St. Cloud State Moves to #1 in Latest USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2017-18 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #7
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2017-18 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. St. Cloud State University, 510 (34) 2 7-0-0 7
2. University of Minnesota, 427 4 7-3-0 7
3. University of Denver, 416 1 4-2-2 7
4. University of North Dakota, 401 5 6-2-2 7
5. Harvard University, 372 3 2-1-0 7
6. University of Notre Dame, 264 10 6-3-1 7
7. Providence College, 245 6 5-3-0 7
8. University of New Hampshire, 235 13 6-1-1 3
9. Clarkson University, 217 14 6-3-1 5
10. University of Wisconsin, 194 7 6-4-1 7
11. Minnesota State University, 187 9 6-3-0 6
12. Cornell University, 166 – 4-0-0 1
13. Northeastern University, 155 15 5-2-1 6
14. University of Minnesota Duluth, 85 8 4-4-2 7
15. Western Michigan University, 78 – 5-3-1 1
Upcoming Top 15
Matchups
Friday, Nov. 10
No. 1 St. Cloud
at
No. 3 Denver
No. 15 Western Michigan
at
No. 14 Minnesota Duluth
Saturday, Nov. 11
No. 1 St. Cloud
at
No. 3 Denver
No. 15 Western Michigan
at
No. 14 Minnesota Duluth
No. 5 Harvard
at
No. 12 Cornell
Others Receiving Votes: Boston University, 75; Quinnipiac University, 18; Northern Michigan University, 9; Colorado College, 7; Ohio State University, 7; University of Michigan, 6; Bowling Green State University, 3; Army West Point, 1; Bemidji State University, 1; Penn State University, 1.
Notes: St. Cloud State University ranks number one with 510 points and all 34 first-place votes … The NCHC has five teams in the rankings, while ECAC Hockey, Hockey East Association and Big Ten are tied with with three, 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.
