By Sean O’Reilly
Monday, January 27, 2025
Boston College Remains No. 1 in Week 17 of USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll
Michigan State, Western Michigan, Minnesota and Denver round out top five
USA Hockey/The Rink Live
2024-25 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week 17
(First-place votes in parentheses)
|
Rank
|
School
|
Last Week’s Rank
|
2024-25
Record
|
Weeks in Top 20
|
| 1. |
Boston College, 673 (27) |
1 |
18-4-1 |
17 |
| 2. |
Michigan State University, 652 (7) |
2 |
20-3-3 |
17 |
| 3. |
Western Michigan University, 594 |
4 |
17-4-1 |
17 |
| 4. |
University of Minnesota, 576 |
3 |
19-6-3 |
17 |
| 5. |
University of Denver, 536 |
5 |
18-6-0 |
17 |
| 6. |
University of Maine, 528 |
7 |
15-5-3 |
17 |
| 7. |
Providence College, 433 |
6 |
15-6-3 |
17 |
| 8. |
University of Massachusetts Lowell, 399 |
13 |
13-7-3 |
13 |
| 9. |
University of Connecticut, 397 |
12 |
14-8-2 |
3 |
| 10. |
Boston University, 363 |
9 |
13-9-1 |
17 |
| 11. |
Ohio State University, 351 |
8 |
15-7-2 |
14 |
| 12. |
University of Michigan, 325 |
10 |
14-10-2 |
17 |
| 13. |
Arizona State University, 301 |
11 |
14-9-1 |
8 |
| 14. |
Quinnipiac University, 242 |
15 |
15-8-2 |
16 |
| 15. |
Minnesota State University, 216 |
14 |
17-7-2 |
15 |
| 16. |
University of New Hampshire, 103 |
18 |
11-9-3 |
5 |
| 17. |
University of North Dakota, 96 |
16 |
12-10-1 |
17 |
| 18. |
University of Wisconsin, 64 |
RV |
11-12-3 |
4 |
| 19. |
Dartmouth College, 60 |
RV |
11-7-2 |
8 |
| 20. |
University of Massachusetts, 54 |
RV |
13-10-2 |
8 |
|
|
|
Upcoming Top 20
Matchups
Thursday, Jan. 30
No. 2 Michigan State
at
No. 11 Ohio State
Friday, Jan. 31
No. 2 Michigan State
at
No. 11 Ohio State
No. 8 UMass Lowell
at
No. 1 Boston College
No. 9 UConn
at
No. 7 Providence
No. 14 Quinnipiac
at
No. 19 Dartmouth
No. 16 New Hampshire
at
No. 10 Boston University
No. 18 Wisconsin
at
No. 4 Minnesota
Saturday, Feb. 1
No. 7 Providence
at
No. 9 UConn
No. 18 Wisconsin
at
No. 4 Minnesota
Sunday, Feb. 2
No. 20 UMass
at
No. 6 Maine
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|
Others Receiving Votes: Augustana University, 42; Clarkson University, 36; Colorado College, 25; St. Cloud State University, 21; Cornell University, 19; University of Nebraska Omaha, 15; Michigan Tech University, 12; Sacred Heart University, 4; Penn State University, 3.
Notes: Hockey East leads the country with eight teams in the rankings. The Big Ten follows with five, the NCHC has four, ECAC Hockey has two and the CCHA has one … Team records are listed as W-L-T.
About the Poll: The 30th annual USA Hockey/The Rink Live 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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