Minnesota Duluth Keeps #1 Ranking in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2016-17 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #18
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2016-17 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Minnesota Duluth, 507 (31) 1 18-5-5 18
2. University of Denver, 470 (3) 2 18-6-4 18
3. Boston University, 444 3 18-7-2 18
4. University of Minnesota, 383 7 17-7-2 18
5. Harvard University, 371 6 15-5-2 18
6. Union College, 326 5 19-7-2 10
7. Boston College, 325 8 18-9-2 18
8. Western Michigan University, 264 9 15-7-4 7
9. Penn State University, 227 4 16-6-2 14
10. UMass Lowell, 208 10 17-9-3 18
11. University of North Dakota, 116 12 15-11-3 18
12. Providence College, 113 15 16-8-4 7
13. Ohio State University, 108 11 13-7-6 16
14. University of Vermont, 78 13 16-9-3 10
15. Cornell University, 72 – 14-6-2 3
This Week’s Top 15
Matchups
Monday, Feb. 6
No. 3 Boston University
vs
No. 7 Boston College
Friday, Feb. 10
No. 4 Minnesota
at
No. 13 Ohio State
No. 6 Union
at
No. 5 Harvard
No. 3 Boston University
at
No. 10 UMass Lowell
Saturday, Feb. 11
No. 4 Minnesota
at
No. 13 Ohio State
Others Receiving Votes: St. Lawrence University, 32; University of Wisconsin, 21; University of Notre Dame, 12; United States Air Force Academy, 2; St. Cloud State University, 1.
Notes: University of Minnesota Duluth remains #1 for the third consecutive week with 507 points and 31-of-34 first-place votes … Cornell University returns to the top-15 after being ranked 14th in weeks 15-16 … The Hockey East Association has five teams in the rankings, while the NCHC follows with four teams and the Big Ten Conference and ECAC each have three teams… 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.
