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Providence College Claims No. 1 Sport In Men’s College Hockey Poll

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USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine

2015-16 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #6
(First-place votes in parentheses)

Rank School
Last Week’s Rank

2015-16 Record

Weeks in Top 15

1. Providence College, 485 (18) 2 6-0-1 6
2. Boston College, 463 (10) 3 8-1-0 6
3. Quinnipiac University, 425 (5) 4 8-0-0 4
4. University of North Dakota, 413 (1) 1 7-1-2 6
5. UMass Lowell, 359 5 6-1-2 6
6. Harvard University, 352 6 3-0-1 6
7. University of Nebraska Omaha, 306 8 8-2-0 6
8. Yale University, 235 9 3-0-1 6
9. St. Cloud State University, 230 T10 6-2-0 5
10. University of Denver, 199 12 5-3-0 6
11. Boston University, 169 T10 5-3-0 6
12. University of Michigan, 134 13 4-1-1 6
T13. Merrimack College, 86 — 5-1-2 1
University of Minnesota Duluth, 86 7 3-4-2 6
15. St. Lawrence University, 54 14 6-3-1 2
Others Receiving Votes: Bowling Green State University, 25; University of Notre Dame, 18; Miami University, 12; University of Massachusetts, 7; Michigan Tech University 7; Clarkson University, 5; Western Michigan University, 5; Cornell University, 5; Robert Morris University, 1.

Notes: The Hockey East Association and National Collegiate Hockey Conference lead all conferences with five teams apiece in the rankings, while ECAC has four and the Big Ten Conference has one.

Top 15 Matchups: Friday, Nov. 13: No. 11 Boston University at No. 1 Providence College; No. 7 Harvard University at No. 3 Quinnipiac University; No. 10 University of Denver at No. 13 University of Minnesota Duluth. Saturday, Nov. 14: No. 1 Providence College at No. 11 Boston University; No. 10 University of Denver at No. 13 University of Minnesota Duluth.

About the Poll: The 21st 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.