2024-25 College Hockey Insider Preseason Rankings

Mike McMahon
Aug 23, 2024
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McMahon’s Preseason Rankings

  12. Northeastern (846.0)

  13. Arizona State (819.5)

  14. Quinnipiac (819.1)

  15. Penn State (818.7)

  16. Massachusetts (808.0)

  17. Providence (807.9)

  18. Ohio State (806.8)

  19. Western Michigan (803.4)

  20. Omaha (799.2)

  21. New Hampshire (794.3)

  22. Minnesota Duluth (779.6)

  23. Notre Dame (749.5)

  24. Merrimack (731.9)

  25. Dartmouth (709.1)

  26. St. Cloud State (703.7)

  27. UMass Lowell (701.3)

  28. St. Thomas (688.8)

  29. Clarkson (684.1)

  30. Vermont (682.3)

  31. Sacred Heart (651.3)

  32. Connecticut (648.9)

  33. American International (631.9)

  34. Harvard (629.8)

  35. Union (622.1)

  36. Michigan Tech (620.4)

  37. Colgate (616.6)

  38. Minnesota State (594.5) — Updated after Rhett Pitlick transfer

  39. Princeton (613.8)

  40. Holy Cross (607.6)

  41. Long Island (604.1)

  42. Augustana (603.0)

  43. Bemidji State (602.1)

  44. Miami (599.9)

  45. RIT (580.9)

  46. Niagara (580.6)

  47. Bentley (576.3)

  48. Mercyhurst (574.6)

  49. Canisius (564.2)

  50. Air Force (560.7)

  51. Bowling Green (557.0)

  52. Alaska (547.5)

  53. Rensselaer (532.2) — Updated at Arvils Bergmanis transfer

  54. Brown (538.0)

  55. Lake Superior (531.6)

  56. Robert Morris (518.0)

  57. Army (501.0)

  58. St. Lawrence (483.0)

  59. Alaska Anchorage (482.4)

  60. Yale (462.2)

  61. Ferris State (446.9)

  62. Northern Michigan (446.7)

  63. Lindenwood (444.7)

  64. Stonehill (387.7)

Rankings by Conference

Atlantic Hockey

  1. Sacred Heart (648.9)

  2. American International (631.9)

  3. Holy Cross (607.6)

  4. RIT (580.9)

  5. Niagara (580.6)

  6. Bentley (576.3)

  7. Mercyhurst (574.6)

  8. Canisius (564.2)

  9. Air Force (560.7)

  10. Robert Morris (518.0)

  11. Army (501.0)

Big Ten

  5. Penn State (818.7)

  6. Ohio State (806.8)

  7. Notre Dame (749.5)

CCHA

  1. St. Thomas (688.8)

  2. Michigan Tech (620.4)

  3. Minnesota State (594.5) — Updated after Rhett Pitlick transfer

  4. Augustana (603.0)

  5. Bemidji State (602.1)

  6. Bowling Green (557.0)

  7. Lake Superior (531.6)

  8. Ferris State (446.9)

  9. Northern Michigan (446.7)

ECAC

  2. Quinnipiac (819.1)

  3. Dartmouth (709.1)

  4. Clarkson (684.1)

  5. Harvard (629.8)

  6. Union (622.1)

  7. Colgate (616.6)

  8. Princeton (613.8)

  9. Rensselaer (532.2) — Updated after Arvils Bergmanis transfer

  10. Brown (538.0)

  11. St. Lawrence (483.0)

  12. Yale (462.2)

Hockey East

  4. Northeastern (846.0)

  5. Massachusetts (808.0)

  6. Providence (807.9)

  7. New Hampshire (794.3)

  8. Merrimack (731.9)

  9. UMass Lowell (701.3)

  10. Vermont (682.3)

  11. Connecticut (648.9)

NCHC

  4. Arizona State (819.5)

  5. Western Michigan (803.4)

  6. Omaha (799.2)

  7. Minnesota Duluth (779.6)

  8. St. Cloud State (703.7)

  9. Miami (599.9)

Independents

  1. Long Island (604.1)

  2. Alaska (547.5)

  3. Alaska Anchorage (482.4)

  4. Lindenwood (444.7)

  5. Stonehill (387.7)