After hoisting the Penrose Cup as NCHC regular-season champions in 2019-20, North Dakota has been selected to do the same in 2020-21, as the Fighting Hawks topped the 2020 NCHC preseason media poll released Monday.
North Dakota received 27 of a possible 28 first-place votes, totaling 223 points to sit first in the poll.
NCHC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL
1. North Dakota – 223 points (27 first-place votes)
2. Denver – 185 (1)
3. Minnesota Duluth – 173
4. St. Cloud State – 126
5. Western Michigan -116
6. Omaha – 96
7. Colorado College – 45
8. Miami – 44
