Denver Maintains Top Spot in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2017-18 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #5
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2017-18 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Denver, 503 (28) 1 2-0-2 5
2. St. Cloud State University, 476 (6) 2 5-0-0 5
3. Harvard University, 425 3 0-0-0 5
4. University of North Dakota, 383 4 4-1-1 5
5. University of Wisconsin, 297 5 5-2-0 5
6. Boston University, 279 8 3-2-1 5
7. University of Minnesota, 275 7 3-3-0 5
T8. University of Notre Dame, 220 6 3-2-1 5
T8. Clarkson University, 220 3 3-0-1 3
10. Providence College, 232 9 3-2-0 5
11. University of Minnesota Duluth, 173 13 2-2-2 5
12. University of New Hampshire, 128 – 5-1-0 1
13. Quinnipiac University, 123 – 3-1-1 3
14. Minnesota State University, 89 12 3-2-0 4
15. Penn State University, 70 11 3-3-0 5
Upcoming Top 15
Matchups
Friday, Oct. 27
No. 1 Denver
at
No. 6 Boston University
No. T8 Clarkson
at
No. 7 Minnesota
Saturday, Oct. 28
No. 6 Boston University
at
No. 10 Providence
No. T8 Clarkson
at
No. 7 Minnesota
Others Receiving Votes: UMass Lowell, 64; United States Air Force Academy, 44; Michigan Tech University, 31; Cornell University, 21; Boston College, 18; Ohio State University, 8; Northeastern University, 6; Northern Michigan University 5; Colorado College, 3.
Notes: University of Denver remains #1 for the fifth straight week with 503 points and 28 first-place votes … The NCHC and Big Ten are tied with with four teams in the rankings, Hockey East and ECAC Hockey each have three, and the WCHA has one … For past poll results, click here.
About the Poll: The 23rd 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.
