Boston College Remains No. 1 in Week 17 of USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll

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Boston College Remains No. 1 in Week 17 of USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll
Michigan State, Western Michigan, Minnesota and Denver round out top five
USA Hockey/The Rink Live
2024-25 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week 17
(First-place votes in parentheses)

Rank School Last Week’s Rank 2024-25
Record		 Weeks in Top 20
1. Boston College, 673 (27) 1 18-4-1 17
2. Michigan State University, 652 (7) 2 20-3-3 17
3. Western Michigan University, 594 4 17-4-1 17
4. University of Minnesota, 576 3 19-6-3 17
5. University of Denver, 536 5 18-6-0 17
6. University of Maine, 528 7 15-5-3 17
7. Providence College, 433 6 15-6-3 17
8. University of Massachusetts Lowell, 399 13 13-7-3 13
9. University of Connecticut, 397 12 14-8-2 3
10. Boston University, 363 9 13-9-1 17
11. Ohio State University, 351 8 15-7-2 14
12. University of Michigan, 325 10 14-10-2 17
13. Arizona State University, 301 11 14-9-1 8
14. Quinnipiac University, 242 15 15-8-2 16
15. Minnesota State University, 216 14 17-7-2 15
16. University of New Hampshire, 103 18 11-9-3 5
17. University of North Dakota, 96 16 12-10-1 17
18. University of Wisconsin, 64 RV 11-12-3 4
19. Dartmouth College, 60 RV 11-7-2 8
20. University of Massachusetts, 54 RV 13-10-2 8
 
 

Upcoming Top 20
Matchups

Thursday, Jan. 30

No. 2 Michigan State
at
No. 11 Ohio State

Friday, Jan. 31

No. 2 Michigan State
at
No. 11 Ohio State

No. 8 UMass Lowell
at
No. 1 Boston College

No. 9 UConn
at
No. 7 Providence

No. 14 Quinnipiac
at
No. 19 Dartmouth

No. 16 New Hampshire
at
No. 10 Boston University

No. 18 Wisconsin
at
No. 4 Minnesota

Saturday, Feb. 1

No. 7 Providence
at
No. 9 UConn

No. 18 Wisconsin
at
No. 4 Minnesota

Sunday, Feb. 2

No. 20 UMass
at
No. 6 Maine

Others Receiving Votes: Augustana University, 42; Clarkson University, 36; Colorado College, 25; St. Cloud State University, 21; Cornell University, 19; University of Nebraska Omaha, 15; Michigan Tech University, 12; Sacred Heart University, 4; Penn State University, 3.

Notes: Hockey East leads the country with eight teams in the rankings. The Big Ten follows with five, the NCHC has four, ECAC Hockey has two 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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