Around the Rinks/U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Princeton, New Jersey/Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 3, 1997
Note: This is the last poll for the 1996-97 season. The next poll will
appear in October 1997.
Team (first-place votes) Record Pts Last
1 Michigan (30) 30- 3-4 300 1
2 Clarkson 24- 8-0 248 4
3 Minnesota 24-11-1 203 5
4 North Dakota 24-10-2 186 2
5 Miami (Ohio) 25-10-1 172 6
6 New Hampshire 25- 9-0 162 3
7 Boston University 20- 8-6 140 7
8 Vermont 21- 8-3 90 9
9 Maine 24-10-1 50 10
10 Denver 21-11-1 28 -
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan State 27, St. Cloud 21,
Cornell 18, Lake Superior 3, Colorado College 2
How the top ten fared:
#1 Michigan lost @#5 Miami 2-4, won @Ohio State 7-4
#2 Clarkson won @Cornell 3-1, won @Colgate 7-3
#3 Minnesota played Wisconsin twice, won 4-3 and 7-3
#4 North Dakota played @#10 Denver twice, lost 3-6 and 0-5
#5 Miami def. Western Michigan 5-4, def #1 Michigan 4-2
#6 New Hampshire def. Providence 7-5, lost @#7 BU 1-5
#7 Boston University def. Merrimack 2-1, def #6 UNH 5-1
#8 Vermont won @Brown 3-2, won @Harvard 5-4
#9 Maine def. Mass Amherst 10-3
#10 Denver played #4 North Dakota twice, won 6-3 and 5-0
Up next:
#1 Michigan hosts Alaska-Fairbanks in CCHA Quarterfinal best of 3 series
#2 Clarkson hosts Harvard, SLU or Yale in ECAC Quarterfinal best of 3
series
#3 Minnesota hosts Alaska-Anchorage in WCHA First Round best of 3 series
#4 North Dakota hosts Michigan Tech in WCHA First Round best of 3 series
#5 Miami hosts Ohio State in CCHA Quarterfinal best of 3 series
#6 New Hampshire hosts Mass Amherst in HE Quarterfinal best of 3 series
#7 Boston University hosts Northeastern in HE Quarterfinal best of 3
series
#8 Vermont hosts Princeton in ECAC Quarterfinal best of 3 series
#9 Maine disqualified from post-season play
#10 Denver hosts Minnesota-Duluth in WCHA First Round best of 3 series
The Around the Rinks/USCHO Poll (formerly known as the Troy Record 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 http://uscollegehockey.com
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