WCHL Preseason Coaches' Poll
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PICKED TO FINISH FIRST
IN WCHL PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 24, 2019 – The defending conference champion, the University of Arizona, has been selected by the Western Collegiate Hockey League coaches as the preseason favorite to win the WCHL in the 2019-2020 season.
In this season’s WCHL Preseason Coaches’ Poll, Arizona received 45 of 49 possible points from the WCHL coaches. Four of the seven coaches selected the Wildcats to repeat as champions atop the WCHL. The University of Central Oklahoma was picked to finish in second place with 39 points and received one first-place vote. Missouri State University received the remaining two first-place votes and finished third in the poll with 38 points.
The University of Oklahoma was slotted in the fourth position with 31 points. Arizona State University finished fifth in the poll with 18 points. The University of Colorado received 14 points to finish sixth in the poll. Colorado State University received 11 points to round out the poll at number seven.
Rank, Team Points
1. ARIZONA (4) 45
2. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (1) 39
3. MISSOURI STATE (2) 38
4. OKLAHOMA 31
5. ARIZONA STATE 18
6. COLORADO 14
7. COLORADO STATE 11
(First Place votes in parentheses)
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CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NARROWLY PICKED TO FINISH FIRST
IN WCHL PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 29, 2018 – The University of Central Oklahoma, coming off back-to-back-to-back conference championships, has been selected by the Western Collegiate Hockey League coaches as the preseason favorite to win the WCHL in 2018-2019 by a narrow margin.
In this season’s WCHL Preseason Coaches’ Poll, Central Oklahoma received 55 of 64 possible points and was selected by five WCHL head coaches to finish in first place. The University of Colorado finished right behind UCO in the WCHL balloting, with 53 points and two first-place votes.
The University of Arizona received the remaining first-place vote and finished third in the poll with 48 points. Missouri State University was slotted in the fourth position with 44 points. The University of Oklahoma finished fifth in the poll with 34 points. Arizona State University received 24 points to finish sixth in the poll. Colorado State University and the University of Arkansas each received 15 points to round out the poll tied at number seven.
Rank, Team Points
1. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (5) 55
2. COLORADO (2) 53
3. ARIZONA (1) 48
4. MISSOURI STATE 44
5. OKLAHOMA 34
6. ARIZONA STATE 24
T7. COLORADO STATE 15
T7. ARKANSAS 15
(First Place votes in parentheses)
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DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
PICKED TO FINISH FIRST IN WCHL PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 17, 2017 – The University of Central Oklahoma, the 2016-2017 ACHA M1 National Champion, has been selected by the Western Collegiate Hockey League coaches as the preseason favorite to win the WCHL in 2017-2018.
In this season’s WCHL Preseason Coaches’ Poll, Central Oklahoma received 62 of 64 possible points and was selected by six WCHL head coaches to finish in first place. The Bronchos have won the WCHL in the past two seasons.
The University of Colorado finished second to UCO in the WCHL balloting, with 53 points and the two remaining first-place votes. Arizona State University finished third in the poll with 49 points while the University of Oklahoma was slotted in the fourth position with 34 points. The University of Arizona finished fifth in the poll with 29 points. Colorado State University received 25 points to finish sixth in the poll while Missouri State University was one point behind in seventh with 24 points. The University of Arkansas rounded out the poll at number eight with 12 points.
Rank, Team Points
1. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (6) 62
2. COLORADO (2) 53
3. ARIZONA STATE 49
4. OKLAHOMA 34
5. ARIZONA 29
6. COLORADO STATE 25
7. MISSOURI STATE 24
8. ARKANSAS 12
(First Place votes in parentheses)
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BUFFS PICKED TO FINISH FIRST IN WCHL PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 14, 2016 – The University of Colorado has been selected by the Western Collegiate Hockey League coaches as the preseason favorite to win the WCHL in 2016-2017.
In this season’s WCHL Preseason Coaches’ Poll, Colorado received 58 of 64 possible points and was selected by five WCHL head coaches to finish in first place. The University of Central Oklahoma finished a close second to CU in the WCHL balloting, only one point behind the Buffs at 57. UCO also received three first place votes.
The University of Oklahoma finished third in the poll with 41 points while The University of Arizona was slotted in the fourth position with 32 points. Arizona State University returns to the WCHL after a one-year hiatus and finished fifth in the poll with 30 points.
Missouri State University is right behind ASU in the sixth spot with 29 points. The University of Arkansas finished seventh in the poll with 24 points. Colorado State University rounded out the poll at number eight with 17 points.
Rank, Team Points
1. COLORADO (5) 58
2. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (3) 57
3. OKLAHOMA 41
4. ARIZONA 32
5. ARIZONA STATE 30
6. MISSOURI STATE 29
7. ARKANSAS 24
8. COLORADO STATE 17
(First Place votes in parentheses)
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BRONCHOS PICKED TO FINISH FIRST IN
WCHL PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 12, 2015 – The defending ACHA D1 National Champion, the University of Central Oklahoma, has been selected by the Western Collegiate Hockey League coaches as the preseason favorite to win the WCHL in 2015-2016.
The Bronchos enter the 2015-2016 season ranked #1 according to the ACHA D1 Preseason Coaches’ Ranking released a few days ago. In this season’s WCHL Preseason Coaches’ Poll, UCO received 47 of 49 possible points and was selected by five WCHL head coaches to finish in first place. The University of Colorado, coming off its first ACHA D1 post-season appearance last year, finished second in the WCHL balloting and received one first place vote.
The University of Oklahoma finished third in the poll with 33 points. Colorado State University was close behind in fourth place and received a first place vote. The University of Arizona finished fifth in the poll with 21 points. Missouri State University, playing its first season in ACHA D1 and the WCHL, came in at the sixth spot. The University of Arkansas, another newcomer this season to ACHA D1 and the WCHL, finished seventh in the poll.
Rank, Team Points
1. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (5) 47
2. COLORADO (1) 40
3. OKLAHOMA 33
4. COLORADO STATE (1) 28
5. ARIZONA 21
6. MISSOURI STATE 16
7. ARKANSAS 11
(First Place votes in parentheses)
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SUN DEVILS PICKED TO FINISH FIRST IN
WCHL PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 20, 2014 – For the second consecutive season, the Arizona State University ice hockey team has been selected as the 2014-2015 preseason favorite in the Western Collegiate Hockey League according to the league's coaches.
Arizona State enters the season as the defending ACHA D1 National Champion and was the unanimous pick by the conference's six head coaches to finish in first place. The University of Oklahoma, a National Semi-Finalist last season, finished second in the balloting while The University of Central Oklahoma, a National Quarter-Finalist last season, finished third in the poll. Colorado State University and The University of Arizona tied for fourth place in the preseason poll with The University of Colorado slotted in at the sixth spot.
Rank, Team Points
1. ARIZONA STATE (6) 36
2. OKLAHOMA 30
3. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 20
T4. COLORADO STATE 15
T4. ARIZONA 15
6. COLORADO 10
(First Place votes in parentheses)
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ARIZONA STATE TOPS WCHL PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 20, 2013 – The Arizona State University ice hockey team has been selected as the 2013-2014 preseason favorite in the Western Collegiate Hockey League according to the league's coaches.
In the WCHL Coaches poll, Arizona State, ranked No. 1 in the ACHA for much of the 2012-2013 regular season, was picked to finish in first place by five of the conference's six head coaches. The University of Oklahoma received the other first-place vote and finished second in the balloting, four points behind the Sun Devils. The University of Central Oklahoma finished third in the WCHL preseason poll, just two points ahead of The University of Arizona. Colorado State and Colorado, both of which are playing at the ACHA D1 level this season after several successful seasons at the ACHA D2 level, round out the remainder of the poll.
Rank, Team Points
1. ARIZONA STATE (5) 35
2. OKLAHOMA (1) 31
3. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 20
4. ARIZONA 18
5. COLORADO STATE 13
6. COLORADO 9
(First Place votes in parentheses)
