Oswego State ranked second in the first USCHO.com poll of the season

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State sits in second place in the first USCHO.com Poll of the 2012-13 season, released on Monday. The Lakers received 276 votes and two first-place votes.

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Two-time defending national champion St. Norbert starts the year at the top spot with 290 votes and 18 first-place votes.

The other NCAA semifinalists, Norwich and Amherst, are ranked third (247) and sixth (180), respectively, with SUNYAC rival Plattsburgh sitting in fourth (207).

Gustavus Adolphus rounds out the top five after receiving 202 votes.

Buffalo State and Geneseo are the only other SUNYAC schools listed in the poll, with the Bengals receiving three votes and the Blue Devils receiving two votes.