Denver Maintains Top Spot in USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll
BC, Michigan State, Minnesota and BU round out top five
USA Hockey/The Rink Live
2024-25 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week 5
(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 6-0-0 5
2. Boston College, 639 2 3-1-0 5
3. Michigan State University, 572 4 5-1-0 5
4. University of Minnesota, 570 5 5-1-0 5
5. Boston University, 558 3 4-1-0 5
6. University of Maine, 493 6 4-0-1 5
7. University of North Dakota, 480 7 3-2-0 5
8. Cornell University, 456 (1) 8 0-0-0 5
9. Colorado College, 385 9 4-0-0 5
10. St. Cloud State University, 354 14 6-1-0 5
11. University of Michigan, 335 11 3-2-1 5
12. Providence College, 272 12 3-1-1 5
13. Quinnipiac University, 266 10 2-3-0 5
14. Western Michigan University, 262 13 3-1-0 5
15. Ohio State University, 208 T-17 5-0-1 2
16. Minnesota State University, 170 16 5-3-0 3
17. University of Massachusetts, 118 15 3-3-1 5
18. Penn State University, 68 20 4-1-0 3
19. University of Massachusetts Lowell, 46 RV 4-1-0 1
20. University of Notre Dame, 42 T-17 4-2-0 5
Upcoming Top 20
Matchups
Friday, Nov. 1
No. 2 Boston College
vs.
No. 10 St. Cloud State
No. 7 North Dakota
vs.
No. 8 Cornell
No. 11 Michigan
vs.
No. 5 Boston University
No. 18 Penn State
vs.
No. 4 Minnesota
Saturday, Nov. 2
No. 2 Boston College
vs.
No. 10 St. Cloud State
No. 7 North Dakota
vs.
No. 8 Cornell
No. 11 Michigan
vs.
No. 5 Boston University
No. 18 Penn State
vs.
No. 4 Minnesota
Others Receiving Votes: Clarkson University, 33; Union College, 31; Harvard University, 28; University of Nebraska Omaha, 23; University of New Hampshire, 13; University of Connecticut, 9; Northeastern University, 9; Arizona State, 6; Augustana University, 6; Dartmouth College, 3; Michigan Tech University, 3; University of Wisconsin, 3.
Notes: The Big Ten and Hockey East have six teams in the rankings, while the NCHC has five, 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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