U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (February 23, 1998)
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 North Dakota (23) 25- 4-1 292 1
2 Michigan State (7) 24- 4-5 272 2
3 Boston University 23- 5-2 241 4
4 New Hampshire 22- 6-1 206 3
5 Michigan 24- 8-1 161 5
6 Yale 20- 5-0 153 6
7 Boston College 19- 8-4 116 8
8 St. Cloud 18-10-2 67 7
9 Clarkson 16- 7-3 49 -
10 Wisconsin 20-11-1 34 10
Others receiving votes: Ohio State 24, Miami 16,
Colorado College 8, Northeastern 6, Northern Michigan 3,
Colgate 1, Cornell 1
How the top ten fared:
#1 North Dakota won twice @Denver, 6-4, 7-3
#2 Michigan State def. #5 Michigan twice, 5-1, 4-1
#3 Boston University won twice vs Providence, @PC 5-1, @BU 3-2
#4 New Hampshire played Mass Amherst twice, won @UNH 7-3, lost @UMA 3-4
#5 Michigan lost to #2 Michigan State twice, 1-5, 1-4
#6 Yale lost @#9 Clarkson, 3-6, won @St Lawrence 7-2
#7 Boston College did not play
#8 St Cloud lost to Colorado College twice, 4-7, 1-3
#9 Clarkson def. #6 Yale, 6-3, def. Princeton 5-3
#10 Wisconsin lost @Michigan Tech twice, 2-4, 3-4
Up next (games 2/27 and 2/28 unless otherwise noted):
#1 North Dakota plays @Minnesota-Duluth (two games)
#2 Michigan State hosts Lake Superior, Ferris State
#3 Boston University plays away and home with Mass Amherst
#4 New Hampshire plays away and home with Northeastern
#5 Michigan hosts Ferris State, Lake Superior
#6 Yale hosts Dartmouth, Vermont
#7 Boston College plays away and home with Mass Lowell
#8 St Cloud plays @#10 Wisconsin (two games)
#9 Clarkson plays @Brown, @Harvard
#10 Wisconsin hosts #8 St Cloud (two games)
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conference, and two voters with national interests. The poll is conducted
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