Robert Morris is projected to repeat as champions of the CHA, according to the league’s preseason poll released Tuesday morning.
The Colonials received five of the six first-place votes, with Syracuse receiving the other.
In 2016-17, Robert Morris became the first school other than Mercyhurst to be crowned outright CHA regular-season champions (Wayne State shared the title with Mercyhurst in 2007-08).
| School | Points (First-place votes) |
|---|---|
| 1. Robert Morris | 25 (5) |
| 2. Syracuse | 21 (1) |
| 3. Mercyhurst | 17 |
| 4. Penn State | 11 |
| 5. Lindenwood | 8 |
| 6. RIT | 6 |
