Michigan State Remains No. 1 in Week 10 of USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll

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Michigan State Remains No. 1 in Week 10 of USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll
Denver, BC, Minnesota and Maine round out top five
USA Hockey/The Rink Live
2024-25 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week 10
(First-place votes in parentheses)

Rank School Last Week’s Rank 2024-25
Record		 Weeks in Top 20
1. Michigan State University, 671 (31) 1 11-1-0 10
2. University of Denver, 635 (2) 2 12-2-0 10
3. Boston College, 602 3 10-3-0 10
4. University of Minnesota, 594 (1) 4 13-2-1 10
5. University of Maine, 549 5 10-2-2 10
6. University of Michigan, 504 6 10-3-1 10
7. Western Michigan University, 485 7 9-2-1 10
8. Colorado College, 421 8 9-2-1 10
9. St. Cloud State University, 391 9 9-4-0 10
10. Providence College, 375 10 10-3-2 10
11. Boston University, 332 13 8-5-1 10
12. Cornell University, 302 11 4-2-3 10
13. University of Massachusetts Lowell, 258 16 10-3-1 6
14. Dartmouth College, 233 14 6-1-1 4
15. Minnesota State University, 200 17 10-4-2 8
16. Ohio State University, 166 12 9-4-1 7
17. University of North Dakota, 135 15 7-7-1 10
18. Quinnipiac University, 97 18 6-6-1 9
19. Arizona State University, 57 20 6-7-1 2
20. Clarkson University, 46 19 9-5-2 3
 
 

Upcoming Top 20
Matchups

Friday, Dec. 6

No. 2 Denver
vs.
No. 7 Western Michigan

No. 3 Boston College
vs.
No. 13 UMass Lowell

No. 6 Michigan
vs.
No. 4 Minnesota

No. 8 Colorado College
vs.
No. 10 Providence

Saturday, Dec. 7

No. 2 Denver
vs.
No. 7 Western Michigan

No. 6 Michigan
vs.
No. 4 Minnesota

No. 8 Colorado College
vs.
No. 10 Providence

No. 20 Clarkson
vs.
No. 14 Dartmouth

Others Receiving Votes: Union College, 45; University of Connecticut, 11; Bemidji State University, 10; Harvard University, 7; Bentley University, 4; University of New Hampshire, 4; University of Massachusetts, 3; Michigan Tech University, 2; Augustana 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.

 

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