Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Leagues Release Preseason Polls
Favorites for 2014-15 identified as puck drop for the new season nears.
ATLANTIC HOCKEY
| Coaches’ Poll | ||
| 1. | Mercyhurst (6) | 95 |
| 2. | Robert Morris (3) | 89 |
| 3. | Air Force (1) | 80 |
| 4. | Bentley | 69 |
| Niagara (1) | 69 | |
| 6. | Canisius | 52 |
| 7. | RIT | 47 |
| 8. | Holy Cross | 44 |
| 9. | Sacred Heart | 28 |
| 10. | Army | 20 |
| 11. | AIC | 12 |
| Media Poll | ||
| 1. | Mercyhurst (9) | 136 |
| 2. | Robert Morris (2) | 124 |
| 3. | Air Force | 111 |
| 4. | Niagara (1) | 102 |
| 5. | Bentley (1) | 91 |
| 6. | RIT | 75 |
| 7. | Canisius | 70 |
| 8. | Holy Cross | 63 |
| 9. | Sacred Heart | 34 |
| 10. | Army | 32 |
| 11. | AIC | 20 |
BIG TEN
| Coaches’ Poll | ||
| 1. | Minnesota | |
| 2. | Michigan | |
| 3. | Wisconsin | |
| 4. | Ohio State | |
| 5. | Michigan State | |
| 6. | Penn State | |
| Media Poll | ||
| 1. | Minnesota (17) | 102 |
| 2. | Michigan | 84 |
| 3. | Wisconsin | 63 |
| 4. | Ohio State | 44 |
| 5. | Michigan State | 36 |
| 6. | Penn State | 28 |
ECAC HOCKEY
| Coaches’ Poll | ||
| 1. | Colgate (7) | 117 |
| 2. | Union (4) | 103 |
| 3. | Cornell (1) | 90 |
| 4. | Yale | 87 |
| 5. | Quinnipiac | 82 |
| 6. | Dartmouth | 67 |
| 7. | Brown | 61 |
| 8. | Clarkson | 58 |
| 9. | Harvard | 52 |
| 10. | Rensselaer | 40 |
| 11. | St. Lawrence | 24 |
| 12. | Princeton | 11 |
| Media Poll | ||
| 1. | Colgate (18) | 336 |
| 2. | Union (11) | 322 |
| 3. | Quinnipiac (1) | 289 |
| 4. | Cornell | 263 |
| 5. | Yale | 211 |
| 6. | Dartmouth | 190 |
| 7. | Brown | 162 |
| 8. | Clarkson | 161 |
| 9. | Rensselaer | 141 |
| 10. | Harvard | 129 |
| 11. | St. Lawrence | 101 |
| 12. | Princeton | 32 |
HOCKEY EAST
| Coaches’ Poll | ||
| 1. | Providence (7) | 127 |
| 2. | Boston College (3) | 120 |
| 3. | Notre Dame | 94 |
| 4. | Northeastern (1) | 90 |
| 5. | New Hampshire | 86 |
| 6. | Boston University | 83 |
| 7. | UMass Lowell (1) | 79 |
| 8. | Vermont | 75 |
| 9. | Maine | 74 |
| 10. | Merrimack | 37 |
| 11. | Massachusetts | 33 |
| 12. | Connecticut | 26 |
| Media Poll | ||
| 1. | Providence (26) | 414 |
| 2. | Boston College (8) | 399 |
| 3. | Boston University (2) | 309 |
| 4. | Northeastern | 305 |
| 5. | UMass Lowell | 267 |
| 6. | Maine | 256 |
| 7. | Notre Dame | 231 |
| Vermont | 231 | |
| 9. | New Hampshire | 171 |
| 10. | Merrimack | 97 |
| 11. | Massachusetts | 80 |
| 12. | Connecticut | 48 |
NCHC
| Media Poll | ||
| 1. | North Dakota (12) | 181 |
| 2. | Miami (9) | 167 |
| 3. | St. Cloud State (4) | 151 |
| 4. | Denver | 117 |
| 5. | Minnesota Duluth | 112 |
| 6. | Omaha | 73 |
| 7. | Western Michigan | 67 |
| 8. | Colorado College | 32 |
WCHA
| Coaches’ Poll | ||
| 1. | Minnesota State (9) | 81 |
| 2. | Ferris State (1) | 67 |
| 3. | Michigan Tech | 64 |
| 4. | Bowling Green | 57 |
| 5. | Alaska | 44 |
| 6. | Northern Michigan | 40 |
| 7. | Alaska Anchorage | 38 |
| 8. | Bemidji State | 33 |
| 9. | Lake Superior State | 17 |
| 10. | Alabama Huntsville | 9 |
| Media Poll | ||
| 1. | Minnesota State (23) | 256 |
| 2. | Ferris State (4) | 226 |
| 3. | Bowling Green | 180 |
| 4. | Michigan Tech | 178 |
| 5. | Alaska | 163 |
| 6. | Alaska Anchorage | 128 |
| 7. | Northern Michigan | 112 |
| 8. | Bemidji State | 101 |
| 9. | Lake Superior State | 60 |
| 10. | Alabama Huntsville | 26 |