U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (January 26, 1998)
 
   Team (First Place Votes)   Record  Pts   Last
 1 Michigan State (17)        19-3-3  278     2
 2 North Dakota (9)           17-4-1  262     1
 3 Boston University          16-4-2  226     5
 4 New Hampshire (4)          16-4-1  220     3
 5 Miami                      17-5-2  170     7
 6 Wisconsin                  17-6-1  120     8
 7 Michigan                   19-6-1  112     4
 8 Boston College             15-6-3   94     6
 9 St. Cloud                  15-7-2   85    10
10 Yale                       14-4-0   54     9
 
Others receiving votes: Colgate 10, Northeastern 8,
Colorado College 6, Clarkson 3, Cornell 2
 
How the top ten fared:
#1 Michigan State def. Lake Superior, 4-3
#2 North Dakota played @#9 St. Cloud, lost 2-6, won 6-2
#3 Boston University def. Maine twice, 4-3, 3-2
#4 New Hampshire had a game cancelled against Brown, power outage
#5 Miami def. #7 Michigan twice, 3-1, 4-3
#6 Wisconsin won @Colorado College twice, 6-5, 4-0
#7 Michigan lost @#5 Miami twice, 1-3, 3-4
#8 Boston College ppd game @Mass Amherst, def. Mass Amherst 6-3
#9 St. Cloud played #2 North Dakota, won 6-2, lost 2-6
#10 Yale def. Army, 5-1
 
Up next (games are 1/30 and 1/31 unless otherwise noted):
#1 Michigan State hosts #5 Miami (two games)
#2 North Dakota hosts Mankato State (1/31, 2/01)
#3 Boston University plays @Merrimack (1/30), plays Northeastern (2/02,
Beanpot, Boston, MA)
#4 New Hampshire hosts Boston College (1/27), plays @Northeastern (1/30),
hosts Maine (2/01)
#5 Miami plays @#1 Michigan State (two games)
#6 Wisconsin hosts Alaska Anchorage (two games)
#7 Michigan plays away and home with Notre Dame
#8 Boston College plays @#4 New Hampshire (1/27), hosts Mass Lowell
(1/30), plays Harvard (2/02, Beanpot, Boston, MA)
#9 St. Cloud hosts Denver (two games)
#10 Yale hosts Princeton (1/31)
 
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
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