Michigan State Named No. 1 in Week 12 of USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll

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Michigan State Named No. 1 in Week 12 of USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll
BC, Minnesota, Maine and Denver round out top five
USA Hockey/The Rink Live
2024-25 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week 12
(First-place votes in parentheses)

Rank School Last Week’s Rank 2024-25 Record Weeks in Top 15
1. Michigan State University, 662 (21) 2 13-2-1 12
2. Boston College, 651 (11) 3 12-3-1 12
3. University of Minnesota, 615 (1) 1 15-3-2 12
4. University of Maine, 575 (1) 5 12-2-2 12
5. University of Denver, 536 4 14-4-0 12
6. Western Michigan University, 516 6 10-3-1 12
7. Providence College, 490 7 12-3-2 12
8. University of Michigan, 367 8 11-6-1 12
9. University of Massachusetts Lowell, 351 10 10-4-2 8
10. St. Cloud State University, 332 9 10-7-0 12
11. Colorado College, 324 11 10-5-1 12
12. Minnesota State University, 301 13 14-4-2 10
13. Boston University, 278 12 9-6-1 12
14. Ohio State University, 258 15 13-4-1 9
15. University of North Dakota, 164 18 11-7-1 12
16. Dartmouth College, 158 17 6-3-2 6
17. Cornell University, 148 14 5-3-3 12
18. Quinnipiac University, 142 16 8-6-1 11
19. Arizona State University, 91 20 8-7-1 4
20. Clarkson University, 86 19 11-5-2 5

Others Receiving Votes: University of New Hampshire, 57; University of Massachusetts, 19; University of Connecticut, 12; Bentley University, 3; Michigan Tech University, 3; Bemidji State University, 1.

Notes: The NCHC has six teams in the rankings, while Hockey East has five. The Big Ten and ECAC Hockey have four each 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.

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

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