western Michigan 65
8. Colorado College 37

WCHA

Coaches' Poll
1. Bowling Green (8) 89
2. Michigan Tech (2) 79
3. Minnesota State 71
4. Ferris State 70
5. Northern Michigan 54
6. Bemidji State 48
7. Lake Superior State 44
8. Alaska Anchorage 29
9. Alabama Huntsville 23
10. Alaska 21
Media Poll
1. Bowling Green (15) 251
2. Michigan Tech (6) 239
3. Minnesota State (5) 236
4. Ferris State (2) 218
5. Northern Michigan 161
6. Bemidji State 144
7. Lake Superior State 106
8. Alaska 68
9. Alabama Huntsville 66
10. Alaska Anchorage 50