Around the Rinks/USCHO Poll Princeton, New Jersey/Minneapolis, Minnesota (November 4, 1996) Team (first-place votes) Record Pts Last 1. Vermont (24) 6-0-0 285 2 2. Michigan (3) 6-1-0 252 1 3. Boston University 3-1-0 225 4 4. North Dakota (1) 6-0-0 209 5 5. Michigan State (1) 5-2-0 148 - 6. Minnesota 3-3-0 94 6 7. Bowling Green 6-2-0 83 3 8. Colorado College 3-3-0 76 8 9. Minnesota-Duluth 4-2-0 54 - 10. Maine 4-1-0 41 - Others Receiving Votes: Miami 40, New Hampshire 22, St. Cloud 17, Colgate 16, Denver 11, Clarkson 6, Wisconsin 6, Western Michigan 4, Providence 3, Michigan Tech 2, Harvard 1 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. --- Deron Treadwell - [log in to unmask] Editor, US College Hockey Online USCHO: http://uscollegehockey.com ---