Boston College Athletics
Ratings Roundup Week 20
February 21, 2012 | Women's Hockey
Feb. 21, 2012
Chestnut Hill, Mass. – The Boston College women’s ice hockey team remained at No. 4 on the latest USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls. Last week, the Eagles (23-8-3, 15-3-2 Hockey East) swept Vermont, 2-0, 4-0, to close out the regular season.
The USCHO.com poll showed no movement for the first time all year. Wisconsin received 12 of 15 first-place votes to remain No. 1, while No. 2 Minnesota and No. 3 Cornell picked up one and two first-place tallies, respectively.
The USA Hockey Magazine poll also remained largely unaltered. Boston University moved up to No. 9 trading with No. 10 Minnesota-Duluth on the final week of the regular season.
BC’s 23 wins matched the school record for regular season victories. Twenty-four wins is the program standard, set during the 2010-11 and 2006-07 seasons. In league play, 15 wins is the most under Head Coach Katie King Crowley, the winningest coach in school history.
The Eagles earned a bye in the first round of the Hockey East Tournament. BC awaits the highest remaining seed after the quarterfinals taking place Feb. 25-26. The Hyannis Youth and Community Center will host the 2012 semifinals and championship game (tickets).
| USCHO.com Poll (2/20/12) | USA Hockey Poll (2/21/12) | ||||||
| Team |
Pts. (1st) |
Record |
Last Rank |
Team |
Pts. (1st) |
Record |
Last Rank |
| 1. Wisconsin | 147 (12) | 29-3-2 | 1 | 1. Wisconsin | 189 (18) | 29-3-2 | 1 |
| 2. Minnesota | 130 (1) | 27-5-2 | 2 | 2. Minnesota | 165 (1) | 27-5-2 | 2 |
| 3. Cornell | 128 (2) | 26-3-0 | 3 | 3. Cornell | 158 | 26-3-0 | 3 |
| 4. Boston College | 97 | 23-8-3 | 4 | 4. Boston College | 121 | 23-8-3 | 4 |
| 5. North Dakota | 89 | 20-10-3 | 5 | 5. Mercyhurst | 93 | 22-6-3 | 5 |
| 6. Mercyhurst | 65 | 22-6-3 | 6 | 6. North Dakota | 92 | 20-10-3 | 6 |
| 7. Northeastern | 64 | 22-6-4 | 7 | 7. Northeastern | 82 | 22-6-4 | 7 |
| 8. Harvard | 45 | 20-8-1 | 8 | 8. Harvard | 60 | 20-8-1 | 8 |
| 9. Boston Univ. | 24 | 20-13-1 | 9 | 9. Boston Univ. | 35 | 20-13-1 | 10 |
| 10. St. Lawrence | 17 | 20-9-4 | 10 | 10. Minn.-Duluth | 9 | 18-13-1 | 9 |
| Others receiving votes: Minn.-Duluth (11), Clarkson (6), Bemidji St. (2). | Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence (15), Clarkson (10), Bemidji St. (3). | ||||||
