National Champion Denver Tops Final USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2016-17 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #26
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2016-17 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Denver, 510 (34) 1 33-7-4 26
2. University of Minnesota Duluth, 476 3 28-7-7 26
3. Harvard University, 442 2 28-6-2 26
4. University of Notre Dame, 387 4 23-12-5 23
5. UMass Lowell, 383 5 27-11-3 26
6. Boston University, 333 6 24-12-3 26
7. University of Minnesota, 307 7 23-12-3 26
8. Penn State University, 240 8 25-12-2 22
9. University of North Dakota, 218 9 21-16-3 26
10. Union College, 177 11 25-10-3 18
11. United States Air Force Academy, 170 10 27-10-5 3
12. Western Michigan University, 161 12 22-13-5 15
13. Cornell University, 112 13 21-9-5 11
14. Ohio State University, 84 14 21-12-6 24
15. Providence College, 77 15 22-12-5 15
Others Receiving Votes: St. Lawrence University, 2; Boston College, 1.
Notes: University of Denver tops this season’s final poll with 510 points and all 34 first-place votes. The Pioneers defeated Minnesota Duluth, 3-2, last Saturday in the NCAA title game in Chicago … The NCHC leads the way with four teams in the rankings, while the ECAC and Hockey East Association each have three and Atlantic Hockey has one … 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.
