Defending champ St. Norbert starts No. 1 in men’s D-III poll

St. Norbert, the 2011 national Division III champion, starts this season as
the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll.

Last year’s runner-up, Adrian, comes in at No. 4, while Oswego is No. 2 and
Norwich in third place.

St. Norbert received 16 first-place votes, while Oswego grabbed three and
Norwich a single No. 1 vote.

Plattsburgh comes in at No. 5 and Elmira at No. 6, the same place both
finished last year.

The rest of the top 10 has Castleton at No. 7, Bowdoin eighth,
Wisconsin-Superior at No. 9 and Hamline tenth.

Neumann is 11th this week, followed by Geneseo, Utica, Milwaukee School of
Engineering and Curry, respectively.