Climbing Toward the Top
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Harvard and St. Lawrence each moved closer to the top spot, while Dartmouth retained its position, in the latest USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, released Tuesday.
Harvard, the 2008 ECAC Hockey regular-season and tournament champion, moved to No. 3 in the national poll, up one spot from the previous week. The Crimson amassed 145 total points.
St. Lawrence, like Harvard, advanced one slot from the previous week's poll, climbing to No. 7 overall. The Saints, who edged McGill in exhibition play to open the 2008-09 campaign, garnered 92 points.
Dartmouth held fast in the No. 8 slot, totaling 66 points. The Big Green open the 2008-09 against McGill in exhibition competition October 24.
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ABOUT THE POLL: The 12th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the American Hockey Coaches Association and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.
