Around the Rinks/U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
 Princeton, New Jersey/Minneapolis, Minnesota
            January 27, 1997
 
    Team (first-place votes)   Record      Pts    Last
 1. Michigan (30)              23-1-3      300      1
 2. North Dakota               17-7-2      237      3
 3. Minnesota                  18-8-0      234      4
 4. New Hampshire              19-6-0      213      5
 5. Boston University          13-6-5      132      2
 6. Clarkson                   15-7-0      111      -
 7. Michigan State             15-7-3      102      6
 8. Vermont                    15-6-1       72      9
 9. Miami                      19-9-0       66      8
10. Lake Superior              16-9-4       62      7
 
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 44, St. Cloud 35,
Maine 21, Princeton 15, Cornell 5, Wisconsin 1
 
How the top ten fared:
#1 Michigan def. #9 Miami twice, 5-2, 3-0
#2 North Dakota split @Colorado College, 3-0, 3-8
#3 Minnesota swept @Michigan Tech, 5-2, 8-4
#4 New Hampshire won @Merrimack 5-2, won @Boston College 5-2
#5 Boston University lost @Mass Lowell 1-3, lost to Maine 1-3
#6 Clarkson def. St. Lawrence 8-3
#7 Michigan State hosted Ohio State twice, won 3-0, lost 2-3
#8 Vermont tied Dartmouth 4-4
#9 Miami lost twice to #1 Michigan 2-5, 0-3
#10 Lake Superior lost @Bowling Green 5-8, tied Western Michigan 1-1
 
 
Up next:
#1 Michigan plays @Ohio State (Jan. 29), hosts Bowling Green
#2 North Dakota hosts #3 Minnesota (two games)
#3 Minnesota plays @#3 North Dakota (two games)
#4 New Hampshire plays @Harvard (Jan. 28), hosts Northeastern, Mass
Amherst
#5 Boston University plays @Providence, plays Harvard (Feb. 1, Beanpot)
#6 Clarkson hosts #8 Vermont, Dartmouth
#7 Michigan State plays @Notre Dame (Jan. 28), @Western Michigan
#8 Vermont plays @Clarkson, @St. Lawrence
#9 Miami plays @Bowling Green, hosts Ohio State
#10 Lake Superior hosts Notre Dame (two games)
 
The Around the Rinks/USCHO Poll (formerly known as the Troy Record 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 http://uscollegehockey.com
 
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