Denver Moves to #1 in Latest USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2016-17 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #20
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2016-17 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Denver, 494 (21) 2 22-6-4 20
2. University of Minnesota Duluth, 485 (13) 1 19-5-6 20
3. Harvard University, 445 3 20-5-2 20
4. University of Minnesota, 403 5 20-8-2 20
5. Boston University, 353 4 20-9-3 20
6. Western Michigan University, 316 9 18-8-4 9
7. UMass Lowell, 305 6 20-9-3 20
8. Union College, 303 7 22-8-2 12
9. Cornell University, 201 13 17-6-4 5
10. Providence College, 187 10 18-9-5 9
11. Penn State University, 163 8 18-8-2 16
12. Ohio State University, 140 14 16-8-6 18
13. Boston College, 97 11 18-12-4 20
14. University of Notre Dame, 73 — 18-9-5 17
15. University of North Dakota, 49 12 15-13-3 20
This Week’s Top 15
Matchups
Thursday, Feb. 23
No. 7 UMass Lowell
at
No. 13 Boston College
Friday, Feb. 24
No. 14 Notre Dame
at
No. 5 Boston University
No. 13 Boston College
at
No. 7 UMass Lowell
Saturday, Feb. 25
No. 8 Union
at
No. 9 Cornell
No. 14 Notre Dame
at
No. 5 Boston University
Others Receiving Votes: St. Cloud State University, 29; University of Vermont, 19; United States Air Force Academy, 12; St. Lawrence University, 4; Bemidji State University, 1; University of Wisconsin, 1.
Notes: University of Denver moves to #1 with 494 points and 21-of-34 first-place votes. The Pioneers previously held the top spot in weeks 7, 14 and 15 … University of Notre Dame returns to the top-15 after being ranked 15th in week 16 … The Hockey East Association has five teams in the rankings, while the NCHC has four teams and the Big Ten and ECAC each have three … For past poll results, click here.
About the Poll: The 22nd 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.
