College Hockey Weekly

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BIG TEN STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE: (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 current PairWise rating)

 

  1. (2/2/2) Michigan State 12-3-3, 40 points (21-4-3 overall)
  2. (4/4/3) Minnesota 11-4-2, 35 points (20-6-3 overall)
  3. (11/11/10) Ohio State 9-6-1, 28 points (16-8-2 overall)
  4. (17/18/16) Wisconsin 6-10-1, 24 points (11-13-3 overall)
  5. (13/12/14) Michigan 8-8-1, 22 points (14-11-2 overall)
  6. (rv/rv/18) Penn State 3-9-3, 14 points (12-10-3 overall)
  7. (nr/nr/41) Notre Dame 3-12-1, 11 points (9-16-1 overall)

 

Thursday, Jan. 30: Ohio State 4, Michigan State 2. (Notre Dame did not play)

 

Friday, Jan. 31: Penn State 5, Michigan 4; Michigan State 4, Ohio State 1; Minnesota 5, Wisconsin 2. (Notre Dame did not play)

 

Saturday, Feb. 1: Wisconsin at Minnesota, 6 p.m.; Penn State at Michigan, 8 p.m. (Notre Dame did not play)

 

Friday, Feb. 7: Ohio State at Notre Dame, 7:05 p.m.; Michigan at Michigan State, 7 p.m.; Penn State at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.

 

Saturday, Feb. 8: Ohio State at Notre Dame, 6:05 p.m.; Michigan State vs. Michigan at Detroit (Duel at the D, Little Caesars Arena), 8 p.m.; Penn State at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.

 

Friday, Feb. 14: Notre Dame at Penn State, 7 p.m.; Minnesota at Michigan, 7 p.m.; Wisconsin at Ohio State, 7 p.m.

 

Saturday, Feb. 15: Notre Dame at Penn State, 5 p.m.; Minnesota at Michigan, 6 p.m.; Wisconsin at Ohio State, 8:30 p.m.

 

Friday, Feb. 21: Notre Dame at Wisconsin, 8:30 p.m.; Penn State at Michigan State, 6 p.m.; Ohio State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

 

Saturday, Feb. 22: Notre Dame at Wisconsin, 8:30 p.m.; Penn State at Michigan State, 6 p.m.; Ohio State at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

 

Thursday, Feb. 27: Michigan at Ohio State, 8 p.m.

 

Friday, Feb. 28: Michigan State at Notre Dame, 7:05 p.m.; Michigan at Ohio State, 6 p.m.; Minnesota at Penn State, 8:30 p.m.

 

Saturday, March 1: Michigan State at Notre Dame, 6:05 p.m.; Minnesota at Penn State, 8 p.m.

 

Sunday, March 2: U.S. Under-18 Team at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. (exhibition)

 

 

SCHEDULE FOR USCHO.com MEDIA POLL TEAMS AND OTHER TEAMS

 

  1. Boston College(Hockey East) (19-4-1) beat No. 8 UMass Lowell 4-0 Friday. Next: Monday, Feb. 3 vs. Northeastern in Beanpot at Boston (TD Garden); Friday, Feb. 7 at New Hampshire; Monday, Feb. 10 vs. Harvard or Boston University in Beanpot championship/consolation game at Boston (TD Garden).

 

  1. Michigan State(Big Ten) (21-4-3) lost at No. 11 Ohio State 4-2 Thursday; beat No. 11 Ohio State 4-1 Friday. Next: Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Michigan; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Michigan at Detroit.

 

  1. Western Michigan(NCHC) (18-4-1) beat Colorado College 4-1 Friday. Next: Saturday at Colorado College; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. St. Cloud State; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. St. Cloud State.

 

  1. Minnesota(Big Ten) (20-6-3) beat No. 17 Wisconsin 5-2 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 17 Wisconsin; Friday, Feb. 14 at Michigan; Saturday, Feb. 15 at Michigan.

 

  1. Denver (NCHC) (18-6-1) tied Omaha 3-3 (OT) (Omaha wins shootout 4-3) Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Omaha; Friday, Feb. 7 at Arizona State; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Arizona State.

 

  1. Maine(Hockey East) (16-5-3) beat Northeastern 3-1 Friday. Next: Sunday, Feb. 2 vs. No. 20 Massachusetts; Friday, Feb. 7 at Providence; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Providence.

 

  1. Providence (Hockey East) (15-6-3) tied No. 9 Connecticut 3-3 (OT) (Connecticut wins shootout 2-1) Friday. Next: Saturday at  No. 9 Connecticut; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Maine; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Maine.

 

  1. UMass Lowell(Hockey East) (13-8-3) lost at No. 1 Boston College 4-0 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Merrimack; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Connecticut.

 

  1. Connecticut (Hockey East) (14-8-3) tied No. 7 Providence 3-3 (OT) (Connecticut wins shootout 2-1) Friday. Next: Saturday vs.  No. 7 Providence; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Massachusetts; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. UMass Lowell.

 

  1. Boston University(Hockey East) (14-9-1) beat No. 18 New Hampshire 7-2 Friday. Next: Monday, Feb. 3 vs. Harvard in Beanpot at Boston (TD Garden); Friday, Feb. 7 at Merrimack; Monday, Feb. 10 vs. Boston College or Northeastern in Beanpot championship/consolation at Boston (TD Garden).

 

  1. Ohio State (Big Ten) (16-8-2) beat No. 2 Michigan State 4-2 Thursday; lost to No. 2 Michigan State 4-1 Friday. Next: Friday, Feb. 7 at Notre Dame; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Notre Dame.

 

  1. Arizona State (NCHC) (15-9-1) beat Miami 7-1 Friday. Next: Saturday at Miami; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Denver; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Denver.

 

  1. Michigan (Big Ten) (14-11-2) lost to Penn State 5-4 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Penn State; Friday, Feb. 7 at Michigan State; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Michigan at Detroit.

 

  1. Quinnipiac (ECAC) (16-8-2) beat Dartmouth 5-4 (OT) Friday. Next: Friday, Feb. 7 vs. St. Lawrence; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Clarkson.

 

  1. Minnesota State(CCHA) (17-8-2) lost to St. Thomas 3-2 Friday. Next: Saturday at St. Thomas; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Augustana; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Augustana.

 

  1. North Dakota (NCHC) (12-10-2) tied St. Cloud State 3-3 (OT) (North Dakota wins shootout 2-1) Friday. Next: Saturday at St. Cloud State; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Colorado College; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Colorado College.

 

  1. Wisconsin(Big Ten) (11-13-3) lost at No. 4 Minnesota 5-2 Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 4 Minnesota; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Penn State; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Penn State.

 

  1. New Hampshire(Hockey East) (11-10-3) lost at No. 10 Boston University 7-2 Friday. Next: Friday, Feb. 7 vs. No. 1 Boston College; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Merrimack.

 

  1. Augustana(CCHA) (15-7-3) beat Lake Superior State 6-3 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Lake Superior State; Friday, Feb. 7 at Minnesota State; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Minnesota State.

 

  1. Massachusetts(Hockey East) (14-10-2) beat Merrimack 4-2 Friday. Next: Sunday, Feb. 2 at No. 6 Maine; Friday, Feb. 7 at Connecticut.

 

Also receiving votes

 

Colorado College (NCHC) (12-12-1) lost to No. 3 Western Michigan 4-1 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 3 Western Michigan; Friday, Feb. 7 at North Dakota; Saturday, Feb. 8 at North Dakota.

 

Dartmouth (ECAC) (11-8-2) lost to No. 14 Quinnipiac 5-4 (OT) Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Princeton; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Harvard.

 

Clarkson (ECAC) (14-9-2) lost to Colgate 2-0 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Cornell; Friday, Feb. 7 at Princeton; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Quinnipiac.

 

St. Cloud State (NCHC) (11-13-1) tied No. 16 North Dakota 3-3 (OT) (North Dakota wins shootout 2-1) Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 16 North Dakota; Friday, Feb. 7 at Western Michigan; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Western Michigan.

 

Michigan Tech (CCHA) (15-9-2) is idle this week. Next: Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Bemidji State; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Bemidji State.

 

Omaha (NCHC) (14-10-1) tied No. 5 Denver 3-3 (OT) (Omaha wins shootout 4-3) Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 5 Denver; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Minnesota Duluth; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Minnesota Duluth.

 

Sacred Heart (Atlantic Hockey) (16-9-4) beat Niagara 3-2 Friday. Next: Saturday at Niagara; Friday, Feb. 7 at Army; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Army.

 

Cornell (ECAC) (8-7-5) lost at St. Lawrence 2-1 Friday. Next: Saturday at Clarkson; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Rensselaer; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Union.

 

Holy Cross (Atlantic Hockey) (13-11-2) was idle Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Canisius; Sunday, Feb. 2 vs. Canisius; Friday, Feb. 7 at RIT; Saturday, Feb. 8 at RIT.

 

Penn State (Big Ten) (12-10-3) beat No. 13 Michigan 5-4 Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 13 Michigan; Friday, Feb. 7 at Wisconsin; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Wisconsin.

 

Niagara (Atlantic Hockey) (14-11-3) lost to Sacred Heart 3-2 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Sacred Heart; Tuesday, Feb. 11 vs. Canisius.

 

Northeastern (Hockey East) (9-12-3) lost at No. 6 Maine 3-1 Friday. Next: Monday, Feb. 3 vs. No. 1 Boston College in Beanpot at Boston (TD Garden); Monday, Feb. 10 vs. Harvard or Boston University in Beanpot championship/consolation at Boston (TD Garden).

 

Bowling Green (CCHA) (13-9-4) beat Northern Michigan 3-2 (OT) Friday. Next: Saturday at Northern Michigan; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. St. Thomas; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. St. Thomas.

 

Others

 

Notre Dame (Big Ten) (9-16-1) is idle this week. Next: Friday, Feb. 7 vs. No. 11 Ohio State; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. No. 11 Ohio State.

 

Merrimack (Hockey East) (10-14-1) lost at No. 20 Massachusetts 4-2 Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 8 UMass Lowell; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Boston University; Saturday, Feb. 8 at New Hampshire.

 

Vermont (Hockey East) (9-13-3) is idle this week. Next: Feb. 7 at UMass Lowell.

 

Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) (10-13-1) is idle this week. Next: Friday, Feb. 7 at Omaha; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Omaha.

 

Miami (NCHC) (3-20-2) lost to No. 12 Arizona State 7-1 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 12 Arizona State; Friday, Feb. 14 at Colorado College; Saturday, Feb. 15 at Colorado College.

 

St. Thomas (CCHA) (11-11-5) beat No. 15 Minnesota State 3-2 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 15 Minnesota State; Friday, Feb. 7 at Bowling Green; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Bowling Green.

 

Lake Superior State (CCHA) (9-14-2) lost at No. 19 Augustana 6-3 Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 19 Augustana; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Northern Michigan; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Northern Michigan.

 

Bemidji State (CCHA) (9-14-4) lost to Ferris State 5-1 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Ferris State; Friday, Feb. 7 at Michigan Tech; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Michigan Tech.

 

Ferris State (CCHA) (9-16-2) beat Bemidji State 5-1 Friday. Next: Saturday at Bemidji State; Friday, Feb. 14 vs. Lake Superior State; Saturday, Feb. 15 vs. Lake Superior State.

 

Northern Michigan (CCHA) (4-22-1) lost to Bowling Green 3-2 (OT) Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Bowling Green; Friday, Feb. 7 at Lake Superior State; Saturday, Feb.  8 at Lake Superior State.

 

Colgate (ECAC) (13-10-2) beat Clarkson 2-0 Friday. Next: Saturday at St. Lawrence; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Union; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Rensselaer.

 

Union (ECAC) (14-9-2) tied Yale 3-3 (OT) (Union wins shootout 2-1) Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Brown; Friday, Feb. 7 at Colgate; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Cornell.

 

Harvard (ECAC) (7-11-2) lost to Princeton 4-3 (OT) Friday. Next: Monday, Feb. 3 vs. No. 10 Boston University in Beanpot at Boston (TD Garden); Friday, Feb. 7 at Dartmouth; Monday, Feb. 10 vs. Boston College or Northeastern in Beanpot championship/consolation at Boston (TD Garden).

 

Brown (ECAC) (9-9-2) beat Rensselaer 6-5 (OT) Friday. Next: Saturday at Union; Thursday, Feb. 6 at Yale; Sunday, Feb. 9 vs. Yale.

 

Yale (ECAC) (5-13-2) tied Union 3-3 (Union wins shootout 2-1) Friday. Next: Saturday at Rensselaer; Thursday, Feb. 6 vs. Brown; Sunday, Feb. 9 at Brown.

 

St. Lawrence (ECAC) (8-16-1) beat Cornell 2-1 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Colgate; Friday, Feb. 7 at No. 14 Quinnipiac; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Princeton.

 

Princeton (ECAC) (9-10-1) beat Harvard 4-3 (OT) Friday. Next: Saturday at Dartmouth; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Clarkson; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. St. Lawrence.

 

Rensselaer (ECAC) (9-14-2) lost to Brown 6-5 (OT) Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Yale; Friday, Feb. 7 at Cornell; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Colgate.

 

Bentley (Atlantic Hockey) (13-12-2) is idle this week. Next: Tuesday, Feb. 4 vs. Army; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Robert Morris; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Robert Morris.

 

Army (Atlantic Hockey) (11-15-0) was idle Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Royal Military College (Ontario); Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Bentley; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Sacred Heart; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Sacred Heart.

 

Canisius (Atlantic Hockey) (9-14-2) was idle Friday. Next: Saturday at Holy Cross; Sunday, Feb. 2 at Holy Cross; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Air Force; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Air Force.

 

Air Force (Atlantic Hockey) (11-17-1) lost to RIT 2-1 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. RIT; Friday, Feb. 7 at Canisius; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Canisius.

 

Robert Morris (Atlantic Hockey) (9-15-3) lost to Mercyhurst 4-2 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Mercyhurst; Friday, Feb. 7 at Bentley; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Bentley.

 

American International (Atlantic Hockey) (8-17-1) was idle Friday. Next: Friday, Feb. 7 at Mercyhurst; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Mercyhurst.

 

RIT (Atlantic Hockey) (6-20-1) beat Air Force 2-1 Friday. Next: Saturday at Air Force; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Holy Cross; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Holy Cross.

 

Mercyhurst (Atlantic Hockey) (4-20-3) beat Robert Morris 4-2 Friday. Next: Saturday at Robert Morris; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. American International; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. American International.

 

Long Island (Independent) (13-10-2) beat Stonehill 4-2 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Stonehill; Thursday, Feb. 6 vs. Lindenwood; Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Lindenwood.

 

Stonehill (Independent) (9-21-0) lost at Long Island 4-2 Friday. Next: Saturday at Long Island; Friday, Feb. 14 vs. Plymouth State.

 

Alaska (Independent) (8-11-5) beat Alaska Anchorage 3-1 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Alaska Anchorage; Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Alaska Anchorage.

 

Alaska Anchorage (Independent) (5-18-4) lost at Alaska 3-1 Friday. Next: Saturday at Alaska; Saturday, Feb. 8 at Alaska; Wednesday, Feb. 12 at Connecticut.

 

Lindenwood (Independent) (6-18-2) beat Simon Fraser (B.C.) 5-1 (exhibition) Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Simon Fraser (B.C.) (exhibition); Thursday, Feb. 6 at Long Island; Friday, Feb. 7 at Long Island.

 

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