FIN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY POLLS AND SCHEDULES WEEK No.5

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USCHO.com MEDIA POLL (WEEK 5) (NOV. 3)

Rank  Team (League) (Firsts)                 Record          Points            LW

  1. Michigan State (Big Ten) (42)                5-1-0               989                 1
  2. Michigan (Big Ten) (5)                             9-1-0               947                 2
  3. Penn State (Big Ten) (3)                         9-1-0               882                 4
  4. Western Michigan (NCHC)                    5-3-0               832                 3
  5. Quinnipiac (ECAC)                                  5-2-1               714                 7
  6. Maine (HEA)                                             5-2-1               649                 12
  7. Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)                     8-2-0               645                 10
  8. North Dakota (NCHC)                             5-3-0               634                 8
  9. Denver (NCHC)                                       4-3-1               601                 6
  10. Wisconsin (Big Ten)                              6-0-2              558                 14
  11. Connecticut (HEA)                                4-3-1               540                 9
  12. Boston University (HEA)                      3-5-1               412                 5
  13. Massachusetts (HEA)                           6-3-0               405                 13
  14. Northeastern (HEA)                              5-1-0               326                 RV
  15. Providence (HEA)                                 3-3-1               230                 16
  16. Minnesota State (CCHA)                     4-2-2               190                 18
  17. Cornell (ECAC)                                      1-1-0               160                 20
  18. Boston College (HEA)                          2-4-1               157                 11
  19. Ohio State (Big Ten)                             4-4-0               141                 17
  20. Colorado College (NCHC)                   5-3-0               110                  15

            Others receiving votes: Miami (NCHC) (7-1-0) 97; Omaha (NCHC) (4-2-0) 93; St. Cloud State (NCHC) (6-3-0) 87; Union (ECAC) (5-1-1) 46; Dartmouth (ECAC) (2-0-0) 15; Michigan Tech (CCHA) (5-3-0) 14; Bentley (Atlantic Hockey) (4-3-0) 9; Augustana (CCHA) (5-3-0) 4; Minnesota (Big Ten) (2-7-1) 4; UMass Lowell (HEA) (4-4-0) 4; Harvard (ECAC) (0-0-1) 3; Arizona State (NCHC) (3-5-0) 2.

 

USA HOCKEY/THE RINK LIVE POLL (WEEK 5) (NOV. 3)

Rank  Team (League) (Firsts)                 Record          Points            LW

  1. Michigan State (Big Ten) (30)                5-1-0               676                 1
  2. Michigan (Big Ten) (4)                            9-1-0               649                 2
  3. Penn State (Big Ten)                               9-1-0               603                 4
  4. Western Michigan (NCHC)                    5-3-0               562                 3
  5. Quinnipiac (ECAC)                                  5-2-1               524                 6
  6. Maine (HEA)                                             5-2-1               447                 12
  7. Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)                     8-2-0               426                 11
  8. North Dakota (NCHC)                             5-3-0               413                 8
  9. Wisconsin (Big Ten)                                6-0-2              395                 14
  10. Connecticut (HEA)                                4-3-1               388                 9
  11. Denver (NCHC)                                     4-3-1               360                 7
  12. Massachusetts (HEA)                           6-3-0               279                 13
  13. Boston University (HEA)                      3-5-1               274                 5
  14. Northeastern (HEA)                              5-1-0               238                 RV
  15. Providence (HEA)                                 3-3-1               166                 15
  16. Cornell (ECAC)                                      1-1-0               150                 20
  17. Boston College (HEA)                          2-4-1               122                 10
  18. Minnesota State (CCHA)                     4-2-2               105                 19
  19. Colorado College (NCHC)                   5-3-0                 90                 16
  20. Miami (NCHC)                                       7-1-0                 73                 RV

            Others receiving votes: Ohio State (Big Ten) (4-4-0) 52; Omaha (NCHC) (4-2-0) 51; St. Cloud State (NCHC) (6-3-0) 41; Union (ECAC) (5-1-1) 36; Dartmouth (ECAC) (2-0-0) 7; Michigan Tech (CCHA) (5-3-0) 7; Harvard (ECAC) (0-0-1) 3; Arizona State (NCHC) (3-5-0) 3; Bentley (Atlantic Hockey (4-3-0) 1; Minnesota (Big Ten) (2-7-1) 1.

 

BIG TEN STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE

(Numbers in parentheses are school’s rankings in this week’s USCHO.com media/USA Hockey-The Rink Live coaches polls):

                                    Conference                                                              Overall

GP      Pts      W-L-T-OW-OL-SW           GF-GA           W-L-T GF-GA

(3/3) Penn State       2          6          2-0-0-0-0-0                7-5                  9-1-0   41-26

(10/9) Wisconsin      2          6          2-0-0-0-0-0                9-2                  6-0-2   31-11

(2/2) Michigan           2          5          2-0-0-1-0-0                7-4                  9-1-0   53-16

(nr/nr) Notre Dame  2          1          0-2-0-0-1-0                4-7                  3-4-1   28-26

(1/1) Michigan St.     0          0          0-0-0-0-0-0                0-0                  5-1-0   23-11

(rv/rv) Minnesota      2          0          0-2-0-0-0-0                2-9                  2-7-1   22-35

(19/rv) Ohio State    2          0          0-2-0-0-0-0                5-7                  4-4-0   23-17

THIS WEEK

Friday, Nov. 7

            Notre Dame at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (B1G+)

Wisconsin at Michigan, 7 p.m. (B1G+)

            Penn State at Michigan State, 7 p.m. (B1G+)

Saturday, Nov. 8

            Notre Dame at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (B1G+)

            Penn State at Michigan State, 4 p.m. (B1G+)

            Wisconsin at Michigan, 7 p.m. (B1G+)

NEXT WEEK

Friday, Nov. 14

            Michigan State at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

            Michigan at Penn State, 7 p.m.

            Ohio State at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.

            Long Island at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 15

            Michigan State at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.

            Michigan at Penn State, 6 p.m.

            Ohio State at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.

            Long Island at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

 

UPCOMING SCHEDULES FOR TOP 20 TEAMS IN USCHO.com MEDIA POLL

  1. Michigan State(Big Ten) (5-1-0) vs. No. 3 Penn State Friday and Saturday Next: Nov. 14-15 at Notre Dame.
  2. Michigan (Big Ten) (9-1-0) vs. No. 10 Wisconsin Friday and Saturday. Next: Nov. 14-15 at No. 3 Penn State.
  3. Penn State(Big Ten) (9-1-0) at No. 1 Michigan State Friday and Saturday. Next: Nov. 14-15 vs. No. 2 Michigan.
  4. Western Michigan(NCHC) (5-3-0) vs. No. 9 Denver Friday and Saturday. Next: Nov. 14-15 vs. Miami.
  5. Quinnipiac(ECAC) (5-2-1) vs. Alaska Fairbanks Tuesday, at Yale Friday, at Brown Saturday. Next: Nov. 15 vs.  No. 12 Boston University.
  6. Maine(Hockey East) (5-2-1) at No. 13 Massachusetts Thursday and Friday. Next: Nov. 14-15 vs. Vermont.
  7. Minnesota Duluth(NCHC) (8-2-0) vs. St. Cloud State Friday and Saturday. Next: Nov. 14-15 vs. Omaha.
  8. North Dakota (NCHC) (5-3-0) at Omaha Friday and Saturday. Next: Nov. 14-15 vs. Arizona State.
  9. Denver (NCHC) (4-3-1)at No. 4 Western Michigan Friday and Saturday. Next: Nov. 14 vs. No. 20 Colorado College, Nov. 15 at No. 20 Colorado College.
  10. Wisconsin(Big Ten) (6-0-2) at No. 2 Michigan Friday and Saturday. Next: Nov. 14-15 vs. No. 19 Ohio State.
  11. Connecticut(Hockey East) (4-3-1) vs. No. 15 Providence Friday, at No. 15 Providence Saturday. Next: Nov. 14 vs. No. 14 Northeastern, Nov. 15 at No. 14  Northeastern.
  12. Boston University(Hockey East) (3-5-1) vs. Merrimack Friday, at Merrimack Saturday. Next: Nov. 15 at No. 5 Quinnipiac.
  13. Massachusetts(Hockey East) (6-3-0) vs. No. 6 Maine Thursday and Friday. Next: Nov. 14 at No. 18 Boston College, Nov. 15 vs. No. 18 Boston College.
  14. Northeastern(Hockey East) (5-1-0) vs. Stonehill Friday and Saturday. Next: Nov. 14 at No. 11 Connecticut, Nov. 15 vs. No. 11 Connecticut.
  15. Providence(Hockey East) (3-3-1) at No. 11 Connecticut Friday, vs. No. 11 Connecticut Saturday. Next: Nov. 14 vs. Merrimack, Nov. 15 at Merrimack.
  16. Minnesota State (CCHA) (4-2-2) vs. Bowling Green Friday and Saturday. Next: Nov. 14-15 at Lake Superior State.
  17. Cornell (ECAC) (1-1-0) at Harvard Friday, at Dartmouth Saturday. Next: Nov. 14 vs. Brown, Nov. 15 vs. Yale.
  18. Boston College(Hockey East) (2-4-1) at Vermont Friday and Saturday. Next: Nov. 14 vs No. 13 Massachusetts, Nov. 15 at No. 13 Massachusetts.
  19. Ohio State(Big Ten) (4-4-0) is idle. Next: Nov. 14-15 at No. 10 Wisconsin.
  20. Colorado College(NCHC) (5-3-0) at Arizona State Friday and Saturday. Next: Nov. 14 at No. 9 Denver; Nov. 15 vs. No. 9 Denver.

 

RESULTS AND SCHEDULE

Sunday, Nov. 2

Non-conference

Dartmouth 6, Yale 1

 

Tuesday, Nov. 4

Non-conference

Stonehill at Harvard, 7 p.m.

Alaska Fairbanks at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m.

 

Thursday, Nov. 6

Hockey East Association

Maine at Massachusetts, 7 p.m.

 

Friday, Nov. 7

Big Ten

Notre Dame at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Wisconsin at Michigan, 7 p.m.

Penn State at Michigan State, 7 p.m.

 

Atlantic Hockey Association

Niagara at Holy Cross, 6 p.m.

Army at Bentley, 7 p.m.

Air Force at Sacred Heart, 7 p.m.

Mercyhurst at RIT, 7:05 p.m.

 

Hockey East Association

Providence at Connecticut, 6 p.m.

Maine at Massachusetts, 7 p.m.

Boston College at Vermont, 7 p.m.

Merrimack at Boston University, 7 p.m.

New Hampshire at UMass Lowell, 7:15 p.m.

 

ECAC

Clarkson at Union, 7 p.m.

Cornell at Harvard, 7 p.m.

St. Lawrence at RPI, 7 p.m.

Quinnipiac at Yale, 7 p.m.

Princeton at Brown, 7 p.m.

Colgate at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.

 

NCHC

Denver at Western Michigan, 7 p.m.

North Dakota at Omaha, 8 p.m.

St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth, 8:07 p.m.

Colorado College at Arizona State, 9 p.m.

 

CCHA

Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech, 7:07 p.m.

Augustana at Ferris State, 7:07 p.m.

Lake Superior State at Bemidji State, 8:07 p.m.

Bowling Green at Minnesota State, 8:07 p.m.

 

Non-conference

Long Island at Robert Morris, 7 p.m.

Stonehill at Northeastern, 7 p.m.

 

Saturday, Nov. 8

Big Ten

Penn State at Michigan State, 4 p.m.

Wisconsin at Michigan, 7 p.m.

Notre Dame at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

 

Atlantic Hockey Association

Niagara at Holy Cross, 2 p.m.

Air Force at Sacred Heart, 5 p.m.

Mercyhurst at RIT, 5:05 p.m.

 

ECAC

Clarkson at RPI, 4 p.m.

St. Lawrence at Union, 7 p.m.

Colgate at Harvard, 7 p.m.

Cornell at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.

Quinnipiac at Brown, 7 p.m.

Princeton at Yale, 7 p.m.

 

Hockey East Association

Boston University at Merrimack, 6 p.m.

UMass Lowell at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.

Boston College at Vermont, 7 p.m.

Connecticut at Providence, 7 p.m.

 

NCHC

Denver at Western Michigan, 6 p.m.

Colorado College at Arizona State, 7 p.m.

St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m.

North Dakota at Omaha, 8 p.m.

 

CCHA

Augustana at Ferris State, 6:07 p.m.

Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan, 6:07 p.m.

Bowling Green at Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m.

Lake Superior State at Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m.

 

Non-conference

Long Island at Robert Morris, 7 p.m.

Stonehill at Northeastern, 7 p.m.

Simon Fraser at Alaska Fairbanks, 11:07 p.m. (exhibition)

 

Sunday, Nov. 9

Atlantic Hockey Association

Bentley at Army, 2 p.m.

 

Tuesday, Nov. 11

Non-conference

St. Cloud State at St. Thomas, 8:07 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

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