Adrian has again been picked by league coaches to place first in the upcoming NCHA regular season, according to the results of the coaches preseason poll.
The Bulldogs are seven-time defending regular-season champions and are coming off an undefeated campaign in which they went a near-perfect 20-0-1, topped by a victory in the Slaats Cup championship to close out the winter.
The team received eight first-place votes and 64 points total in the poll.
2021 NCHA Women’s Coaches Poll
1. Adrian: 64 (eight first-place votes)
2. Aurora: 50
T3. Lake Forest: 48 (one first-place vote)
T3. St. Norbert: 48
5. Concordia (Wis.): 42
6. Trine: 26
7. Marian: 24
8. Lawrence: 13
9. Finlandia: 12
