University of Denver Ranked #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 #8
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2017-18 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Denver, 501 (25) 3 6-2-2 8
2. St. Cloud State University, 446 (1) 1 7-2-0 8
3. University of North Dakota, 442 (3) 4 7-2-3 8
4. University of Notre Dame, 386 6 8-3-1 8
5. Cornell College, 337 (5) 12 6-0-0 2
6. University of Minnesota, 334 2 7-4-1 8
7. Clarkson University, 311 9 8-3-1 6
8. Minnesota State University, 270 11 8-3-0 7
9. Providence College, 201 7 6-4-0 8
10. University of Wisconsin, 193 10 7-5-1 8
11. Harvard University, 139 5 2-3-0 8
12. University of New Hampshire, 130 8 6-3-1 4
13. Northeastern University, 127 13 6-3-1 7
14. Western Michigan University, 80 15 6-4-1 2
15. University of Minnesota Duluth, 68 14 5-5-2 8
Upcoming Top 15
Matchups
Friday, Nov. 17
No. 3 North Dakota
at
No. 1 Denver
No. 11 Harvard
at
No. 6 Minnesota
Saturday, Nov. 18
No. 3 North Dakota
at
No. 1 Denver
No. 11 Harvard
at
No. 6 Minnesota
No. 7 Clarkson
at
No. 5 Cornell
Others Receiving Votes: University of Michigan, 41; Boston University, 21; Ohio State University, 21; Colgate University, 19; Northern Michigan University, 6; University of Nebraska Omaha, 4; Boston College, 2; Colorado College, 1.
Notes: The University of Denver ranks number one with 501 points and 25 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.