U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (March 16, 1998)
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 North Dakota (20) 29- 6-1 290 1
2 Michigan State (10) 29- 5-5 280 3
3 Boston College 24- 8-5 200 5
4 Boston University 28- 7-2 192 2
5 Michigan 29-10-1 185 4
6 Clarkson 22- 7-3 144 8
7 Yale 23- 6-3 110 6
8 Ohio State 24-11-2 103 9
9 Colorado College 24-11-3 57 -
10 Wisconsin 24-13-1 53 10
Others receiving votes: New Hampshire 26, Maine 4,
St Cloud 4, Miami 2
How the top ten fared:
#1 North Dakota def. Mankato twice, 5-2, 5-4
#2 Michigan State def. Ferris State twice, 3-1, 2-1
#3 Boston College def. Providence twice, 4-3, 6-3
#4 Boston University played Merrimack three times, lost 1-4, won 6-5,
lost 4-5
#5 Michigan played Notre Dame three times, lost 2-4, won 2-1 OT, won 4-3
#6 Clarkson def. Vermont twice, 2-1, 5-3
#7 Yale played St Lawrence three times, tied 3-3 OT, tied 3-3 OT, won 4-1
#8 Ohio State def. Lake Superior twice, 2-1, 6-0
#9 Colorado College def. Denver twice, 3-2, 6-4
#10 Wisconsin def. Alaska-Anchorage twice, 6-1, 6-2
Up next:
#1 North Dakota plays Michigan Tech/St Cloud, #9 Colorado College/#10
Wisconsin (WCHA Final Five)
#2 Michigan State plays Northern Michigan (CCHA semi-finals)
#3 Boston College plays Merrimack (Hockey East semi-finals)
#4 Boston University does not play
#5 Michigan plays #8 Ohio State (CCHA semi-finals)
#6 Clarkson plays Harvard, #7 Yale/Princeton/Cornell (ECAC tournament)
#7 Yale plays Princeton/Cornell, #6 Clarkson/Harvard (ECAC tournament)
#8 Ohio State plays #5 Michigan (CCHA semi-finals)
#9 Colorado College plays #10 Wisconsin, #1 North Dakota/St
Cloud/Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA Final Five)
#10 Wisconsin plays #9 Colorado College, #1 North Dakota/St
Cloud/Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA Final Five)
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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