St. Cloud State #1 in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll Entering NCAA Tournament
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2017-18 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #24
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2017-18 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. St. Cloud State University, 495 (21) 1 25-8-6 24
2. University of Notre Dame, 487 (13) 3 25-9-2 24
3. Cornell University, 422 2 25-5-2 18
4. University of Denver, 419 5 22-9-8 24
5. Ohio State University, 382 4 24-9-5 15
6. Minnesota State University, 335 6 29-9-1 23
7. Providence College, 286 9 23-11-4 24
8. Northeastern University, 277 7 23-9-5 23
9. Clarkson University, 227 10 23-10-6 22
10. University of Michigan, 213 11 20-14-3 5
11. University of Minnesota Duluth, 171 8 21-16-3 21
12. Penn State University, 142 12 18-14-5 14
13. Boston University, 81 – 21-13-4 7
14. University of North Dakota, 63 13 17-13-10 23
15. University of Minnesota, 39 14 19-17-2 24
Upcoming Top 15
Matchups
Friday, March 23
No. 11 Minnesota Duluth
vs
No. 6 Minnesota State
No. 9 Clarkson
vs
No. 7 Providence
Saturday, March 24
No. 13 Boston University
vs
No. 3 Cornell
No. 8 Northeastern
vs
No. 10 Michigan
No. 12 Penn State
vs
No. 4 Denver
Note: All games are NCAA Tournament first-round matchups
Others Receiving Votes: Boston College, 9; Union College, 8; Princeton University, 7; Harvard University, 6; Michigan Tech, 5; Bowling Green State University, 2; Northern Michigan University, 2; United States Air Force Academy, 2.
Notes: St. Cloud State University holds the number one spot with 495 points and 21 first-place votes … The Big Ten has five teams in the rankings, the NCHC has four, the 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.
