The Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team will open the season ranked #2 overall in the USCHO preseason poll. The Irish sit behind the #1 ranked Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, who beat the Irish in the 2018 National Championship Game. Fellow Big Ten teams the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines sit at #3 and #4 respectively and the Providence Friars round out the Top 5.
The Fighting Irish garnered two first place votes, same as Ohio State and Michigan, while Minnesota-Duluth received the other 44. Notre Dame opens the season October 12 at the Ice Breaker Tournament in Erie, PA.