U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (February 2, 1998)
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 Michigan State (22) 20-3-4 289 1
2 North Dakota (8) 19-4-1 262 2
3 Boston University 17-4-2 229 3
4 New Hampshire 18-5-1 213 4
5 Wisconsin 19-6-1 159 6
6 Michigan 21-6-1 141 7
7 Miami 17-6-3 129 5
8 Boston College 16-7-3 81 8
9 Yale 15-4-0 76 10
10 St. Cloud 16-8-2 36 9
Others receiving votes: Colgate 14, Colorado College 7,
Northeastern 5, Cornell 4, Ohio State 4, Clarkson 1
How the top ten fared:
#1 Michigan State played #7 Miami twice, tied 1-1 OT, won 7-0
#2 North Dakota def. Mankato State twice, 6-3, 8-6
#3 Boston University def. Merrimack, 6-3
#4 New Hampshire def. #8 Boston College, 9-3, def. Northeastern, 5-2, lost
to Maine, 1-3
#5 Wisconsin def. Alaska Anchorage twice, 2-1, 3-1
#6 Michigan def. Notre Dame twice, 7-2, 5-4 OT
#7 Miami played #1 Michigan State twice, tied 1-1 OT, lost 0-7
#8 Boston College lost to #4 New Hampshire, 3-9,
#9 Yale def. Princeton, 3-2
#10 St. Cloud played Denver twice, lost 3-4, won 3-2
Up next (games are 2/06 and 2/07 unless otherwise noted):
#1 Michigan State plays @Ohio State, @#7 Miami
#2 North Dakota plays @Alaska Anchorage (two games)
#3 Boston University plays Northeastern (2/02, Beanpot, Boston), hosts
Mass Lowell (2/06)
#4 New Hampshire hosts Mass Amherst (2/06)
#5 Wisconsin plays @Minnesota (two games)
#6 Michigan plays Lake Superior (2/07, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit)
#7 Miami hosts Alaska Fairbanks and #1 Michigan State
#8 Boston College plays Harvard (2/02, Beanpot, Boston), hosts Providence
(2/06)
#9 Yale hosts Cornell, Colgate
#10 St. Cloud hosts Michigan Tech (two games)
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
Press. The current poll can be found on the World Wide Web at
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