U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (December 30, 1997)
 
   Team (First Place Votes)   Record  Pts   Last
 1 Boston University (21)     11-2-2  290     1
 2 Michigan State (6)         14-2-2  273     2
 3 North Dakota (2)           10-3-1  227     4
 4 Miami                      13-3-0  209     6
 5 New Hampshire              13-4-1  179     3
 6 St. Cloud (1)              12-4-2  147     7
 7 Michigan                   14-4-1  129     5
 8 Colorado College           11-5-2   78     8
 9 Yale                        9-3-0   58     9
10 Northeastern               10-5-2   19     -
 
Others receiving votes: Colgate 13, Wisconsin 11,
Providence 7, Clarkson 4, Boston College 3,
Northern Michigan 2, Ferris State 1
 
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coaches from each major Division I conference, two beat writers from each
conference, and two voters with national interests. The poll is conducted
on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, and published weekly by the Associated
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