Notre Dame Claims #1 Spot in Latest USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2018-19 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #4
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2018-19 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Notre Dame, 490 (17) 3 3-0-1 4
2. University of Minnesota Duluth, 458 (6) 2 4-1-1 4
3. St. Cloud State University, 446 (9) 4 4-0-0 4
4. Ohio State University, 419 (1) 1 3-1-0 4
5. University of Minnesota, 338 (1) 6 1-0-1 4
6. Providence College, 324 5 3-1-1 4
7. Minnesota State University, 290 8 3-1-0 4
8. Cornell University, 272 7 0-0-0 4
9. Penn State University, 241 11 4-0-0 3
10. University of Denver, 214 9 3-0-1 4
11. Union College, 134 — 4-0-1 1
12. University of Michigan, 115 10 1-2-0 4
13. University of Wisconsin, 89 13 3-1-0 2
14. Princeton University, 71 14 0-0-0 4
15. Quinnipiac University, 44 — 3-0-0 1
Upcoming Top 15
Matchups
Friday, Oct. 26
No. 2 Minnesota Duluth
vs
No. 1 Notre Dame
No. 14 Princeton
vs
No. 9 Penn State
Saturday, Oct. 27
No. 2 Minnesota Duluth
vs
No. 1 Notre Dame
Others Receiving Votes: University of Massachusetts, 30; University of North Dakota, 25; Western Michigan University, 20; Bowling Green State University, 18; Colorado College, 15; Northeastern University, 9; Boston College, 5; Boston University, 5; Harvard University, 4; Clarkson University, 3; Rochester Institute of Technology, 1.
Notes: University of Notre Dame holds the #1 ranking for the first time this season with 490 points and 17 first-place votes … A season-high five different teams received at least one first-place vote … The Big Ten leads all conferences with six teams in the rankings, ECAC Hockey has four, the NCHC has three, while the Hockey East Association and the WCHA each have 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.
