1. Mineesohta
2. Denver
3. UND
4. SCSU
5. AA
6. CC
7. Duluth
8. WI
9. Mankato
10. Tech
SCSU's early season defensive problems will put them in a position where they can't catch up in the last half, before the swoon. UND will have a solid season. Minnesota's goaltenders will prove to be solid and the rest of the team just too good to be beaten. Denver's defense not #1 caliber.
Anchorage has a good year, capitalizing on the strength (or lack of it) of the rest of the conference. CC has too many freshmen. Duluth represents my vote of confidence in Sandelin. WI is rebuilding, wait for a year or so...Mankato sucks and I hate them anyway. And so does Tech.