Cornell stays at top of women’s poll

Again by the slimmest of margins, Cornell takes the No. 1 ranking in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll.

Cornell received eight first place votes and 143 total points.

No. 2 Wisconsin had seven first place nods and 140 points.

Boston University climbs to No. 3 from No. 5, jumping over Mercyhurst, now at No. 4, and Minnesota-Duluth, down to five from four.

Boston College (No. 6) and Minnesota (No. 7) hold steady at last week’s positions, while North Dakota (No. 8) and Providence (No. 9) switch places from last week.

Northeastern, unranked last week, joins the top 10 this week as the No. 10-ranked team.