U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (December 1, 1997)
 
   Team (First Place Votes)   Record  Pts   Last
 1 Michigan State (23)        11-1-2  288     1
 2 Boston University (3)       9-1-0  266     2
 3 North Dakota (4)            5-2-1  225     3
 4 Miami                       9-1-0  187     4
 5 New Hampshire              10-3-0  167     5
 6 Colorado College            7-3-2  132     7
 7 Michigan                   10-3-1   93     -
 8 Boston College             10-4-0   70     8
 9 Cornell                     6-1-1   64     9
10 St. Cloud                   9-3-2   62     -
   Wisconsin                   7-3-0   62     6
 
Others receiving votes: Yale 26, Princeton 4,
Colgate 3, Maine 1
 
How the top ten fared:
#1 Michigan State def. #10 Wisconsin, 2-0, def. Minnesota, 3-2
#2 Boston University won @Harvard 5-3, def. Clarkson 4-0, def. St.
Lawrence, 6-3
#3 North Dakota did not play
#4 Miami did not play
#5 New Hampshire def. Mass Lowell, 4-2, def. Maine, 7-0
#6 Colorado College def. Alaska Anchorage twice, 3-1, 3-2
#7 Michigan def. Minnesota, 4-3, def. #10 Wisconsin, 2-1
#8 Boston College won @Brown, 6-3, def. St. Lawrence, 6-0, lost to
Clarkson, 3-4
#9 Cornell def. Niagara, 2-0
#10 St. Cloud won @Denver twice, 6-4, 6-2
#10 Wisconsin lost to #1 Michigan State, 0-2, lost to #8 Michigan, 1-2
 
Up next (games are 12/05 and 12/06 unless noted):
#1 Michigan State hosts Bowling Green (12/06 and 12/07)
#2 Boston University plays @Merrimack (12/04), @#9 Boston College (12/07)
#3 North Dakota plays @#10 Wisconsin (two games)
#4 Miami plays @Ferris State, @Lake Superior
#5 New Hampshire plays away and home with Mass Lowell
#6 Colorado College plays home and away with Denver (12/07 and 12/08)
#7 Michigan plays @Lake Superior
#8 Boston College hosts #2 Boston University (12/07)
#9 Cornell plays @Union, @Rensselaer
#10 St. Cloud does not play
#10 Wisconsin hosts #3 North Dakota (two games)
 
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