The team, picked to finish 10th in the preseason coaches' poll, has nine league games, beginning with Princeton on Saturday afternoon.

The preseason coaches' poll had North Dakota, the defending national champion, finishing first; Minnesota third; Wisconsin fourth, and St. Cloud seventh.

In the Big 12 preseason coaches' poll, the Buffaloes were picked to finish ninth.

The Stags, who shared last year's regular-season conference title with Iona, were picked in the preseason coaches' poll to finish first again.

Yale (19-4, 14-2 E.C.A.C.), ranked No. 5 in the nation, has led the league all season after being picked to finish 10th in the preseason coaches' poll.

Iona was picked in the preseason coaches' poll to finish third.

The team was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 in the preseason coaches' poll but finished tied for second.

The Saints will meet Harvard while the Big Red, chosen for ninth place in the preseason coaches' poll, is host to Colgate.

The series matches the top eight teams from each conference according to a preseason coaches' vote for the order of finish.

The preseason coaches' poll picked it to finish third; a news media poll predicted a sixth-place finish.