ADRIAN, Mich. – The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) announced its preseason poll for the 2026-27 NCAA women's hockey season. The Adrian College NCAA women's hockey team has been picked to repeat as conference champions, earning 95 voting points and seven first-place votes.

The Bulldogs are coming off a successful 2025-26 campaign in which they finished 24-6-0 overall and 17-1 in NCHA play. Adrian captured both the NCHA regular-season championship and the NCHA Slaats Cup to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs earned the No. 11 seed before falling to No. 6 Wilkes University, 2-1, in the opening round.

Concordia University Wisconsin ranks second in the preseason poll, followed by St. Norbert College in third and Lake Forest College in fourth. Each of the three programs received one first-place vote. Marian University sits fifth, followed by Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), Aurora University, Trine University, the University of Dubuque, and Lawrence University.

Adrian will open the 2026-27 season at home against Concordia Wisconsin on Nov. 6-7. Friday's series opener is scheduled for a 6 p.m. puck drop.