U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (February 9, 1998)
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 North Dakota (24) 21-4-1 293 2
2 Boston University (6) 19-4-2 263 3
3 Michigan State 20-4-5 235 1
4 New Hampshire 19-5-1 210 4
5 Michigan 22-6-1 177 6
6 Yale 17-4-0 139 9
7 Miami 18-6-4 135 7
8 Wisconsin 19-8-1 87 5
9 St. Cloud 16-8-2 44 10
10 Boston College 16-8-4 33 8
Others receiving votes: Clarkson 13, Ohio State 11,
Northeastern 6, Colgate 4
How the top ten fared:
#1 North Dakota won @Alaska Anchorage twice, 4-1, 6-1
#2 Boston University def. Northeastern, 4-1 (Beanpot, Boston, MA), def.
Mass Lowell, 7-3
#3 Michigan State lost @Ohio State, 2-4, tied @#7 Miami, 0-0 OT
#4 New Hampshire def. Mass Amherst, 4-1
#5 Michigan def. Lake Superior, 4-1
#6 Yale def. Cornell, 11-0, def. Colgate, 2-0
#7 Miami def. Alaska Fairbanks, 3-2, tied #3 Michigan State, 0-0 OT
#8 Wisconsin lost @Minnesota twice, 1-4, 0-7
#9 St. Cloud did not play
#10 Boston College lost to Harvard, 4-5, OT (Beanpot), tied Providence,
3-3 OT, def. Northeastern, 4-1 (Beanpot consolation)
Up next (games are 2/13 and 2/14 unless otherwise noted):
#1 North Dakota hosts Minnesota (2/14 and 2/15)
#2 Boston University plays Harvard (2/09, Beanpot, Boston, MA), plays home
and away with Mass Lowell
#3 Michigan State hosts Western Michigan, Ohio State
#4 New Hampshire plays home and away with Providence
#5 Michigan hosts #7 Miami, Northern Michigan
#6 Yale hosts Brown, Harvard
#7 Miami plays @#5 Michigan, @Bowling Green
#8 Wisconsin hosts Denver (two games)
#9 St. Cloud hosts Michigan Tech (two games)
#10 Boston College plays away and home with Merrimack
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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