U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (March 2, 1998)
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 Michigan State (21) 26- 4-5 290 2
2 North Dakota (9) 26- 5-1 271 1
3 Boston University 25- 5-2 247 3
4 Michigan 25- 9-1 171 5
5 Boston College 21- 8-4 156 7
6 New Hampshire 22- 8-1 153 4
7 Yale 20- 6-1 121 6
8 Clarkson 18- 7-3 74 9
9 Wisconsin 21-12-1 43 10
10 Ohio State 20-11-2 42 -
Others receiving votes: St Cloud 38, Colorado College 20,
Northeastern 15, Miami 7, Rensselaer 2
How the top ten fared:
#1 Michigan State def. Lake Superior, 6-3, def. Ferris State, 6-3
#2 North Dakota played @Minnesota-Duluth twice, won 6-3, lost 0-7
#3 Boston University def. Mass Amherst twice, 3-1, 5-1
#4 Michigan lost to Ferris State, 1-4, def. Lake Superior 5-2
#5 Boston College def. Mass Lowell twice, 5-4, 7-3
#6 New Hampshire lost to Northeastern twice, 4-5, 1-2
#7 Yale tied Dartmouth, 3-3, lost to Vermont, 3-4
#8 Clarkson won @Brown, 3-2, won @Harvard, 5-1
#9 Wisconsin played St Cloud twice, lost 3-7, won 6-3
#10 Ohio State won @Miami, 3-1, def. Bowling Green, 5-2
Up next (games 3/06 and 3/07 unless otherwise noted):
#1 Michigan State plays @Lake Superior, plays @Northern Michigan
#2 North Dakota hosts #9 Wisconsin (two games)
#3 Boston University plays @Northeastern (3/05), hosts Merrimack (3/08)
#4 Michigan plays @Bowling Green, plays @Notre Dame
#5 Boston College plays @Mass Amherst (3/04), plays @Northeastern (3/07)
#6 New Hampshire plays @Providence, @Mass Lowell
#7 Yale plays @Union, plays @Rensselaer
#8 Clarkson hosts Colgate and Cornell
#9 Wisconsin plays @#1 North Dakota (two games)
#10 Ohio State plays @Ferris State (two games)
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conference, and two voters with national interests. The poll is conducted
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