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 #9
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2017-18 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Denver, 490 (20) 1 7-3-2 9
2. St. Cloud State University, 485 (9) 2 9-2-0 9
3. University of North Dakota, 449 3 8-3-3 9
4. University of Notre Dame, 386 4 10-3-1 9
5. Clarkson University, 362 (3) 7 10-3-1 7
6. University of Minnesota, 328 (2) 6 9-4-1 9
7. Cornell University, 274 5 7-1-0 3
8. Minnesota State University, 260 8 9-4-0 8
9. Western Michigan University, 206 14 8-4-1 3
10. University of Wisconsin, 204 10 8-5-2 9
11. Providence College, 193 9 7-4-1 9
12. Northeastern University, 149 13 7-4-1 8
13. Boston College, 71 – 8-5-1 2
14. University of New Hampshire, 62 12 6-4-1 5
15. University of Minnesota Duluth, 60 15 6-6-2 9
Upcoming Top 15
Matchups
Friday, Nov. 24
No. 6 Minnesota
at
No. 4 Notre Dame
Saturday, Nov. 25
No. 6 Minnesota
at
No. 4 Notre Dame
No. 8 Minnesota State
at
No. 15 Minnesota Duluth
Others Receiving Votes: Ohio State University, 31; University of Michigan, 23; Colgate University, 20; Harvard University, 16; Union College, 8; UMass Lowell, 2; Bowling Green State University, 1.
Notes: The University of Denver ranks number one with 490 points and 20 first-place votes … The NCHC has five teams in the rankings, Hockey East Association has four, Big Ten 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.
