Hockey Stands Ninth In Polls
3/6/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
March 6, 2000
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State hockey enters the postseason ranked ninth in the nation in the polls released Monday evening.
The Spartans remained in ninth in the U.S. College Hockey Online Poll and slipped one spot to ninth in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll. Last weekend MSU tied (2-2) and won (5-3) in a home-and-home series against Notre Dame.
Wisconsin held on to the top spot in both polls, while North Dakota moved up to No. 2 after Boston University's 6-2 loss to Boston College Sunday night.
Michigan State is 23-10-4 overall (18-8-2 CCHA) entering the CCHA Tournament. The Spartans, who finished second in the CCHA, host ninth-seeded Miami this Friday, Saturday and (if necessary) Sunday at Munn Ice Arena. Tickets ($14 public, $6 students) are available at the MSU Athletic Ticket Office or by calling 800-GO STATE.
SPARTANS IN THE POLLS
U.S. College Hockey Online (3/6)1. Wisconsin (39) 3982. North Dakota (1) 3403. Boston University 2924. New Hampshire 2695. Michigan 2206. Maine 1947. Boston College 1648. St. Lawrence 1479. MICHIGAN STATE 9210. Colgate 49OTHERS: St. Cloud 13, Rensselaer 11,Niagara 8, Northern Michigan 3.
USA Today/Amer. Hockey (3/6)1. Wisconsin (15) 2252. North Dakota 2033. Boston University 1874. Michigan 1695. New Hampshire 1686. Boston College 1517. Maine 1368. St. Lawrence 1169. MICHIGAN STATE 10510. Colgate 9211. St. Cloud 7512. Northern Michigan 5113. Niagara 4514. Rensselaer 2915. Lake Superior 22OTHERS: MSU-Mankato 10, Colorado College 8,Ferris State 6, Minnesota 2.
POLLS: WEEK-BY-WEEK USCHO USA Today10/5 3 -10/18 5 610/25 4 311/1 4 411/8 4 411/15 3 311/22 4 411/29 5 512/6 5 712/13 5 512/27 5 -1/3 5 51/10 6 61/17 7 71/24 7 71/31 8 82/7 10 92/14 8 t72/21 8 72/28 9 83/6 9 9
