As the 2025-26 season officially drops the puck this weekend, St. Norbert and Adrian represent the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) in the preseason USCHO Women's Poll. Both teams, ranked in the top-10, will immediately be tested as they begin the year with challenging non-conference matchups against highly-ranked opponents.

St. Norbert begins the season ranked No. 6 in the nation, receiving 192 points in the poll. It's the highest ranking in program history. The Green Knights open the 2025-26 campaign at home with an important non-conference test against No. 5 Gustavus Adolphus at the Cornerstone Community Center. The series starts on Friday (October 31) at 7:00 pm CT before Saturday's (November 1) contest at 2:00 pm CT.

Adrian enters the season ranked No. 9 in the nation with 135 points. The Bulldogs travel to Minneapolis for one of the toughest opening series in the country. Adrian will take on the No. 2 Augsburg in a pair of games at Augsburg Ice Arena. The series begins Friday (October 31) at 8:00 pm ET and concludes Saturday (November 1) at 2:30 pm ET.

Last season, St. Norbert and Adrian represented the NCHA throughout in the 2024-25 season in the USCHO Women's Poll.