Latest College Hockey Polls: NMU drops a bit, M-Tech stays put

Courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics

HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech hockey team stayed put at No. 15 in the USCHO.com Division I Poll and moved into the USA Today/USA College Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll for the first time this season at No. 14 (tied).

The Huskies, who were idle last week, own a 6-3-1 overall record and 4-3-1 mark in the WCHA.

Six WCHA teams are ranked in the nation’s top 20 led by the No. 1 team in both polls, Minnesota. The others are Colorado College (No. 5/5), Minnesota Duluth (No. 8/8), Denver (No. 11/11), Tech (No. 15/T-14) and Nebraska Omaha (No. 19/NR).

Michigan Tech will play just its second road series of the season this weekend at Alaska Anchorage. Faceoffs both Friday (Nov. 18) and Saturday (Nov. 19) are set for 11:07 p.m. ET/7:07 p.m. AT.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll
1 Minnesota (20) 10-2-0 963 1
2 Merrimack (25) 8-0-1 949 6
3 Boston College (4) 9-3-0 885 2
4 Notre Dame (1) 7-2-2 794 7
5 Colorado College 5-2-0 734 3
6 Ferris State 9-2-1 725 8
7 Michigan 7-3-2 707 4
8 Minnesota-Duluth 7-3-2 662 10
9 Yale 4-1-1 585 13
10 Western Michigan 6-3-3 565 5
11 Denver 4-3-2 497 12
12 Lake Superior 8-3-1 393 11
13 Union 5-3-3 357 9
14 Ohio State 8-3-1 309 NR
15 MICHIGAN TECH 6-3-1 302 15
16 Boston University 4-4-1 284 16
17 Colgate 6-4-1 147 18
18 Cornell 3-2-0 106 NR
19 Nebraska-Omaha 6-5-1 87 NR
20 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 4-5-3 64 14

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll

Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll
1 Minnesota (14) 10-2-0 489 1
2 Merrimack (20) 8-0-1 474 4
3 Boston College 9-3-0 440 2
4 Notre Dame 7-2-2 376 7
5 Colorado College 5-2-0 360 3
6 Ferris State 9-2-1 331 8
7 Michigan 7-3-2 284 5
8 Minnesota Duluth 7-3-2 261 13
9 Yale 4-1-1 247 10
10 Western Michigan 6-3-3 214 6
11 University of Denver 4-3-2 194 12
12 Union 5-3-3 108 9
13 Lake Superior State 8-3-1 94 11
T14 MICHIGAN TECH 6-3-1 52 NR
T14 Ohio State 8-3-1 52 NR