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, 475 (18) |
3
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19-9-1
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16
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2 |
University of Minnesota Duluth, 473 (16) |
1
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17-5-4
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17
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3 |
Boston University, 394 |
2
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15-8-1
|
14
|
4 |
Merrimack College, 376 |
5
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14-5-5
|
16
|
5 |
Boston College, 332 |
8
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16-10-1
|
17
|
6 |
University of Notre Dame, 320 |
4
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15-10-3
|
17
|
7 |
Ferris State University, 317 |
12
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17-8-3
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12
|
8 |
University of Michigan, 278 |
9
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15-9-4
|
13
|
9 |
UMass Lowell, 250 |
11
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16-7-0
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5
|
10 |
Ohio State University, 178 |
7
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14-8-5
|
11
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11 |
Colorado College, 150 |
10
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14-9-1
|
17
|
12 |
Union College, 128 |
13
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15-6-6
|
15
|
13 |
University of Denver, 118 |
15
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15-8-3
|
16
|
14 |
Cornell University, 108 |
6
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11-6-4
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7
|
15 |
University of Maine, 60 |
NR
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14-8-3
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2
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Others receiving votes: Western Michigan University, 44; Miami University, 34; University of North Dakota, 24; Northern Michigan University, 12; Colgate University, 7; Rochester Institute of Technology, 2.
NOTES: 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 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, February 3 No. 3 Boston University at No. 4 Merrimack College
No. 11 Colorado College at No. 13 University of Denver
Saturday, February 4 No. 13 University of Denver at No. 11 Colorado College
No. 14 Cornell University at No. 12 Union College
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