GRAND FORKS, N.D. - The University of North Dakota women's hockey team fell from fifth to sixth in this week's USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll.
Garnering all 15 first-place votes and boasting a 4-0-0 record, Minnesota retains the top spot.
Cornell stays at No. 2, but after that, the poll looks a bit different than last week's edition.
Boston University rises three places to No. 3, Wisconsin stays at No. 4 and Boston College slides to No. 5 after being ranked third last week.
North Dakota is down one notch to No. 6, Clarkson enters the poll in the seventh spot, Northeastern jumps two spots to No. 8, while Mercyhurst retains the No. 9 position and previously-unranked Ohio State, also off to a 4-0-0 start, sits tenth.
USCHO.com Poll
| Team (First Place) | Record | Points | Last Week | |
| 1 | Minnesota (15) | 4-0-0 | 150 | 1 |
| 2 |
Cornell |
0-0-0 | 128 | 2 |
| 3 | Boston University | 1-0-0 | 111 |
6 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 3-0-1 | 106 | 4 |
| 5 | Boston College | 0-1-0 | 93 | 3 |
| 6 | North Dakota | 1-1-0 | 54 | 5 |
| 7 | Clarkson | 2-0-0 | 50 | NR |
| 8 | Northeastern | 2-0-0 | 43 | 10 |
| 9 | Mercyhurst | 3-0-1 | 36 | 9 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 4-0-0 | 26 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Harvard 16, St. Lawrence 8, Providence 2, Minnesota State 1, Minnesota Duluth 1.
