Michigan State University Athletics
Hockey Remains In Top Five In National Polls
11/29/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Nov. 29, 1999
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State's hockey team slipped one place to fifth in the national polls this week released Monday evening.
With the hockey team at No. 5, the men's basketball team at No. 8 or 7 and the football team at No. 10, this marks the first week in Michigan State athletics history that the three sports are all ranked in the nation's top 10.
The hockey team is fifth in both the U.S. College Hockey Online poll and the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches poll. Maine, the only unbeaten team in college hockey, is the No. 1 team in the nation in both polls.
The Spartans are 11-4-0 overall (10-2-0 and in first place in the CCHA). Michigan State faces Notre Dame in a home-and-home series this Saturday and Sunday, visiting the Irish on Saturday before returning to Munn Ice Arena for Sunday's game. Both face off at 7:05 p.m.
SPARTANS IN THE POLLS U.S. College Hockey Online (11/29) 1. Maine (39) 399 2. North Dakota (1) 336 3. Wisconsin 297 4. New Hampshire 254 5. MICHIGAN STATE 231 6. Michigan 179 7. Colgate 146 8. Rensselaer 142 9. Northern Michigan 76 10. Boston University 74 OTHERS: Niagara 17, St. Lawrence 15, Colorado College 14, Boston College 12, Ferris State 3, Cornell 2, Minnesota 2, Providence 1.USA Today/Amer. Hockey (11/29) 1. Maine (15) 225 2. North Dakota 202 3. New Hampshire 187 4. Wisconsin 181 5. MICHIGAN STATE 153 6. Michigan 144 7. Northern Michigan 137 8. Colgate 127 9. Rensselaer 97 10. Boston University 89 11. St. Lawrence 60 12. Colorado College 51 13. Niagara 40 14. Miami (Ohio) 37 15. Boston College 35 OTHERS: Ferris State 18, Cornell 7, Providence 5, Minnesota 3, Harvard 2.
POLLS: WEEK-BY-WEEK USCHO USA Today 10/5 3 - 10/18 5 6 10/25 4 3 11/1 4 4 11/8 4 4 11/15 3 3 11/22 4 4 11/29 5 5
