Defending NCAA Champion University of Denver No. 1 in Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2017-18 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Preseason
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Final 2016-17 Rank
2016-17 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Denver, 510 (34) 1 33-7-4 1
2. Boston University, 424 6 24-12-3 1
3. University of Minnesota, 408 7 23-12-3 1
4. Harvard University, 351 3 28-6-2 1
5. Providence College, 348 15 22-12-5 1
6. St. Cloud State University, 281 — 16-19-1 1
7. University of North Dakota, 276 9 21-16-3 1
8. University of Notre Dame, 269 4 23-12-5 1
9. UMass Lowell, 266 5 27-11-3 1
10. Penn State University, 206 8 25-12-2 1
T11. University of Wisconsin, 156 — 20-15-1 1
T11. University of Minnesota Duluth, 156 2 28-7-7 1
13. Quinnipiac University, 103 — 23-15-2 1
14. Northeastern University, 101 — 18-15-5 1
15. Minnesota State University, 41 — 22-13-5 1
Others Receiving Votes: Cornell University, 37; Ohio State University, 32; Boston College, 30; Clarkson University, 22; United States Air Force Academy, 22; Union College 14; Western Michigan University, 12; Miami University 7; Michigan Tech University, 4; Yale University, 1.
Notes: Defending NCAA national champion, University of Denver, is number one with 510 points and all 34 first-place votes…The NCHC, Hockey East Association, and Big Ten all are tied with with four teams in the rankings, while the ECAC has two and the WCHA has one … For past poll results, click here.
About the Poll: The 23rd 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.
