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Rank
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School
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Last Week’s Ranking
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2012-13 Record |
Weeks in Top 15 |
| 1 |
University of Minnesota, 497 (23) |
1
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18-4-4
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17
|
| 2 |
Quinnipiac University, 485 (11) |
2
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18-3-3
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8
|
| 3 |
Miami University, 420 |
6
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15-6-5
|
17
|
| 4 |
University of New Hampshire, 417 |
4
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15-6-2
|
14
|
| 5 |
Boston College, 369 |
3
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14-7-2
|
17
|
| 6 |
Western Michigan University, 330 |
9
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16-6-4
|
17
|
| 7 |
Yale University, 290 |
7
|
12-5-3
|
8
|
| 8 |
University of North Dakota, 239 |
5
|
13-8-5
|
17
|
| 9 |
Boston University, 182 |
10
|
13-9-1
|
17
|
| 10 |
University of Denver, 174 |
11
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13-8-4
|
17
|
| 11 |
University of Notre Dame, 169 |
8
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16-10-0
|
17
|
| 12 |
UMass-Lowell, 145 |
12
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14-7-2
|
9
|
| 13 |
St. Cloud State University, 141 |
15
|
15-10-1
|
5
|
| 14 |
University of Nebraska-Omaha, 77 |
14
|
15-9-2
|
10
|
| 15 |
Minnesota State University, 65 |
NR
|
16-9-3
|
4
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Others receiving votes: Dartmouth College, 43; Niagara University, 17; University of Alaska, 10; Union College, 6; University of Wisconsin, 3; Ferris State University, 1.
NOTES: Minnesota extends its streak at No. 1 for the fifth straight week … Minnesota shared the preseason No. 1 with Boston College … The Western Collegiate Hockey Association leads all conferences with six ranked programs this week. The Hockey East Association has four ranked teams, while the Central Collegiate Hockey Association boasts three ranked programs and ECAC Hockey has two ranked squads … A total of 21 teams received votes.
ABOUT THE POLL: The 18th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 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 five NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.
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This Week’s Top-15 Match-ups
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Friday, February 1
None
Saturday, February 2
No. 2 Quinnipiac
at
No. 7 Yale
Sunday, February 3
None
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