The Wisconsin women's hockey team is ranked third in the first USCHO.com poll of the season. They were picked to finish second in the WCHA in the coaches' preseason poll, behind rival and defending-national champion Minnesota.
It's a familiar position for the Badgers - one of their main objectives this season has to be beating the Gophers. Wisconsin lost 5-3 to Minnesota in the semi-finals of the Frozen Four in March. It was the Gophers' 16th consecutive win.
The National Championships is always the goal for Wisconsin, but they'll likely need to get through Minnesota to get there.