Michigan State University Athletics
Hockey Ranked 14th In USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll
2/23/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Feb. 23, 2004
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State hockey (20-15-1 overall, 16-9-1 CCHA) has moved back into the national polls, coming in at No. 14 in both the Feb. 23 USA Today/American Hockey Magazine and USCHO.com polls. It marks MSU's first appearance in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine since Jan. 26, 2004, and it is State's first showing in the USCHO.com poll since Nov. 2003.
Boston College is the No. 1 team in both polls for the third consecutive week. Rounding out the top five in both polls are: North Dakota, Maine, Michigan and Minnesota-Duluth.
Michigan State enjoys a bye week before returning to the ice in two weeks, when it takes on the CCHA-leading Michigan on Friday, March 5, at 8:05 p.m. ET, at Munn Ice Arena. On Saturday, March 6, the series shifts to Joe Louis Arena for a 7:35 p.m. ET face-off.
USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll (Feb. 23, 2004) Last Week 1. Boston College, 510 (34) 1 2. North Dakota, 472 2 3. Maine, 421 4 4. Michigan, 414 3 5. Minnesota-Duluth, 397 5 6. Wisconsin, 326 6 7. Minnesota, 295 7 8. New Hampshire, 235 11 9. St. Cloud State, 234 8 10. Miami, 221 9 11. Denver, 178 10 12. Ohio State, 111 12 13. Colgate, 101 NR 14. Michigan State, 87 NR 15. UMass, 30 15 Others receiving votes: Colorado College 15, Brown 11, Cornell 6, Holy Cross 6, Providence 4, Rensselaer 4, Niagara 2.
USCHO.com Poll (Feb. 23, 2004) Last Week 1. Boston College, 600 (40) 1 2. North Dakota, 552 2 3. Maine, 506 3 4. Michigan, 474 4 5. Minnesota-Duluth, 465 5 6. Wisconsin, 379 6 7. Minnesota, 374 7 8. New Hampshire, 280 9 9. St. Cloud State, 260 8 10. Miami, 256 10 11. Denver, 202 11 12. Ohio State, 135 12 13. Colgate, 119 NR 14. Michigan State, 92 NR 15. UMass, 30 14 Others receiving votes: Colorado College 23, Brown 21, Cornell 8, Notre Dame 6, Rensselaer 5, Dartmouth 4, Holy Cross 3, Niagara 3, Providence 2, Bemidji State 1.
