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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