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 #2
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week’s Rank
2017-18 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Denver, 510 (34) 1 0-0-0 2
2. Boston University, 426 2 1-0-0 2
3. University of Minnesota, 403 3 0-0-0 2
4. Harvard University, 373 4 0-0-0 2
5. Providence College, 338 5 0-0-0 2
6. St. Cloud State University, 302 6 0-0-0 2
7. University of North Dakota, 280 7 0-0-0 2
8. University of Notre Dame, 263 8 0-0-0 2
9. UMass Lowell, 238 9 0-0-0 2
10. University of Wisconsin, 186 T11 1-0-0 2
11. Penn State University, 168 10 0-0-0 2
12. University of Minnesota Duluth, 130 T11 0-0-0 2
13. Northeastern University, 117 14 0-0-0 2
14. Quinnipiac University, 108 13 0-0-0 2
15. Minnesota State University, 59 15 0-0-0 2
Upcoming Top 15
Matchups
Friday, Oct. 6
No. 3 Minnesota
vs
No. 12 Minnesota Duluth
Sunday, Oct. 8
No. 2 Boston University
vs
No. 14 Quinnipiac
Others Receiving Votes: Boston College 48; Clarkson University, 29; Ohio State University, 28; Cornell University, 28; United States Air Force Academy, 23; Miami University, 14; Western Michigan University 7; Union College, 2.
Notes: University of Denver remains #1 with 510 points and all 34 first-place votes … The NCHC, Hockey East Association, and Big Ten all are tied with with four teams in the rankings, while the ECAC has two 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.
