Minnesota Duluth Takes Over Top Spot in
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2016-17 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #5
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2016-17 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Minnesota Duluth, 509 (33) 2 5-1-2 5
2. University of Denver, 461 (1) 3 6-2-0 5
3. University of North Dakota, 449 1 5-2-0 5
4. Boston University, 398 4 3-2-0 5
5. Boston College, 329 8 6-2-1 5
6. UMass Lowell, 328 5 4-2-2 5
7. Quinnipiac University, 321 7 4-2-1 5
8. St. Cloud State University, 256 10 4-2-0 5
9. University of Notre Dame, 221 6 4-3-1 5
10. Minnesota State University, 189 9 6-2-0 3
11. Ohio State University, 184 14 5-0-2 3
12. Harvard University, 130 13 2-0-0 5
13. University of Minnesota, 125 12 3-2-1 5
14. Providence College, 60 15 3-3-1 5
15. Penn State University, 32 — 5-1-1 1
This Week’s Top 15
Matchups
Friday, Nov. 4
No. 1 Minnesota Duluth
at
No. 8 St. Cloud State
No. 3 North Dakota
at
No. 13 Minnesota
Saturday, Nov. 5
No. 1 Minnesota Duluth
at
No. 8 St. Cloud State
No. 3 North Dakota
at
No. 13 Minnesota
Others Receiving Votes: Union College, 25; University of Michigan, 14; Yale University, 13; University of Vermont, 11; Bemidji State University, 9; University of Wisconsin, 7; Northeastern University, 5; University of Nebraska Omaha, 3; Lake Superior State University, 1.
Notes: University of Minnesota Duluth takes over the top ranking after sweeping the University of North Dakota (5-2, 3-0) this past weekend (Oct. 28-29) … The Hockey East Association leads all conferences with five ranked teams. The National Collegiate Hockey Conference follows with four teams, while the Big Ten has three teams, the ECAC has two teams and the WCHA has one … 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.
