Preseason polls

The USCHO.com and CBS College Sports Division I hockey poll was released yesterday.

St. Lawrence is not on it, but they play bunch of teams that are.

Friday is game No. 1 against a ranked opponent. The UMASS-Lowell Riverhawks are ranked 11th nationally. Defending national champion Boston is picked second, while Denver took the top spot.

ECAC Teams on the list:

Cornell (7th)

Yale (8th)

Princeton (10th)

Extras SLU will play:

Boston College (2nd)

Clarkson also did not make the list. St. Lawrence received 23 votes to finish ranked 30th. Clarkson had 10 votes.

The USA Today Top-15 poll has Miami (OH) ranked No. 1, Denver 2 and Boston 3. St. Lawrence earned two votes in that one, ranking 27th.

View the full USA Today poll; View the full USCHO/CBS poll