U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (December 8, 1997)
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 Boston University (20) 11-1-0 287 2
2 Michigan State (5) 12-2-2 255 1
3 North Dakota (5) 7-2-1 253 3
4 New Hampshire 12-3-0 190 5
5 Miami 10-2-0 158 4
6 Colorado College 8-3-2 142 6
7 Michigan 11-3-1 141 7
8 St. Cloud 9-3-2 76 10
9 Yale 8-2-0 43 -
10 Providence 10-3-1 35 -
Others receiving votes: Boston College 31, Colgate 20,
Wisconsin 9, Northeastern 7, Rensselaer 3
How the top ten fared:
#1 Boston University won @Merrimack, 4-2, won @Boston College 5-1
#2 Michigan State lost to, def. Bowling Green, 4-2, 0-1
#3 North Dakota won twice @Wisconsin, 6-5, 3-0
#4 New Hampshire def. Mass Lowell twice, 6-2, 5-2
#5 Miami won @Ferris, 6-2, lost @Lake Superior, 3-4 OT
#6 Colorado College def. Denver, 9-1
#7 Michigan won @Lake Superior 7-0
#8 St Cloud did not play
#9 Yale won @Princeton, 3-2
#10 Providence def. Maine twice, 6-2, 7-2
Up next (games are 12/12 and 12/13 unless noted):
#1 Boston University hosts Boston College (12/09) plays @#4 New Hampshire
(12/12)
#2 Michigan State does not play
#3 North Dakota hosts #8 St. Cloud (two games)
#4 New Hampshire hosts #1 Boston University (12/12)
#5 Miami hosts Northern Michigan (two games)
#6 Colorado College plays @Denver (12/08), plays @Mankato State (two
games)
#7 Michigan plays away and home with Western Michigan
#8 St. Cloud plays @#3 North Dakota (two games)
#9 Yale does not play
#10 Providence does not play
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
http://uscollegehockey.com/
|