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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 |
Boston College, 510 (34) |
1
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25-10-1
|
22
|
| 2 |
Ferris State University, 443 |
3
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22-9-5
|
17
|
| 3 |
University of Minnesota Duluth, 408 |
2
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22-8-6
|
22
|
| 4 |
University of Minnesota, 381 |
5
|
24-12-1
|
21
|
| 5 |
University of Michigan, 374 |
6
|
21-11-4
|
18
|
| 6 |
Boston University, 343 |
4
|
21-12-1
|
19
|
| 7 |
Union College, 323 |
7
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20-7-7
|
20
|
| 8 |
UMass Lowell, 322 |
8
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22-10-1
|
10
|
| 9 |
University of Denver, 234 |
10
|
21-11-4
|
21
|
| 10 |
University of Maine, 177 |
11
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20-11-3
|
7
|
| 11 |
Miami University, 167 |
9
|
21-13-2
|
6
|
| 12 |
University of North Dakota, 124 |
15
|
20-12-3
|
10
|
| 13 |
Cornell University, 108 |
13
|
15-7-7
|
12
|
| 14 |
Merrimack College, 75 |
12
|
17-10-7
|
21
|
| 15 |
Michigan State University, 67 |
14
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19-13-4
|
7
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Others receiving votes: Western Michigan University, 9; Colorado College, 5; University of Notre Dame, 5; Northern Michigan University, 3; United States Air Force Academy, 2.
NOTES: This weekend marks the quarterfinals for each of the five NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences ... The Hockey East Association leads all conferences with five ranked teams, while the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association have four ranked teams and ECAC Hockey has two ranked programs ... A total of 20 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, March 9
No. 15 Michigan State University
at
No. 11 Miami University
No. 14 Merrimack College
at
No. 10 University of Maine
Saturday, March 10
No. 15 Michigan State University
at
No. 11 Miami University
No. 14 Merrimack College
at
No. 10 University of Maine
Sunday, March 11
No. 15 Michigan State University
at
No. 11 Miami University
(If Necessary)
No. 14 Merrimack College
at
No. 10 University of Maine
(If Necessary)
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