Denver Tops USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll Entering NCAA Men’s Frozen Four
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2016-17 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #25
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2016-17 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Denver, 501 (25) 1 31-7-4 25
2. Harvard University, 475 (9) 2 28-5-2 25
3. University of Minnesota Duluth, 453 3 27-6-7 25
4. University of Notre Dame, 381 12 23-11-5 22
5. UMass Lowell, 373 4 27-11-3 25
6. Boston University, 333 6 24-12-3 25
7. University of Minnesota, 288 5 23-12-3 25
8. Penn State University, 264 11 25-12-2 21
9. University of North Dakota, 209 10 21-16-3 25
10. United States Air Force Academy, 164 15 27-10-5 2
11. Union College, 152 7 25-10-3 17
12. Western Michigan University, 139 8 22-13-5 14
13. Cornell University, 114 9 21-9-5 10
14. Ohio State University, 106 14 21-12-6 23
15. Providence Colege, 105 13 22-12-5 14
Upcoming Top 15
Matchups
Thursday, April 6
No. 4 Notre Dame
vs
No. 1 Denver
No. 3 Minnesota Duluth
vs
No. 2 Harvard
Note: Both games played in Chicago, Illinois, as part of the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan Tech University, 9; St. Lawrence University, 9; University of Wisconsin, 4; Boston College, 1.
Notes: University of Denver remains #1 entering the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four with 501 points and 25-of-34 first-place votes … The Hockey East Association and NCHC each have four teams in the rankings while the Big Ten and ECAC each have three and Atlantic Hockey has one … The final 2016-17 poll will occur on Monday, April 10 after the conclusion of the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four … 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.
