Michigan State University Athletics
MSU Hockey Fourth In Both National Polls
11/20/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Nov. 20, 2001
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State hockey team is in fourth place in this week's USA Today/American Hockey Magazine and U.S. College Hockey Online rankings, released Monday (Nov. 19).
The Spartans, coming off a pair of weekend shutouts at Munn Ice Arena against Miami, crept past Boston University into the fourth spot in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll with 227 points. Minnesota, which visits Munn Ice Arena Sunday afternoon, maintained its no. 1 ranking, earning 283 points and 17 first-place votes. Denver, with 264 points and two first-place votes, and St. Cloud State, with 247 points, held onto second and third, respectively. Other CCHA schools in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll are Nebraska-Omaha (eighth), Michigan (ninth), Northern Michigan (10th), Ohio State (14th) and Miami (receiving votes.)
MSU stayed in fourth place in the USCHO rankings - the Spartans earned 485 points. As in the USA Today poll, Minnesota, Denver and St. Cloud State are the top three teams according to USCHO voters. Boston University completes the top five. Other CCHA teams in the USCHO poll are Nebraska-Omaha (eighth), Northern Michigan (10th), Michigan (11th), Ohio State (14th) and Western Michigan and Miami (receiving votes).
U.S. COLLEGE HOCKEY ONLINE POLL (Nov. 19)
Rank Team (1st place) Votes 1 Minnesota (30) 589 2 Denver (7) 551 3 St. Cloud State (3) 533 4 Michigan State 485 5 Boston University 392 6 New Hampshire 375 7 Mass.-Lowell 325 8 Nebraska-Omaha 268 9 North Dakota 226 10 Northern Michigan 224 11 Michigan 192 12 Cornell 155 13 Colorado College 134 14 Ohio State 118 15 Maine 82
Receiving votes: Dartmouth 61, Harvard 29, Boston College 25, Wisconsin 16, Clarkson 7, Western Michigan 7, Miami 3, Niagara 3
USA TODAY/AMERICAN HOCKEY MAGAZINE POLL (Nov. 19)
Rank Team (1st place) Votes 1 Minnesota (17) 283 2 Denver (2) 264 3 St. Cloud State 247 4 Michigan State 227 5 Boston University 182 6 New Hampshire 180 7 Mass.-Lowell 160 8 Nebraska-Omaha 115 9 Michigan 106 10 Northern Michigan 102 11 Cornell 88 12 North Dakota 84 13 Colorado College 74 14 Ohio State 59 15 Maine 34
Receiving votes: Boston College 30, Harvard 29, Dartmouth 10, Wisconsin 3, Miami 2, Niagara 1.
