COLLEGE HOCKEY SATURDAY UPDATE

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CONFERENCES/TOURNAMENTS

(Numbers in parentheses before school are its standings in this week’s USCHO.com media poll, this week’s USA Hockey-The Rink Live coaches poll and its current PairWise rating)

 

BIG TEN

1t. (1/1/2) Michigan State 15-5-4, 50 points (26-6-4 overall, 126 GF, 73 GA)

1t. (5/5/5) Minnesota 15-6-3, 50 points (25-10-4 overall, 150 GF, 96 GA)

  1. (9/9/10) Ohio State 14-9-1, 42 points (24-13-2 overall, 124 GF, 98 GA)
  2. (16/16/15) Michigan 12-10-2, 36 points (18-15-3 overall, 112 GF, 118 GA)
  3. (13/13/13) Penn State 9-11-4, 33 points (20-13-4 overall, 130 GF, 114 GA)
  4. (rv/nr/28) Wisconsin 7-16-1, 27 points (13-21-3 overall, 108 GF, 110 GA)
  5. (nr/nr/41) Notre Dame 4-19-1, 14 points (12-25-1 overall, 102 GF, 127 GA)

Saturday, March 22 championship

Michigan State 4, Ohio State 3 (2OT)

 

HOCKEY EAST

  1. (2/2/1) Boston College 18-4-2, 55 points (26-7-2 overall, 121 GF, 61 GA)
  2. (4/4/3) Maine 13-5-6, 50 points (24-7-6 overall, 123 GF, 70 GA)
  3. (8/7/7) Boston University 14-8-2, 46 points (21-13-2 overall, 134 GF, 107 GA)
  4. (7/8/6) Connecticut 12-8-4, 40 points (22-11-4 overall, 124 GF, 93 GA)
  5. (10/10/8) Providence 11-8-5, 39 points (21-10-5 overall, 102 GF, 91 GA)
  6. (14/14/11) Massachusetts 10-9-5, 37 points (20-13-5 overall, 127 GF, 91 GA)
  7. (20/10/19) UMass Lowell 8-13-3, 30 points (16-16-4 overall, 93 GF, 101 GA)
  8. (nr/nr/32) Merrimack 9-14-1, 28 points (13-21-1 overall, 81 GF, 112 GA)

9 (rv/rv/24) Northeastern 7-14-3, 26 points (14-20-3 overall, 88 GF, 112 GA)

  1. (rv/nr/21) New Hampshire 5-14-5, 23 points (13-16-6 overall, 96 GF, 100 GA)
  2. (nr/nr/34) Vermont 6-16-2, 22 points (11-21-3 overall, 100 GF, 116 GA)

Thursday, March 20 semifinals at TD Garden, Boston

Connecticut 5, Boston University 2

Maine 4, Northeastern 3 (2OT)

Friday, March 21 championship at TD Garden, Boston

Maine 5, Connecticut 2

 

NCHC

  1. (3/3/4) Western Michigan 19-4-1, 57 points (30-7-1 overall, 154 GF, 80 GA)
  2. (11/12/16) Arizona State 14-9-1, 47 points (21-14-2 overall, 136 GF, 103 GA)
  3. (6/6/9) Denver 15-8-1, 45 points (29-11-1 overall, 164 GF, 89 GA)
  4. (rv/rv/30) Omaha 14-9-1, 44 points (18-17-1 overall, 105 GF, 99 GA)
  5. (17/17/18) North Dakota 14-9-1, 42 points (21-15-2 overall, 120 GF, 111 GA)
  6. (rv/rv/33) Colorado College 11-12-1, 32 points (18-18-1 overall, 106 GF, 113 GA)
  7. (nr/nr/42) Minnesota Duluth 9-13-2, 30 points (13-20-3 overall, 99 GF, 117 GA)
  8. (nr/nr/36) St. Cloud State 7-16-1, 23 points (14-21-1 overall, 79 GF, 110 GA)
  9. (nr/nr/63) Miami 0-23-1, 4 points (3-28-3 overall, 63 GF, 143 GA)

Friday, March 21 semifinals at Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.

Denver 4, Arizona State 2

Western Michigan 4, North Dakota 2

Saturday, March 22 championship at Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.

Western Michigan 4, Denver 3 (2OT)

 

ECAC

  1. (12/11/12) Quinnipiac 16-5-1, 50 points (24-11-2 overall, 134 GF, 79 GA)
  2. (18/18/20) Clarkson 15-6-1, 45 points (24-12-3 overall, 121 GF, 87 GA)
  3. (nr/nr/29) Colgate 13-7-2, 42 points (18-15-3 overall, 114 GF, 116 GA)
  4. (nr/nr/37) Union 12-8-2, 40 points (19-14-3 overall, 112 GF, 109 GA)
  5. (rv/rv/23) Dartmouth 12-9-1, 39 points (18-13-2 overall, 110 GF, 84 GA)
  6. (rv/19/17) Cornell 10-8-4, 36 points (18-10-6 overall, 106 GF, 76 GA)
  7. (nr/nr/38) Harvard 9-10-3, 31 points (13-17-3 overall, 85 GF, 97 GA)
  8. (nr/nr/44) Brown 9-11-2, 28 points (14-15-3 overall, 79 GF, 85 GA)
  9. (nr/nr/43) Princeton 7-12-3, 25 points (12-15-3 overall, 71 GF, 86 GA)
  10. (nr/nr/50) Rensselaer 7-15-0, 23 points (12-21-2 overall, 101 GF, 131 GA)
  11. (nr/nr/57) Yale 5-14-3, 19 points (6-21-3 overall, 67 GF, 121 GA)
  12. (nr/nr/55) St. Lawrence 5-15-2, 18 points (9-24-2 overall, 71 GF, 121 GA)

Friday, March 21 semifinals at Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y.

Cornell 3, Quinnipiac 2 (OT)

Clarkson 4, Dartmouth 1

Saturday, March 22 championship at Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y.

Cornell 3, Clarkson 1

 

CCHA

  1. (15/15/14) Minnesota State 18-5-3, 0.718 (27-8-3 overall, 112 GF, 56 GA)
  2. (nr/nr/35) Augustana 9-5-2, 0.625 (18-13-4 overall, 97 GF, 75 GA)
  3. (rv/rv/31) St. Thomas 13-9-4, 0.564 (19-14-5 overall, 111 GF, 101 GA)
  4. (nr/nr/39) Bowling Green 12-10-4, 0.551 (18-14-4 overall, 90 GA, 85 GA)
  5. (nr/nr/45) Michigan Tech 12-11-3, 0.513 (16-17-3 overall, 95 GF, 96 GA)
  6. (nr/nr/53) Ferris State 12-13-1, 0.462 (13-20-3 overall, 89 GF, 128 GA)
  7. (nr/nr/46) Bemidji State 10-12-4, 0.462 (15-18-5 overall, 93 GF, 114 GA)
  8. (nr/nr/48) Lake Superior State 10-15-1, 0.449 (12-22-2 overall, 93 GF, 115 GA)
  9. (nr/nr/62) Northern Michigan 4-20-2, 0.205 (5-27-2 overall, 55 GF, 115 GA)

Friday, March 21 championship at Mankato, Minn.

Minnesota State 4, St. Thomas 2

 

ATLANTIC HOCKEY

  1. (19/rv/26) Holy Cross 19-5-2, 56 points (24-14-2 overall, 130 GF, 94 GA)
  2. (nr/nr/27) Sacred Heart 16-7-3, 53 points (21-13-5 overall, 118 GF, 101 GA)
  3. (rv/rv/22) Bentley 16-9-1, 51 points (23-14-2 overall, 114 GF, 80 GA)
  4. (nr/nr/51) Niagara 15-9-2, 45 points (18-16-3 overall, 124 GF, 109 GA)
  5. (nr/nr/47) Army 14-10-2, 43 points (16-20-2 overall, 105 GF, 117 GA)
  6. (nr/nr/56) Canisius 11-13-2, 37 points (12-23-2 overall, 98 GF, 120 GA)
  7. (nr/nr/49) Air Force 11-13-2, 32 points (16-21-3 overall, 86 GF, 112 GA)
  8. (nr/nr/52) American International 9-16-1, 31 points (13-23-2 overall, 92 GF, 117 GA)
  9. (nr/nr/60) RIT 9-15-2, 29 points (10-23-2 overall, 82 GF, 133 GA)
  10. (nr/nr/58) Robert Morris 7-15-4, 26 points (10-20-5 overall, 95 GF, 114 GA)
  11. (nr/nr/64) Mercyhurst 4-19-3, 16 points (4-27-4 overall, 77 GF, 150 GA)

Saturday, March 22 championship in Worcester, Mass.

Bentley 6, Holy Cross 3

 

INDEPENDENTS

(nr/nr/25) Long Island (20-12-2 overall, 111 GF, 77 GA)

(nr/nr/40) Alaska (12-14-6 overall, 73 GF, 89 GA)

(nr/nr/61) Stonehill (11-22-0 overall, 65 GF, 106 GA)

(nr/nr/54) Lindenwood (8-22-2 overall, 65 GF, 86 GA)

(nr/nr/59) Alaska Anchorage (6-23-5 overall, 75 GF, 117 GA)

 

USCHO.com MEDIA POLL TEAMS AND OTHERS

 

  1. Michigan State (Big Ten) (26-6-4) beat No. 9 Ohio State 4-3 (2OT) Saturday in Big Ten Tournament championship. Next: NCAA tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Boston College(Hockey East) (26-7-2) is idle. Next: NCAA tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Western Michigan (NCHC) (30-7-1) beat No. 17 North Dakota 4-2 Friday in NCHC Tournament semifinal at Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.; beat No. 6 Denver 4-3 (2OT) in NCHC Tournament championship at Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn. Next: NCAA tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Maine(Hockey East) (24-7-6) beat Northeastern 4-3 (2OT) Thursday in Hockey East Tournament semifinal; beat No. 7 Connecticut 5-2 Friday in Hockey East Championship at TD Garden, Boston. Next: NCAA tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Minnesota (Big Ten) (25-10-4) is idle. Next: NCAA tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Denver (NCHC) (29-11-1) beat No. 11 Arizona State 4-2 Friday in NCHC Tournament semifinal at Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.; lost to No. 3 Western Michigan 4-3 (OT) Saturday in NCHC Tournament championship at Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn. Next: NCAA tournament announcement Sunday.

  

  1. Connecticut (Hockey East) (22-11-4) beat No. 9 Boston University 5-2 Thursday in Hockey East Tournament semifinal; lost to No. 4 Maine 5-2 in Hockey East Championship at TD Garden, Boston. Next: NCAA tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Boston University (Hockey East) (21-13-2) lost to  No. 8 Connecticut 5-2 Thursday in Hockey East Tournament semifinal at TD Garden, Boston. Next: NCAA tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Ohio State (Big Ten) (24-13-2) lost at No. 1 Michigan State 4-3 (2OT) Saturday in Big Ten Tournament championship. Next: NCAA tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Providence (Hockey East) (21-10-5) is idle. Next: NCAA Tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Arizona State (NCHC) (21-14-2) lost to No. 6 Denver 4-2 Friday in NCHC Tournament semifinal at Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn. Next: Season completed.

 

  1. Quinnipiac (ECAC) (24-11-2) lost to Cornell 3-2 (OT) Friday in ECAC Tournament semifinal at Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y. Next: NCAA tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Penn State (Big Ten) (20-13-4) is idle. Next: NCAA Tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Massachusetts(Hockey East) (20-13-5) is idle. Next: NCAA Tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Minnesota State(CCHA) (27-8-3) beat St. Thomas 4-2 Friday in CCHA Tournament championship. Next: NCAA Tournament announcement Sunday.

 

  1. Michigan (Big Ten) (18-15-3) is idle. Next: Season completed.

 

  1. North Dakota (NCHC) (21-15-2) lost to No. 3 Western Michigan 4-2 Friday in NCHC Tournament semifinal at Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn. Next: Season completed.

 

  1. Clarkson(ECAC) (24-12-3) beat Dartmouth 4-1 Friday in ECAC Tournament semifinal at Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y.; lost to Cornell 3-1 Saturday in ECAC Tournament championship at Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y. Next: Season completed.

 

  1. Holy Cross (Atlantic Hockey) (24-14-2) lost to Bentley 6-3 Saturday in Atlantic Hockey Tournament championship. Next: Season completed.

 

  1. UMass Lowell(Hockey East) (16-16-4) is idle. Next: Season completed.

 

Also receiving votes

 

Cornell (ECAC) (17-10-6) beat No. 13 Quinnipiac 3-2 (OT) Friday in ECAC Tournament semifinal at Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y.; beat No. 18 Clarkson 3-1 Saturday in ECAC Tournament championship at Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y. Next: NCAA Tournament announcement Sunday.

 

Bentley (Atlantic Hockey) (23-14-2) beat Holy Cross 6-3 Saturday in Atlantic Hockey Tournament championship. Next: NCAA tournament announcement Sunday.

 

Omaha (NCHC) (18-17-1) has completed season.

 

Dartmouth (ECAC) (18-13-2) lost to No. 18 Clarkson 4-1 Friday in ECAC Tournament semifinal at Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y. Next: Season completed.

 

St. Thomas (CCHA) (19-14-5) lost at No. 15 Minnesota State 4-2 Friday in CCHA Tournament championship. Next: Season completed.

 

New Hampshire (Hockey East) (13-16-6) has completed season.

 

Northeastern (Hockey East) (14-20-3) lost to No. 4 Maine 4-3 (2OT) Thursday in Hockey East Tournament semifinal at TD Garden, Boston. Next: Season completed.

 

Colorado College (NCHC) (18-18-1) has completed season.

 

Wisconsin (Big Ten) (13-21-3) has completed season.

 

            Seasons completed (48)

 

Big Ten: Michigan (18-15-3), Wisconsin (13-21-3), Notre Dame (12-25-1)

 

Hockey East: UMass Lowell (16-16-4), Merrimack (13-21-1), Northeastern (14-20-3), New Hampshire (13-16-6), Vermont (11-21-3)

 

NCHC: Arizona State (21-14-2), Omaha (18-17-1), North Dakota (21-15-2), Colorado College (18-18-1), Minnesota Duluth (13-20-3), St. Cloud State (14-21-1), Miami (3-28-3)

 

ECAC: Clarkson (24-12-3), Colgate (18-15-3), Union (19-14-3), Dartmouth (18-13-2), Harvard (13-17-3), Brown (14-15-3), Princeton (12-15-3), Rensselaer (12-21-2), Yale (6-21-3), St. Lawrence (9-24-2)

 

CCHA: Augustana (18-13-4), St. Thomas (19-14-5), Bowling Green (18-14-4), Michigan Tech (16-17-3), Ferris State (13-20-3), Bemidji State (15-18-5), Lake Superior State (12-22-2), Northern Michigan (5-27-2)

 

Atlantic Hockey: Holy Cross (24-14-2), Sacred Heart (21-13-5), Niagara (18-16-3), Army (16-20-2), Canisius (12-23-2), Air Force (16-21-3), American International (13-23-2), RIT (10-23-2), Robert Morris (10-20-5), Mercyhurst (4-27-4)

 

Independents: Long Island (20-12-2), Alaska (12-14-6), Lindenwood (8-22-2), Stonehill (11-22-0), Alaska Anchorage (6-23-5)

 

 

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