Minnesota Captures No. 1 Spot in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2020-21 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week #6

(First-place votes in parentheses)
 Rank School Last Week’s Rank 2020-21 Record Weeks in Top 15
1. University of Minnesota, 498 (23) 4 8-0-0 6
2. Boston College, 458 (6) 2 5-1-0 6
3. University of Minnesota Duluth, 449 (2) 3 5-1-1 6
4. University of North Dakota, 418 (3) 1 4-2-1 6
5. Minnesota State University, 351 6 2-1-0 6
6. University of Michigan, 273 5 5-5-0 6
7. University of Denver, 256 8 2-4-0 6
8. Clarkson University, 243 7 4-2-0 6
9. St. Cloud State University, 224 11 4-2-0 2
10. Northeastern University, 203 14 2-0-0 3
11. Quinnipiac University, 155 10 0-0-0 6
12. Bowling Green State University, 132 NR 6-1-0 1
13. University of Massachusetts, 109 12 2-3-1 12
14. University of Wisconsin, 93 13 5-5-0 13
15. University of Massachusetts-Lowell, 66 9 0-1-0 9 
This Week’s Top 15
Matchups

Wednesday, Dec.16
No. 4 North Dakota
at
No. 9 St. Cloud State
Friday, Dec.18
No. 12 Bowling Green
at
No. 11 Quinnipiac
Saturday, Dec.19
No. 3 Minnesota Duluth
at
No. 4 North Dakota
No. 12 Bowling Green
at
No. 11 Quinnipiac
Sunday, Dec.20
No. 7 Denver
at
No. 9 St. Cloud State

Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame University, 61; University of Nebraska-Omaha, 19; Ohio State University, 18; Boston University, 15; Providence College, 13; Lake Superior State University, 10; Penn State University, 8; AIC, 4; Robert Morris University, 3; Northern Michigan University, 1.

Notes: The University of Minnesota takes over the No. 1 ranking with 498 points and 23 first-place votes… The Hockey East Association and NCHC lead with four teams in the ranking, while the Big Ten has three and ECAC and WCHA have two… Team records are listed as W-L-T… For past polls, click here.

About the Poll: The 26th 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 six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.