Boston College Athletics
Ratings Roundup Week 14
January 17, 2012 | Women's Hockey
Jan. 17, 2012
Chestnut Hill, Mass. – After defeating New Hampshire at home, 4-2, and blanking Vermont on the road, 3-0, the Boston College women’s ice hockey team retained its No. 4 ranking in the USCHO poll, but fell to No. 5 on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll this week.
Excluding two Beanpot contests, Boston College (16-6-1, 9-2-1 Hockey East) will face league play the rest of the season. This week BC hosts Northeastern on Tuesday and Providence on Friday. Both skates are scheduled for 7 p.m.
After a week hiatus from the No. 1 standing, Wisconsin move back atop the rankings with a win, 8-2, and a tie, 4-4, at North Dakota. Minnesota, who had been No. 1, moved back to No. 2 after a loss, 4-2, and win, 3-0, at Minnesota-Duluth.
Unchanged were No. 3 Cornell, No. 6 North Dakota, No. 7 Northeastern, and No. 8 Minnesota-Duluth.
Despite winning both of its games and picking up more votes, Boston College swapped places with Mercyhurst on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll. The No. 6 Lakers topped Niagara in overtime, 5-4, and again in regulation, 4-2, the following day. The Eagles were ranked fourth for seven consecutive weeks.
Harvard moved up to No. 9 with wins over Union, 2-0, and Rensselaer, 5-3. Dartmouth reclaimed a spot in the polls by defeating the same teams, 3-2 and 4-2, respectively.
| USCHO.com Poll (1/16/12) | USA Hockey Poll (1/17/12) | ||||||
| Team |
Pts. (1st) |
Record |
Last Wk |
Team |
Pts. (1st) |
Record |
Last Wk |
| 1. Wisconsin | 134 (3) | 20-2-2 | 2 | 1. Wisconsin | 183 (12) | 20-2-2 | 2 |
| 2. Minnesota | 131 (2) | 19-4-1 | 1 | 2. Minnesota | 171 (4) | 19-4-1 | 1 |
| 3. Cornell | 130 (4) | 15-2-0 | 3 | 3. Cornell | 158 (3) | 12-2-0 | 3 |
| 4. Boston College | 96 | 16-6-1 | 4 | 4. Mercyhurst | 125 | 17-4-1 | 5 |
| 5. Mercyhurst | 85 | 17-4-1 | 5 | 5. Boston College | 116 | 16-6-1 | 4 |
| 6. North Dakota | 57 | 13-8-2 | 6 | 6. North Dakota | 83 | 13-8-1 | 6 |
| 7. Northeastern | 56 | 15-5-1 | 7 | 7. Northeastern | 73 | 15-5-1 | 7 |
| 8. Minnesota-Duluth | 49 | 12-9-1 | 8 | 8. Minnesota-Duluth | 61 | 12-9-1 | 9 |
| 9. Harvard | 43 | 11-5-1 | 10 | 9. Harvard | 47 | 11-5-1 | 10 |
| 10. Dartmouth | 20 | 11-5-2 | NR | 10. Dartmouth | 19 | 11-5-2 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: Bemidji St. (11), BU (2), Maine (1), St. Lawrence (1). | Others receiving votes: Bemidji St. (7), St. Lawrence (2). | ||||||
