Minnesota Duluth 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 #5
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2018-19 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Minnesota Duluth, 508 (33) 2 6-1-1 5
2. St. Cloud State University, 453 3 5-1-0 5
3. Providence College, 413 6 4-1-1 5
4. Minnesota State University, 383 7 5-1-0 5
5. University of Notre Dame, 353 1 3-2-1 5
6. Penn State University, 328 (1) 9 5-0-0 4
7. University of Denver, 278 10 3-0-1 5
8. University of Minnesota, 248 5 1-1-1 5
9. Ohio State University, 238 4 3-2-1 5
10. Bowling Green State University, 210 — 5-1-1 1
11. University of Massachusetts, 171 — 5-1-0 1
12. Quinnipiac University, 137 15 5-0-0 2
13. University of Michigan, 109 12 3-2-0 5
14. Northeastern University, 82 — 4-2-0 3
15. University of North Dakota, 56 — 2-2-1 3
Upcoming Top 15
Matchups
Friday, Nov. 2
No. 4 Minnesota State
at
No. 8 Minnesota
No. 9 Ohio State
at
No. 5 Notre Dame
Saturday, Nov. 3
No. 8 Minnesota
at
No. 4 Minnesota State
No. 9 Ohio State
vs
No. 5 Notre Dame
Others Receiving Votes: Colorado College, 23; University of Wisconsin, 21; Princeton University, 15; Miami University, 14; Cornell University, 13; Union College, 12; Michigan State University, 7; Western Michigan University, 4; Clarkson University, 2; Arizona State University, 1; Yale University, 1.
Notes: University of Minnesota Duluth holds the #1 ranking for the second time this season after being ranked first in the preseason poll on Oct. 1 … The Big Ten leads all conferences with five teams in the rankings, the NCHC has four, the Hockey East Association has three, the WCHA has two and ECAC Hockey 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.
