Gophers host Buckeyes this weekend in battle between No. 1 and No. 3
Ohio State swept No. 1 Wisconsin this past weekend and catapulted them in the rankings into the No. 1 spot.
The Buckeyes won 2-1 Friday after scoring a pair of third-period goals and carried the momentum into Saturday with a convincing 5-3 win to improve to 6-0-0 on the season. They also swept Penn State and St. Thomas.
The Buckeyes outshot the Badgers 40-21 on Friday and 34-25 on Saturday. Ohio State has five Minnesotans on their squad, including goaltenders Taylor Kressin (Moorhead/Moorhead H.S.), Genny Klein (Apple Valley/Shattuck-St, Mary’s), defenseman Ellah Hause (Forest Lake/Hill-Murray H.S.), and forwards Rylee Bartz (Fargo ND/Warroad H.S.) and Macy Rasmussen (Orono/Orono H.S.).
The Gophers, meanwhile, hosted Maine and Bemidji State this past week, defeating Maine 4-0 Friday and the Beavers 4-2 Sunday to improve to 4-0-0. The Gophers currently have 10 players form the State of Hockey.
This weekend’s match-up is at Ridder Arena. Friday’s game is at 6PM and Saturday is an afternoon tilt at 2PM.
Tickets can be purchased here: https://gophersports.evenue.net/events/WHO-SG
USA Hockey
2026-27 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Week 5
(First-place votes in parentheses)
| Rank | School | Last Week’s Rank | 2026-27 Record | Weeks in Top 15 |
| 1. | Ohio State University, 284 (18) | 2 | 6-0-0 | 5 |
| 2. | University of Wisconsin, 263 (1) | 1 | 4-2-0 | 5 |
| 3. | University of Minnesota, 244 | 3 | 4-0-0 | 5 |
| 4. | Quinnipiac University, 225 | 5 | 5-0-0 | 5 |
| 5. | Penn State University, 187 | 4 | 3-3-0 | 5 |
| 6. | Northeastern University, 173 | 6 | 2-1-0 | 5 |
| 7. | Princeton University, 148 | 7 | 0-0-0 | 5 |
| 8. | University of Connecticut, 146 | 8 | 2-2-0 | 5 |
| T-9. | Colgate University, 115 | 14 | 4-0-0 | 5 |
| T-9. | St. Cloud State University, 115 | 10 | 4-2-0 | 3 |
| 11. | University of Minnesota Duluth, 100 | 9 | 4-2-0 | 5 |
| 12. | Clarkson University, 82 | 13 | 4-2-0 | 5 |
| 13. | Cornell University, 69 | 11 | 0-0-0 | 5 |
| 14. | Yale University, 55 | 12 | 0-0-0 | 5 |
| 15. | Minnesota State University, 21 | 15 | 2-2-0 | 5 |
Others Receiving Votes: University of Vermont, 20; University of St. Thomas, 13; Harvard University, 7; Syracuse University, 7; Mercyhurst University, 6.
Top 15 Matchups
(All times listed in local time zone)
| Date | Matchup | Time | TV/Stream |
| Fri., Oct. 16 | No. 1 Ohio State at No. 3 Minnesota | 6:00 p.m. CT | B1G+ |
| No. 6 Northeastern at No. 4 Quinnipiac | 6:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | |
| No. 8 UConn at No. 7 Princeton | 6:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | |
| No. 15 Minnesota State at No. 2 Wisconsin | 7:00 p.m. CT | B1G+ | |
| Sat., Oct. 17 | No. 1 Ohio State at No. 3 Minnesota | 2:00 p.m. CT | B1G+ |
| No. 6 Northeastern at No. 4 Quinnipiac | 3:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | |
| No. 8 UConn at No. 7 Princeton | 3:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | |
| No. 15 Minnesota State at No. 2 Wisconsin | 2:00 p.m. CT | B1G+ |
Notes: ECAC Hockey and WCHA each have six ranked teams. Hockey East has two ranked programs, and Atlantic Hockey America has one … Team records are listed as W-L-T.
About the Poll: The 28th annual USA Hockey Women’s College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the five NCAA women’s hockey conferences who are eligible for the NCAA Women’s National Collegiate Ice Hockey Championships, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.
