Ohio State Claims Top Spot in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2018-19 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #2
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2018-19 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. Ohio State University, 475 (18) 2 0-0-0 2
2. University of Minnesota Duluth, 447 (7) 1 0-1-1 2
3. St. Cloud State University, 415 (4) 4 0-0-0 2
4. University of Notre Dame, 406 (3) 3 0-0-0 2
5. Providence College, 378 (1) 5 1-0-0 2
6. University of Minnesota, 312 (1) 13 1-0-1 2
7. Cornell University, 302 7 0-0-0 2
8. University of Michigan, 273 6 0-1-0 2
9. Boston University, 245 8 0-0-0 2
10. Boston College, 193 9 0-0-0 2
11. Minnesota State University, 163 10 0-0-0 2
12. University of North Dakota, 155 12 0-0-0 2
13. University of Denver, 134 11 0-0-0 2
14. Princeton University, 63 14 0-0-0 2
15. Northeastern University, 52 — 0-0-0 1
Upcoming Top 15
Matchups
Friday, Oct. 12
No. 9 Boston University
vs
No. 11 Minnesota State
Saturday, Oct. 13
No. 9 Boston University
vs
No. 11 Minnesota State
Others Receiving Votes: Penn State University, 17; Western Michigan University, 17; Clarkson University, 11; University of Massachusetts, 6; Union College, 4; University of Northern Michigan, 4; Harvard University, 3; Bowling Green University, 2; United States Air Force Academy, 2; Michigan Tech University, 1.
Notes: Ohio State University has overtaken the #1 ranking with 475 points and 18 first-place votes … The Big Ten, Hockey East Association, and NCHC 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 24th 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.
