U.S. College Hockey Online Poll
Minneapolis, Minnesota (February 16, 1998)
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 North Dakota (29) 23-4-1 299 1
2 Michigan State 22-4-5 242 3
3 New Hampshire 21-5-1 226 4
4 Boston University 21-5-2 214 2
5 Michigan (1) 24-6-1 205 5
6 Yale 19-4-0 147 6
7 St. Cloud 18-8-2 84 9
8 Boston College 19-8-4 81 10
9 Miami 18-8-4 69 7
10 Wisconsin 20-9-1 61 8
Others receiving votes: Clarkson 7, Colgate 6,
Ohio State 6, Minnesota 3
How the top ten fared:
#1 North Dakota def. Minnesota twice, 4-2, 5-3
#2 Michigan State def. Western Michigan, 4-2, def. Ohio State, 4-1
#3 New Hampshire def. Providence twice, 4-2, 5-0
#4 Boston University played Mass Lowell twice, lost, 2-5, won, 5-1
#5 Michigan def. #9 Miami, 3-1, def. Northern Michigan, 4-2
#6 Yale def. Brown, 3-1, def. Harvard, 5-3
#7 St. Cloud def. Michigan Tech twice, 6-0, 4-3 OT
#8 Boston College def. Merrimack twice, 4-3, 4-1
#9 Miami lost @#5 Michigan, 1-3, lost @Bowling Green, 4-5
#10 Wisconsin played Denver twice, won 7-4, lost 2-3
Up next (games 2/20 and 2/21 unless otherwise noted):
#1 North Dakota plays @Denver (2/21 and 2/22)
#2 Michigan State plays #5 Michigan (two games)
#3 New Hampshire plays home and away with Mass Amherst (2/20 and 2/22)
#4 Boston University plays away and home with Providence
#5 Michigan plays #2 Michigan State (two games)
#6 Yale plays @Clarkson, @St. Lawrence
#7 St. Cloud hosts Colorado College (two games)
#8 Boston College does not play
#9 Miami plays @Ferris State, @Western Michigan
#10 Wisconsin plays @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
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