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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 |
University of Minnesota Duluth, 510 (34) |
1
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14-3-3
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14
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| 2 |
Ohio State University, 456 |
2
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14-4-3
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8
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| 3 |
University of Notre Dame, 450 |
3
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13-6-3
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14
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| 4 |
Boston College, 402 |
4
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13-7-1
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14
|
| 5 |
University of Minnesota, 378 |
5
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15-7-1
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13
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| 6 |
Boston University, 288 |
11
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11-6-1
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11
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| 7 |
Merrimack College, 285 |
6
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11-4-4
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13
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| 8 |
Colorado College, 236 |
8
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12-7-1
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14
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| 9 |
Cornell University, 215 |
14
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9-4-1
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4
|
| 10 |
UMass Lowell, 205 |
12
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12-5-0
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2
|
| 11 |
Western Michigan University, 150 |
9
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10-7-5
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14
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| 12 |
Ferris State University, 120 |
NR
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13-8-1
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9
|
| 13 |
Union College, 112 |
NR
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10-5-6
|
12
|
| 14 |
Colgate University, 108 |
7
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12-6-2
|
8
|
| 15 |
University of Michigan, 62 |
13
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12-8-4
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10
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Others receiving votes: University of Denver, 58; Northern Michigan University, 15; University of North Dakota, 13; Miami University, 9; Michigan State University, 7; Lake Superior State University 1.
NOTES: The University of Minnesota Duluth is atop the poll for the fifth straight week ... The Central Collegiate Hockey Association leads all conferences with five ranked teams, while Hockey East Association has four ranked teams and ECAC Hockey and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association each have three ... A total of 21 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 13
No. 15 University of Michigan
at
No. 2 Ohio State University
No. 11 Western Michigan University
at
No. 3 University of Notre Dame
Saturday, January 14
No. 3 University of Notre Dame
at
No. 11 Western Michigan University
Sunday, January 15
No. 15 University of Michigan
at
No. 2 Ohio State University
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