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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27-10-1
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23
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2 |
University of Minnesota Duluth, 458 |
3
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24-8-6
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23
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3 |
University of Michigan, 423 |
5
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23-11-4
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19
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4 |
University of Minnesota, 419 |
4
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26-12-1
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22
|
5 |
Boston University, 357 |
6
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23-13-1
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20
|
6 |
Union College, 312 |
7
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22-7-7
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21
|
7 |
Ferris State University, 288 |
2
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23-11-5
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18
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8 |
Miami University, 277 |
11
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23-13-2
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7
|
9 |
University of Denver, 208 |
9
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23-12-4
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22
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T10 |
UMass Lowell, 199 |
8
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23-12-1
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11
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T10 |
University of Maine, 199 |
10
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22-12-3
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8
|
12 |
University of North Dakota, 178 |
12
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22-12-3
|
11
|
13 |
Cornell University, 130 |
13
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17-7-7
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13
|
14 |
Western Michigan University, 65 |
NR
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19-13-6
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17
|
15 |
Merrimack College, 25 |
14
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18-12-7
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22
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Others receiving votes: Michigan State University, 18; United States Air Force Academy, 8; Harvard University, 6.
NOTES: On Saturday (March 17) all five NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences will host their league championships ... 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 18 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 16 T10 University of Maine vs No. 5 Boston University
No. 8 Miami University at No. 14 Western Michigan University
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