Boston College Athletics
Ratings Roundup Week 16
January 24, 2012 | Women's Hockey
Jan. 24, 2012
Chestnut Hill, Mass. - Following a week of conference play in which the Boston College women's ice hockey team went 2-0-1, BC retained its No. 4 ranking in the USCHO poll, but moved back up to No. 4 on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.
The Eagles take the ice for the final regular-season meeting with BU on Wed. January 25 at 7 p.m. The sides each won their road game back in November when they were ranked fifth and fourth, respectively. BC has gone 5-1-1 since returning from break. BU is 2-3-0 and has fallen from the national rankings in that same span.
The top five in the polls mirrored each other. Cornell swapped Minnesota for the No. 2 ranking from No. 3, Boston College and North Dakota bumped up one spot to four and five, respectively, and Mercyhurst fell to the bottom half.
Wisconsin defeated Minnesota-Duluth, 2-0 and 4-3 OT, to reach its 13th week at No. 1. The Bulldogs remained at No. 8 according the USCHO, but was moved down to No. 9 by USA Hockey.
Cornell upended Syracuse, 6-3, and No. 9 Harvard, 2-0, before downing No. 10 Dartmouth, 1-0, in overtime. Minnesota beat Bemidji State, 3-2, before requiring a shootout to earn league points over the Beaver with a 3-3 tie. UND outscored St. Cloud State, 19-0, in its weekend skates.
Northeastern picked up wins over UNH, 8-0, and Vermont, 5-1, to get moved up to No. 6 by the USCHO, but remained at No. 7 with USA Hockey.
Mercyhurst spilt a home-and-home series with Robert Morris, falling three spots to No. 7 with the USCHO and two slots to No. 6 with USA Hockey. The Lakers won on the road, 4-2, but fell at home, 2-3.
Harvard and Dartmouth held onto their ninth and tenth place in the polls according to the USCHO, the Crimson overtook Minnesota-Duluth in the eyes of the USA Hockey poll.
| USCHO Poll (1/23/12) | USA Hockey Poll (1/24/12) | ||||||
| Team |
Pts. (1st) |
Record |
Last Wk |
Team |
Pts. (1st) |
Record |
Last Week |
| 1. Wisconsin | 148 (13) | 22-2-2 | 1 | 1. Wisconsin | 188 (17) | 22-2-2 | 1 |
| 2. Cornell | 130 (2) | 18-2-0 | 3 | 2. Cornell | 167 (2) | 18-2-0 | 3 |
| 3. Minnesota | 124 | 20-4-2 | 2 | 3. Minnesota | 156 | 20-4-2 | 2 |
| 4. Boston College | 101 | 18-6-2 | 4 | 4. Boston College | 129 | 18-6-2 | 5 |
| 5. North Dakota | 80 | 15-8-2 | 6 | 5. North Dakota | 99 | 15-8-2 | 6 |
| 6. Northeastern | 73 | 15-5-1 | 7 | 6. Mercyhurst | 91 | 15-5-1 | 4 |
| 7. Mercyhurst | 68 | 18-5-1 | 5 | 7. Northeastern | 90 | 18-5-1 | 7 |
| 8. Minnesota-Duluth | 34 | 12-11-1 | 8 | 8. Harvard | 49 | 12-11-1 | 9 |
| 9. Harvard | 33 | 12-6-1 | 9 | 9. Minnesota-Duluth | 37 | 12-6-1 | 8 |
| 10. Dartmouth | 20 | 12-6-2 | 10 | 10. Dartmouth | 25 | 12-6-2 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: Bemidji St. (7), St. Lawrence (7). | Others receving votes: Bemidji St. (8), St. Lawrence (6). | ||||||
