Denver Maintains 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 #15
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2016-17 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Denver, 480 (18) 1 15-5-4 15
2. Penn State University, 470 (16) 4 16-2-1 11
3. University of Minnesota Duluth, 436 2 13-5-4 15
4. Boston University, 425 5 13-5-2 15
5. UMass Lowell, 381 6 15-5-3 15
6. Harvard University, 296 3 11-4-1 15
7. University of Minnesota, 281 9 13-5-2 15
8. University of North Dakota, 277 7 13-7-3 15
9. Union College, 246 11 16-5-2 7
10. Boston College, 218 8 14-8-2 15
11. Ohio State University, 150 10 11-4-5 13
12. Western Michigan University, 141 14 11-6-3 4
13. University of Vermont, 132 12 15-7-2 7
14. Cornell University, 61 — 11-4-1 1
15. University of Notre Dame, 40 13 13-8-2 15
This Week’s Top 15
Matchups
Monday, Jan. 16
No. 4 Boston University
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No. 10 Boston College
Friday, Jan. 20
No. 11 Ohio State
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No. 2 Penn State
No. 3 Minnesota Duluth
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No. 8 North Dakota
Saturday, Jan. 21
No. 11 Ohio State
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No. 2 Penn State
No. 3 Minnesota Duluth
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No. 8 North Dakota
Others Receiving Votes: St. Lawrence University, 28; Quinnipiac University, 9; St. Cloud State University, 5; Minnesota State University, 3; Robert Morris University, 1.
Notes: University of Denver maintains the top ranking for the second consecutive week with 480 points and 18 of 34 first place votes … Cornell University makes its first appearance this season in the rankings … 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.
