Denver Holds No. 1 Spot in USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll
BC, Michigan State, Minnesota and Maine round out top five
USA Hockey/The Rink Live
2024-25 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week 6
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank School Last Week’s Rank 2024-25
Record Weeks in Top 20
1. University of Denver, 679 (33) 1 8-0-0 6
2. Boston College, 639 2 5-1-0 6
T-3. Michigan State University, 583 3 5-1-0 6
T-3. University of Minnesota, 583 4 7-1-0 6
5. University of Maine, 531 6 6-0-1 6
6. Cornell University, 527 (1) 8 2-0-0 6
7. University of Michigan, 454 11 5-2-1 6
8. Colorado College, 424 9 6-0-0 6
9. Boston University, 381 5 4-3-0 6
10. University of North Dakota, 342 7 3-4-0 6
11. Providence College, 338 12 5-1-1 6
12. Ohio State University, 296 15 7-0-1 3
13. Western Michigan University, 283 14 3-1-0 6
14. St. Cloud State University, 258 10 6-3-0 6
15. Quinnipiac University, 245 13 3-3-0 6
16. University of Massachusetts Lowell, 142 19 5-1-0 2
17. University of Massachusetts, 116 17 4-3-1 6
18. Minnesota State University, 94 16 6-4-0 4
19. Penn State University, 58 18 4-3-0 4
20. Union College, 51 RV 6-1-0 1
Upcoming Top 20
Matchups
Friday, Nov. 8
No. 5 Maine
vs.
No. 2 Boston College
No. 12 Ohio State
vs.
No. T-3 Michigan State
No. 16 UMass Lowell
vs.
No. 9 Boston University
Saturday, Nov. 9
No. 5 Maine
vs.
No. 2 Boston College
No. 12 Ohio State
vs.
No. T-3 Michigan State
No. 16 UMass Lowell
vs.
No. 9 Boston University
Others Receiving Votes: University of Notre Dame, 37; Dartmouth College, 25; Clarkson University, 15; Harvard University, 15; Arizona State University, 6; Michigan Tech University, 6; Northeastern University, 4; University of Nebraska Omaha, 4; University of Connecticut, 1; Niagara University, 1; University of Wisconsin, 1.
Notes: Hockey East has six teams in the rankings, while the NCHC and Big Ten have five, ECAC Hockey has three 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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