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Rank
|
School
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Last Week's Ranking
|
2011-12 Record |
Weeks in Top 15 |
| 1 |
Boston College, 510 (34) |
1
|
31-10-1
|
25
|
| 2 |
University of Minnesota, 463 |
6
|
28-13-1
|
24
|
| 3 |
Union College, 452 |
3
|
26-7-7
|
23
|
| 4 |
Ferris State University, 402 |
8
|
25-11-5
|
20
|
| 5 |
University of North Dakota, 350 |
4
|
26-13-3
|
13
|
| 6 |
University of Minnesota Duluth, 340 |
5
|
25-10-6
|
25
|
| 7 |
University of Michigan, 321 |
2
|
24-13-4
|
21
|
| 8 |
Cornell University, 215 |
14
|
19-9-7
|
15
|
| 9 |
UMass Lowell, 205 |
13
|
24-13-1
|
13
|
| 10 |
University of Denver, 177 |
9
|
25-14-4
|
24
|
| 11 |
Boston University, 170 |
10
|
23-15-1
|
22
|
| 12 |
University of Maine, 157 |
11
|
23-14-3
|
10
|
| 13 |
Miami University, 147 |
7
|
24-15-2
|
9
|
| 14 |
Western Michigan University, 125 |
12
|
21-14-6
|
19
|
| 15 |
United States Air Force Academy, 25 |
NR
|
21-11-7
|
1
|
Others receiving votes: Michigan State University, 21.
NOTES: The NCAA Men's Frozen Four begins on April 5 in Tampa, Fla., with No. 1 Boston College squaring off against No. 2 University of Minnesota and No. 3 Union College facing No. 4 Ferris State University. The winners of the two semifinal match-ups will play on April 7 for the NCAA championship ... Boston College is the unanimous No. 1 selection for the fourth straight week and has been atop the polls for the past five weeks ... The Central Collegiate Hockey Association, Hockey East Association and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association lead all conferences with four ranked teams, while ECAC Hockey has two ranked teams and Atlantic Hockey has one ranked program ... A total of 16 teams received votes ... The USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineMen's College Hockey Poll will take a one-week hiatus before the last poll of the season is released on April 9 following the Frozen Four.
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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2012 NCAA Men's
Frozen Four
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Thursday, April 5
No. 1 Boston College
vs
No. 2 University of Minnesota
No. 3 Union College
vs
No. 4 Ferris State University
Saturday, April 7
NCAA Championship Game
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