U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (November 24, 1997)
 
   Team (First Place Votes)   Record  Pts   Last
 1 Michigan State (20)         9-1-2  282     1
 2 Boston University (4)       6-1-0  258     2
 3 North Dakota (6)            5-2-1  233     3
 4 Miami                       9-1-0  180     4
 5 New Hampshire               8-3-0  132     5
 6 Wisconsin                   7-1-0  124    10
 7 Colorado College            5-3-2  110     7
 8 Boston College              8-3-0   87     8
 9 Cornell                     5-1-1   58     6
10 Maine                       6-1-0   41     9
 
Others receiving votes: Michigan 39, Yale 38,
Northern Michigan 25, St. Cloud 17, Colgate 4,
Clarkson 3, Minnesota 2, Providence 1
 
How the top ten fared:
#1 Michigan State won @Ohio State 2-1, @Bowling Green 5-2
#2 Boston University def. Brown 8-1
#3 North Dakota def. Denver twice, 4-3, 6-1
#4 Miami def. Western Michigan twice, 2-1 OT, 4-2
#5 New Hampshire def. Merrimack twice, 7-6, 6-1
#6 Wisconsin won @Minnesota-Duluth twice, 3-0, 4-2
#7 Colorado College won @Minnesota twice, 5-1, 4-3 OT
#8 Boston College won, lost @#10 Maine, 6-1, 5-12
#9 Cornell def. Princeton, 2-1, lost to Yale, 1-2
#10 Maine lost to, def. #8 Boston College 1-6, 12-5
 
Up next (games are 11/28 and 11/29 unless noted):
#1 Michigan State hosts #6 Wisconsin (11/28) and Minnesota (11/30)
#2 Boston University plays @Harvard (11/25), hosts Clarkson and St.
Lawrence
#3 North Dakota does not play
#4 Miami does not play
#5 New Hampshire hosts Mass Lowell and #10 Maine/Vermont (Governor's Cup,
Durham, NH)
#6 Wisconsin plays @#1 Michigan State (11/28), @Michigan (11/30)
#7 Colorado College hosts Alaska-Anchorage (two games)
#8 Boston College plays @Brown (11/25) hosts St. Lawrence and Clarkson
#9 Cornell plays Niagara (11/30) (Imlach Collage Hockey Showcase, Buffalo,
NY)
#10 Maine plays Vermont, #5 New Hampshire/Mass-Lowell (Governor's Cup,
Durham, NH)
 
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