Rank
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School
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Last Week's Ranking
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2011-12 Record |
Weeks in Top 15 |
1 |
University of Minnesota Duluth, 510 (34) |
1
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15-4-3
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15
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2 |
University of Minnesota, 435 |
5
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16-8-1
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14
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3 |
Boston University, 422 |
6
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13-6-1
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12
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4 |
Boston College, 406 |
4
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14-8-1
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15
|
5 |
Ohio State University, 363 |
2
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14-6-3
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9
|
6 |
University of Notre Dame, 335 |
3
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13-8-3
|
15
|
7 |
Merrimack College, 321 |
7
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12-4-5
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14
|
8 |
Western Michigan University, 275 |
11
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12-7-5
|
15
|
9 |
Cornell University, 232 |
9
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10-4-3
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5
|
10 |
University of Michigan, 191 |
15
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14-8-4
|
11
|
11 |
Colorado College, 165 |
8
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13-8-1
|
15
|
12 |
Union College, 152 |
13
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12-5-6
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13
|
13 |
UMass Lowell, 97 |
10
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12-6-0
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3
|
14 |
Ferris State University, 84 |
12
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14-8-2
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10
|
15 |
University of Denver, 60 |
NR
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13-8-3
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14
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Others receiving votes: University of North Dakota, 8; Colgate University, 7; Northern Michigan University, 7; Michigan State University, 5; University of Nebraska Omaha, 3; Miami University, 1; Quinnipiac University, 1.
NOTES: The University of Minnesota Duluth is atop the poll for the sixth straight week ... The Central Collegiate Hockey Association leads all conferences with five ranked teams, while Hockey East Association and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association have four ranked teams and ECAC Hockey has two ranked programs ... A total of 22 teams received votes.
ABOUT THE POLL: The 17th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the five NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.
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This Week's Top-15 Match-ups
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Friday, January 20 No. 11 Colorado College at No. 2 University of Minnesota
No. 14 Ferris State University at No. 5 Ohio State University
No. 10 University of Michigan at No. 6 University of Notre Dame
Saturday, January 21 No. 11 Colorado College at No. 2 University of Minnesota
No. 14 Ferris State University at No. 5 Ohio State University
No. 10 University of Michigan at No. 6 University of Notre Dame
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