
Denver Maintains Top Spot in Men's College Hockey Poll
October 9, 2017 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
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Denver Maintains Top Spot in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2017-18 Men's College Hockey Poll - Week #3
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank
School
Last Week's Rank
2017-18 Record
Weeks in Top 15
1.
University of Denver, 510 (34)
1
0-0-0
3
2.
Boston University, 467
2
2-0-0
3
3.
Harvard University, 373
4
0-0-0
3
4.
St. Cloud State University, 353
6
1-0-0
3
5.
Providence College, 338
5
2-0-0
3
6.
University of Notre Dame, 316
8
2-0-0
3
7.
University of Minnesota, 312
3
1-1-0
3
8.
University of North Dakota, 246
7
1-0-1
3
9.
University of Minnesota Duluth, 233
12
1-1-0
3
10.
University of Wisconsin, 172
10
2-1-0
3
11.
Penn State University, 126
11
1-1-0
3
12.
UMass Lowell, 99
9
0-2-0
3
13.
Michigan Tech University, 98
-
2-1-0
1
14.
Northeastern University, 93
13
2-0-0
3
15.
Clarkson University, 77
-
2-0-0
1
Upcoming Top 15
Matchups
Friday, Oct. 13
No. 11 Penn State
vs
No. 7 Minnesota
No. 1 Denver
vs
No. 6 Notre Dame
Saturday, Oct. 14
No. 1 Denver
vs
No. 6 Notre Dame
Sunday, Oct. 15
No. 11 Penn State
vs
No. 7 Minnesota
Others Receiving Votes: Boston College 71; Quinnipiac University, 64; Cornell University, 46; Ohio State University, 39; University of New Hampshire, 28; United States Air Force Academy, 16; Army West Point, 1; Colgate University 1, Miami University, 1.
Notes: University of Denver remains #1 for the third straight week with 510 points and all 34 first-place votes ... The NCHC, Hockey East Association, and Big Ten all are tied with with four teams in the rankings, while the ECAC has two and the WCHA has one ... For past poll results, click here.
About the Poll: The 23rd 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 six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.
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