U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (December 1, 1997)
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 Michigan State (23) 11-1-2 288 1
2 Boston University (3) 9-1-0 266 2
3 North Dakota (4) 5-2-1 225 3
4 Miami 9-1-0 187 4
5 New Hampshire 10-3-0 167 5
6 Colorado College 7-3-2 132 7
7 Michigan 10-3-1 93 -
8 Boston College 10-4-0 70 8
9 Cornell 6-1-1 64 9
10 St. Cloud 9-3-2 62 -
Wisconsin 7-3-0 62 6
Others receiving votes: Yale 26, Princeton 4,
Colgate 3, Maine 1
How the top ten fared:
#1 Michigan State def. #10 Wisconsin, 2-0, def. Minnesota, 3-2
#2 Boston University won @Harvard 5-3, def. Clarkson 4-0, def. St.
Lawrence, 6-3
#3 North Dakota did not play
#4 Miami did not play
#5 New Hampshire def. Mass Lowell, 4-2, def. Maine, 7-0
#6 Colorado College def. Alaska Anchorage twice, 3-1, 3-2
#7 Michigan def. Minnesota, 4-3, def. #10 Wisconsin, 2-1
#8 Boston College won @Brown, 6-3, def. St. Lawrence, 6-0, lost to
Clarkson, 3-4
#9 Cornell def. Niagara, 2-0
#10 St. Cloud won @Denver twice, 6-4, 6-2
#10 Wisconsin lost to #1 Michigan State, 0-2, lost to #8 Michigan, 1-2
Up next (games are 12/05 and 12/06 unless noted):
#1 Michigan State hosts Bowling Green (12/06 and 12/07)
#2 Boston University plays @Merrimack (12/04), @#9 Boston College (12/07)
#3 North Dakota plays @#10 Wisconsin (two games)
#4 Miami plays @Ferris State, @Lake Superior
#5 New Hampshire plays away and home with Mass Lowell
#6 Colorado College plays home and away with Denver (12/07 and 12/08)
#7 Michigan plays @Lake Superior
#8 Boston College hosts #2 Boston University (12/07)
#9 Cornell plays @Union, @Rensselaer
#10 St. Cloud does not play
#10 Wisconsin hosts #3 North Dakota (two games)
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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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