St. Cloud State Takes Top Spot in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2017-18 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #12
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2017-18 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. St. Cloud State University, 502 (27) 2 12-2-1 12
2.
University of Denver, 451 (3)
1 9-3-4 12
3. University of Notre Dame, 448 (3) 4 16-3-1 12
4. Clarkson University, 435 (1) 3 15-3-1 10
5. Cornell University, 353 6 10-2-0 6
6. University of North Dakota, 344 5 10-5-5 12
7. Minnesota State University, 308 8 11-5-0 11
8. Northeastern University, 233 11 10-5-1 11
9. Ohio State University, 223 13 10-4-4 3
10. University of Minnesota, 182 7 10-9-1 12
11. Providence College, 177 9 10-7-1 12
12. Western Michigan University, 159 10 10-8-1 6
13. Penn State University, 91 — 11-7-2 6
14. Boston College, 73 14 9-7-2 4
15. University of Wisconsin, 55 12 10-9-2 12
Others Receiving Votes: University of New Hampshire, 16; Union College, 11; University of Minnesota Duluth, 7; Canisius College, 5; Colgate University, 4; University of Michigan, 2; University of Nebraska Omaha, 1.
Notes: St. Cloud State University moves to #1 with 502 points and 27 first-place votes …The Big Ten has five teams in the rankings, the NCHC has four, Hockey East Association has three, ECAC Hockey 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.
