Denver Maintains Top Spot in Week 3 USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll

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Denver Maintains Top Spot in Week 3 USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll
Top 20 Matchups This Week: NE at DU, SCSU at UM, QU at ME 
USA Hockey/The Rink Live
2024-25 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week 3
(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 2-0-0 3
2. Boston College, 629 2 1-1-0 3
3. Boston University, 610 3 2-0-0 3
4. Michigan State University, 571 4 3-1-0 3
5. University of North Dakota, 518 6 1-0-0 3
6. University of Minnesota, 501 5 1-1-0 3
7. Cornell University, 465 (1) 7 0-0-0 3
8. Quinnipiac University, 442 8 1-0-0 3
9. University of Michigan, 370 13 2-1-1 3
10. University of Maine, 357 10 1-0-0 3
11. Colorado College, 339 12 2-0-0 3
12. University of Nebraska Omaha, 289 16 2-0-0 3
13. St. Cloud State University, 239 15 3-0-0 3
14. Providence College, 217 11 0-1-0 3
15. University of Wisconsin, 211 9 1-1-0 3
16. Western Michigan University, 201 17 2-0-0 3
17. University of Massachusetts, 189 14 2-1-0 3
18. University of Notre Dame, 99 18 2-0-0 3
19. Northeastern University, 90 20 1-0-0 2
20. Penn State University, 27 RV 2-1-0 1
 
 

Upcoming Top 20
Matchups

Friday, Oct. 18

No. 1 Denver
vs.
No. 19 Northeastern

No. 8 Quinnipiac
vs.
No. 10 Maine

No. 13 St. Cloud State
vs.
No. 9 Michigan

Saturday, Oct. 19

No. 1 Denver
vs.
No. 19 Northeastern

No. 8 Quinnipiac
vs.
No. 10 Maine

No. 13 St. Cloud State
vs.
No. 9 Michigan

Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota State University, 26; Arizona State University, 12; Michigan Tech University, 10; Harvard University, 9; University of St. Thomas, 8; University of New Hampshire, 6; Ohio State University, 7; University of Minnesota Duluth, 5; St. Lawrence University, 3; University of Connecticut, 2; Dartmouth College, 1.

Notes: The NCHC, Big Ten and Hockey East have six teams in the rankings and ECAC Hockey 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.

For more information contact Francis Forte ([email protected]/201.923.3229)

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