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Hannah Brandt helped lead Minnesota to a national championship in 2014-15 (photo: Candace Horgan).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With six first-place votes, Minnesota has been picked to finish atop the WCHA women’s standings this season in a vote of all eight league coaches.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin garnered the other two first-place nods and finished second in the poll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Team (First-place votes)<\/th>Points<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Minnesota (6)<\/td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wisconsin (2)<\/td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Dakota<\/td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bemidji State<\/td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minnesota-Duluth<\/td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ohio State<\/td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Cloud State<\/td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minnesota State<\/td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

In addition, Minnesota senior forward Hannah Brandt was chosen preseason Player of the Year and Minnesota’s Sarah Potomak was selected preseason Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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