Michigan State University Athletics
MSU Hockey Remains Atop National Polls
10/16/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Oct. 16, 2001
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State hockey team strengthened its hold on the top spot in this week's national polls, released Monday (Oct. 15).
The Spartans, coming off series sweep of Lake Superior State at Munn Ice Arena, grabbed 16 of 19 first-place votes and 277 total points in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll. Minnesota maintained its second-place position with 261 points and three first-place mentions. North Dakota climbed from fifth to third with St. Cloud State and Michigan rounding out the top five Other Central Collegiate Hockey Association schools in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll are Nebraska-Omaha (12th), Ohio State, Alaska Fairbanks and Miami (all receiving votes).
MSU captured 31 of 40 first-place tallies in the latest U.S. College Hockey.com poll. The Spartans are followed North Dakota, Minnesota, St. Cloud State and Michigan. Other CCHA teams in the USCHO rankings are Nebraska-Omaha (15th), Northen Michigan, Alaska Fairbanks, Ohio State and Western Michigan (all receiving votes).
The Spartans are also ranked first in the Sporting News Power Poll. Minnestoa, North Dakota, Nebraska-Omaha and Michigan round out the top five. Ohio State is the only other CCHA school mentioned in the Sporting News rankings.
MSU returns to action this weekend with a single game vs. Ferris State at Munn Ice Arena on Saturday, Oct. 20. Faceoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET.
U.S. COLLEGE HOCKEY ONLINE POLL (Oct. 15)
Rank Team (1st-place votes) Votes 1 Michigan State (31) 587 2 North Dakota (1) 531 3 Minnesota (3) 517 4 St. Cloud State 466 5 Michigan 399 6 New Hampshire 325 7 Colorado College 305 8 Denver 271 9 Maine 252 10 Minnesota-Duluth 191 11 Harvard 185 12 Providence 141 13 Boston University 128 14 Boston College 124 15 Nebraska-Omaha 123
Receiving votes: Dartmouth 76, Union 39, Wisconsin 35, Clarkson 26, Michigan Tech 22, Rensselaer 12, Northern Michigan 11, Mass.-Lowell 11, Alaska Anchorage 8, Alaska Fairbanks 8, Ohio State 5, Western Michigan 1, Iona 1
USA TODAY/AMERICAN HOCKEY MAGAZINE POLL (Oct. 15)
Rank Team (1st-place votes) Votes 1 Michigan State (16) 277 2 Minnesota (3) 261 3 North Dakota 252 4 St. Cloud State 224 5 Michigan 177 6 New Hampshire 175 7 Denver 140 8 Maine 130 9 Colorado College 119 Harvard 119 11 Boston University 81 12 Nebraska-Omaha 67 13 Boston College 66 14 Minnesota-Duluth 61 15 Providence 41
Receiving votes: Dartmouth 20, Michigan Tech 17, Clarkson 14, Alaska Anchorage 8, Wisconsin 8, Mass.-Lowell 6, Ohio State 6, Alaska Fairbanks 4, Miami 4, Cornell 3, Union 1.
SPORTING NEWS POWER POLL (Oct. 15)
Rank Team 1 Michigan State 2 Minnesota 3 North Dakota 4 Nebraska-Omaha 5 Michigan 6 St. Cloud State 7 Harvard 8 Maine 9 Minnesota-Duluth 10 Denver
Others: Providence, Colorado College, New Hampshire, Ohio State.
