NCAA WOMEN’S DIVISION I HOCKEY CONFERENCES

Rankings in parentheses are USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls for week of Feb. 24. Number following school is its NCAA RPI ranking. Results are through Feb. 26:

WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Conf. All W-L-T SW Pts GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA (1/1) Minnesota (1) 26-1-1 0 79 128-29 32-1-1 163-36 (2/2) Wisconsin (2) 21-5-2 1 66 86-33 25-5-2 103-37 (9/10) North Dakota (10) 14-10-4 2 48 73-63 17-11-4 87-68 Minnesota-Duluth (14) 11-11-6 4 43 56-65 13-13-6 76-76 (nr/13) Ohio State (16) 9-14-5 1 33 56-75 14-15-5 78-82 Bemidji State (21) 8-17-3 2 29 47-88 11-19-4 61-97 Minnesota State (22) 7-20-1 0 22 46-92 12-21-1 68-100 St. Cloud State (29) 3-21-4 2 15 40-87 4-25-5 46-100

THIS WEEK

FIRST ROUND / Best-of-3 series

Friday, Feb. 28

(5) Ohio State at (4) Minnesota-Duluth, 7:07 p.m.

(8) St. Cloud State at (1) Minnesota, 8:07 p.m.

(7) Minnesota State at (2) Wisconsin, 8:07 p.m.

(6) Bemidji State at (3) North Dakota, 8:07 p.m.

Saturday, March 1

(8) St. Cloud State at (1) Minnesota, 5:07 p.m.

(5) Ohio State at (4) Minnesota-Duluth, 7:07 p.m.

(7) Minnesota State at (2) Wisconsin, 8:07 p.m.

(6) Bemidji State at (3) North Dakota, 8:07 p.m.

Sunday, March 2 / If Necessary

(8) St. Cloud State at (1) Minnesota, 5:07 p.m.

(7) Minnesota State at (2) Wisconsin, 5:07 p.m.

(5) Ohio State at (4) Minnesota-Duluth, 7:07 p.m.

(6) Bemidji State at (3) North Dakota, 8:07 p.m.

NEXT WEEK

FINAL FACE-OFF / Bemidji, Minn. / Sanford Center

Friday, March 7

Semifinal games, 5:07 and 8:07 p.m.

Saturday, March 8

Championship, 8:07 p.m.

LAST WEEK

Friday, Feb. 21

Minnesota 6, Minnesota-Duluth 0

Wisconsin 5, Minnesota State 1

Ohio State 2, North Dakota 0

Bemidji State 1, St. Cloud State 1 (OT) (Bemidji State wins shootout, 1-0)

Saturday, Feb. 22

Minnesota 6, Minnesota-Duluth 0

Wisconsin 3, Minnesota State 1

Ohio State 3, North Dakota 1

Bemidji State 3, St. Cloud State 0

HOCKEY EAST ASSOCIATION Conf. All W-L-T Pts GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA (4/4) Boston College (5) 18-2-1 37 81-35 25-5-3 115-56 (11/11t) Boston University (11) 14-7-0 28 72-54 21-12-1 103-88 (12/11t) Northeastern (12) 13-6-2 28 66-45 18-13-2 90-80 Vermont (17) 13-7-1 27 55-44 17-13-4 89-84 Maine (28) 5-13-3 13 43-75 7-19-5 60-105 Connecticut (30) 6-14-1 13 37-64 9-23-2 61-104 Providence (26) 6-15-0 12 49-64 11-23-0 75-108 New Hampshire (27) 4-15-2 10 45-67 9-22-2 71-99

THIS WEEK

QUARTERFINALS

Friday, Feb. 28

(8) New Hampshire at (1) Boston College, 7 p.m.

(6) Connecticut at (3) Northeastern, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 1

(5) Maine at (4) Vermont, 1 p.m.

(7) Providence at (2) Boston University, 3 p.m.

NEXT WEEK

SEMIFINALS / Saturday, March 8 / Hyannis, Mass.

Lowest-remaining seed vs. Highest-remaining seed, 1:30 or 4:30 p.m.

Second lowest-remaining seed vs. Second highest-remaining seed, 1:30 or 4:30 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP / Sunday, March 9 / Hyannis, Mass.

Semifinal winners, 1:30 p.m.

LAST WEEK

Friday, Feb. 21

Maine 4, Connecticut 1

Vermont 2, Providence 1

Saturday, Feb. 22

Boston College 3, Boston University 2

Northeastern 5, New Hampshire 4

Maine 5, Connecticut 2

Vermont 3, Providence 1

Sunday, Feb. 23

Boston College 5, Boston University 1

Northeastern 4, New Hampshire 2

ECAC HOCKEY Conf. All W-L-T Pts GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA (3/3) Clarkson (3) 16-2-4 36 81-25 25-4-5 127-39 (5/5) Harvard (4) 16-3-3 35 64-30 21-4-4 84-41 (6/6) Cornell (6) 15-4-3 33 77-45 20-5-4 104-61 (7/7) Quinnipiac (9) 11-4-7 29 52-33 20-5-9 91-48 St. Lawrence (18) 12-7-3 27 56-42 13-17-3 73-78 Princeton (13) 10-9-3 23 56-57 14-11-4 72-76 Yale (20) 6-9-7 19 51-62 8-14-7 69-85 Dartmouth (23) 8-13-1 17 41-65 9-18-1 50-82 Colgate (25) 7-15-0 14 41-65 10-22-2 59-94 Rensselaer (24) 6-14-2 14 43-61 10-20-3 68-86 Brown (32) 3-16-3 9 29-65 4-20-5 42-81 Union (31) 4-18-0 8 26-67 9-24-1 52-98

THIS WEEK

QUARTERFINALS / Best-of-3

Friday, Feb. 28

(8) Dartmouth at (1) Clarkson, 3:30 p.m.

(6) Princeton at (3) Cornell, 3:30 p.m.

(7) Yale at (2) Harvard, 7 p.m.

(5) St. Lawrence at (4) Quinnipiac, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 1

(6) Princeton at (3) Cornell, 2 p.m.

(8) Dartmouth at (1) Clarkson, 3:30 p.m.

(7) Yale at (2) Harvard, 4 p.m.

(5) St. Lawrence at (4) Quinnipiac, 4 p.m.

Sunday, March 2 / If Necessary

(8) Dartmouth at (1) Clarkson, 2 p.m.

(6) Princeton at (3) Cornell, 2 p.m.

(5) St. Lawrence at (4) Quinnipiac, 2 p.m.

(7) Yale at (2) Harvard, 4 p.m.

NEXT WEEK

SEMIFINALS / Saturday, March 8

At highest remaining seeds

CHAMPIONSHIP / Sunday, March 9

At highest remaining seed

LAST WEEK

Friday, Feb. 21

Harvard 3, Yale 3 (OT)

Clarkson 6, Rensselaer 0

Quinnipiac 2, Cornell 1

St. Lawrence 4, Union 0

Colgate 1, Princeton 0

Dartmouth 3, Brown 0

Saturday, Feb. 22

Clarkson 2, Union 1 (OT)

Harvard 3, Brown 1

Princeton 4, Cornell 3

Quinnipiac 3, Colgate 0

St. Lawrence 3, Rensselaer 2

Dartmouth 2, Yale 1

COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA Conf. All W-L-T Pts GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA (8/8) Mercyhurst (8) 15-3-2 32 77-31 22-7-4 116-60 (10/9) Robert Morris (7) 13-5-2 28 57-33 24-7-3 99-58 RIT (19) 11-7-2 24 45-42 16-15-3 75-91 Syracuse (15) 9-8-3 21 51-45 18-13-3 88-72 Lindenwood (33) 5-13-2 12 32-62 5-24-3 43-111 Penn State (34) 1-18-1 3 24-73 4-27-3 47-124

THIS WEEK

QUARTERFINALS / Best-of-3 Series

Friday, Feb. 28

(6) Penn State at (3) RIT, 7 p.m.

(5) Lindenwood at (4) Syracuse, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 1

(6) Penn State at (3) RIT, 2 p.m.

(5) Lindenwood at (4) Syracuse, 2 p.m.

Sunday, March 2 / If Necessary

(6) Penn State at (3) RIT, 2 p.m.

(5) Lindenwood at (4) Syracuse, 2 p.m.

NEXT WEEK

SEMIFINALS / Friday, March 7 / Erie, Pa.

Second lowest-remaining seed vs. (2) Robert Morris

Lowest-remaining seed at (1) Mercyhurst

CHAMPIONSHIP / Saturday, March 8 / Erie, Pa.

Semifinal winners

LAST WEEK

Friday, Feb. 21

Mercyhurst 4, Lindenwood 1

Robert Morris 5, Penn State 2

RIT 3, Syracuse 1

Saturday, Feb. 22

Mercyhurst 2, Lindenwood 2 (OT)

Robert Morris 4, Penn State 0

RIT 2, Syracuse 1 (OT)

DIVISION I INDEPENDENT Conf. All W-L-T Pts GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA Sacred Heart x-x-x x x-x 3-15-7 40-84

LAST WEEK

Saturday, Feb. 22

Holy Cross 2, Sacred Heart 0 (ECAC Women’s Open Tournament/Worcester, Mass.)

Sunday, Feb. 23

Sacred Heart 1, St. Michael’s 1 (OT) (ECAC Women’s Open/Consolation/Worcester, Mass.)