U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (January 19, 1998)
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 North Dakota (26) 16-3-1 292 1
2 Michigan State (2) 18-3-3 261 2
3 New Hampshire (1) 16-4-1 232 4
4 Michigan 19-4-1 210 5
5 Boston University (1) 14-4-2 191 3
6 Boston College 15-5-2 99 10
7 Miami 15-6-1 96 7
8 Wisconsin 13-6-3 90 8
9 Yale 13-4-0 77 9
10 St. Cloud 14-6-2 56 6
Others receiving votes: Colgate 27, Colorado College 11,
Northeastern 6, Minnesota-Duluth 1, Northern Michigan 1
How the top ten fared:
#1 North Dakota def. Michigan Tech twice, 6-2, 6-3
#2 Michigan State def. Alaska Fairbanks, 6-1, won @Ferris State, 7-0
#3 New Hampshire won @Maine twice, 2-1, 5-0
#4 Michigan def. Alaska Fairbanks, 5-1
#5 Boston University lost to, def. Northeastern, 1-2 OT, 3-2
#6 Boston College def. Providence twice, 6-0, 8-0
#7 Miami lost @Northern Michigan, 3-5, won @Lake Superior, 4-3
#8 Wisconsin def. Nebraska Omaha twice, 5-1, 4-2
#9 Yale def. Mass Lowell, 6-3
#10 St. Cloud lost twice @Minnesota-Duluth, 4-8, 1-4
Up next (games are 1/23 and 1/24 unless otherwise noted):
#1 North Dakota plays @#10 St. Cloud (two games)
#2 Michigan State hosts Lake Superior (1/24)
#3 New Hamsphire hosts Brown (1/24)
#4 Michigan plays @#7 Miami (two games)
#5 Boston University hosts Maine (two games)
#6 Boston College plays away and home with Mass Amherst
#7 Miami hosts #4 Michigan (two games)
#8 Wisconsin plays @Colorado College (two games)
#9 Yale hosts Army (1/24)
#10 St. Cloud hosts #1 North Dakota (two games)
The U.S. College Hockey Online Poll consists of 30 voters, including five
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
Press. The current poll can be found on the World Wide Web at
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