Denver Holds Unanimous No. 1 Spot in Week Eight of USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll
Michigan State, BC, Minnesota and Michigan round out top five
USA Hockey/The Rink Live
2024-25 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week 8
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank School Last Week’s Rank 2024-25
Record Weeks in Top 20
1. University of Denver, 680 (34) 1 12-0-0 8
2. Michigan State University, 634 T-3 9-1-0 8
3. Boston College, 608 2 7-2-0 8
4. University of Minnesota, 572 T-3 10-2-0 8
5. University of Michigan, 525 6 7-2-1 8
6. University of Maine, 514 7 7-2-2 8
7. Cornell University, 431 5 3-1-2 8
8. Colorado College, 407 8 8-1-1 8
9. Western Michigan University, 372 T-11 6-1-1 8
10. St. Cloud State University, 364 T-11 8-3-0 8
11. Providence College, 353 9 7-2-2 8
12. Ohio State University, 274 14 9-2-1 5
13. University of Massachusetts Lowell, 253 15 8-2-0 4
14. University of North Dakota, 251 10 5-6-0 8
15. Dartmouth College, 244 17 5-0-1 2
16. Boston University, 232 13 5-5-1 8
17. Minnesota State University, 145 16 8-4-2 6
18. Quinnipiac University, 69 RV 5-5-0 7
19. Clarkson University, 60 RV 8-3-1 1
20. Michigan Tech University, 41 RV 6-2-0 1
Upcoming Top 20
Matchups
Tuesday, Nov. 19
No. 3 Boston College vs.
No. 11 Providence
Friday, Nov. 22
No. 10 St. Cloud State
vs.
No. 8 Colorado College
No. 17 Minnesota State
vs.
No. 20 Michigan Tech
No. 18 Quinnipiac
vs.
No. 7 Cornell
Saturday, Nov. 23
No. 10 St. Cloud State
vs.
No. 8 Colorado College
No. 17 Minnesota State
vs.
No. 20 Michigan Tech
Others Receiving Votes: University of Massachusetts, 29; Penn State University, 24; Harvard University, 22; University of Connecticut, 10; Union College, 9; Augustana University, 7; Arizona State University, 4; University of Notre Dame, 4; Bemidji State University, 1; University of Wisconsin, 1.
Notes: Hockey East and the NCHC have five teams in the rankings. The Big Ten and ECAC Hockey have four and the CCHA has two … 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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