U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (March 9, 1998)
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 North Dakota (14) 27- 6-1 275 2
2 Boston University (10) 27- 5-2 268 3
3 Michigan State (6) 27- 5-5 267 1
4 Michigan 27- 9-1 189 4
5 Boston College 22- 8-5 151 5
6 Yale 22- 6-1 142 7
7 New Hampshire 23- 9-1 108 6
8 Clarkson 20- 7-3 106 8
9 Ohio State 22-11-2 61 10
10 Wisconsin 22-13-1 47 9
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 30, Northeastern 3
Miami 1, Rensselaer 1, St Cloud 1
How the top ten fared:
#1 North Dakota played #10 Wisconsin twice, won 6-3, lost 4-6
#2 Boston University won @Northeastern, 5-2, def. Merrimack 9-1
#3 Michigan State won @Lake Superior, 4-1, lost @Northern Michigan, 1-5
#4 Michigan won @Bowling Green, 5-4, won @Notre Dame, 1-0
#5 Boston College won @Mass Amherst, 6-1, tied @Northeastern, 6-6 OT
#6 Yale won @Union, 4-2, won @Rensselaer, 3-1
#7 New Hampshire won @Providence, 3-2, lost @Mass Lowell, 0-3
#8 Clarkson def. Colgate, 6-1, def. Cornell, 4-3 OT
#9 Ohio State won @Ferris State twice, 4-1, 6-1
#10 Wisconsin played @North Dakota twice, lost 3-6, won 6-4
Up next (games best two-of-three, start 3/13 unless otherwise noted):
#1 North Dakota hosts Mankato State (WCHA first round)
#2 Boston University hosts Merrimack (Hockey East first round)
#3 Michigan State hosts Ferris State (CCHA first round)
#4 Michigan hosts Notre Dame (CCHA first round)
#5 Boston College hosts Providence (best two-of-three, starts 3/12, Hockey
East first round)
#6 Yale hosts St Lawrence (ECAC first round)
#7 New Hampshire hosts Maine (Hockey East first round)
#8 Clarkson hosts Vermont (ECAC first round)
#9 Ohio State hosts Lake Superior (CCHA first round)
#10 Wisconsin hosts Alaska Anchorage (WCHA first round)
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/
|
