Minnesota Duluth Stays #1 in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2016-17 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #19
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2016-17 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Minnesota Duluth, 506 (30) 1 18-5-5 19
2. University of Denver, 478 (4) 2 20-6-4 19
3. Harvard University, 420 5 17-5-2 19
4. Boston University, 418 3 19-8-2 19
5. University of Minnesota, 371 4 18-8-2 19
6. UMass Lowell, 279 10 19-9-3 19
7. Union College, 275 6 20-8-2 11
8. Penn State University, 262 9 18-6-2 15
9. Western Michigan University, 259 8 16-8-4 8
10. Providence College, 210 12 18-8-4 8
11. Boston College, 186 7 18-11-2 19
12. University of North Dakota, 128 11 15-11-3 19
13. Cornell University, 116 15 16-6-3 4
14. Ohio State University, 87 13 14-8-6 17
15. St. Cloud State University, 34 – 15-14-11 9
This Week’s Top 15
Matchups
Monday, Feb. 13
No. 3 Harvard
vs
No. 4 Boston University
Friday, Feb. 17
No. 5 Minnesota
at
No. 8 Penn State
No. 12 North Dakota
at
No. 9 Western Michigan
Saturday, Feb. 18
No. 5 Minnesota
at
No. 8 Penn State
No. 12 North Dakota
at
No. 9 Western Michigan
Others Receiving Votes: University of Vermont, 23; University of Notre Dame, 19; St. Lawrence University, 6; United States Air Force Academy, 3.
Notes: University of Minnesota Duluth remains #1 for the fourth consecutive week with 506 points and 30-of-34 first-place votes … St. Cloud State University returns to the top-15 after being ranked 15th in week eight … The NCHC has five teams in the rankings, while the Hockey East Association has four teams and the Big Ten and ECAC each have three teams … For past poll results, click here.
About the Poll: The 22nd annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.
