Huskies Ranked Fifth in USA Today Poll, Sixth in USCHO Poll
HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech hockey team is ranked No. 5 this week in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll and No. 6 in the USCHO.com Top 20 Poll. Tech is 10-2-0 overall and on top of the WCHA standings with an 8-2-0 mark in league play.
The Huskies had their 10-game winning streak snapped last weekend with a pair of losses to Minnesota State in a battle of top 10 teams. Tech was ranked No. 1 while the Mavericks were No. 10. This week MSU is No. 7.
Tech received one first place vote in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll. The Huskies entered the polls at No. 17 on Oct. 27. They were ranked No. 9 on Nov. 3, No. 5 on Nov. 10 and No. 1 last week.
Tech makes its first-ever trip to Alabama Huntsville (3-9-2, 2-6-0 WCHA) for a WCHA road series against the Chargers. The puck drops at 8:07 p.m. both Friday and Saturday night.
USCHO.com Poll - Nov. 24, 2014
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|
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
|
1 |
Boston University (42) |
8-1-1 |
988 |
3 |
|
2 |
North Dakota (3) |
9-3-1 |
889 |
2 |
|
3 |
Minnesota (1) |
7-3-0 |
825 |
4 |
|
4 |
Massachusetts-Lowell |
8-2-3 |
806 |
5 |
|
5 |
Miami |
10-4-0 |
764 |
7 |
|
6 |
Michigan Tech |
10-2-0 |
748 |
1 |
|
7 |
Minnesota State (3) |
9-3-0 |
746 |
9 |
|
8 |
Minnesota-Duluth (1) |
9-5-0 |
615 |
8 |
|
9 |
Colgate |
9-4-1 |
575 |
6 |
|
10 |
Denver |
8-3-0 |
572 |
10 |
|
11 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
7-2-1 |
435 |
13 |
|
12 |
Boston College |
7-5-0 |
425 |
12 |
|
13 |
Vermont |
8-3-1 |
423 |
11 |
|
14 |
Quinnipiac |
8-3-1 |
319 |
14 |
|
15 |
Bowling Green |
10-3-1 |
292 |
18 |
|
16 |
St. Cloud State |
5- 6-1 |
249 |
16 |
|
17 |
Union |
6- 5-1 |
214 |
15 |
|
18 |
Harvard |
5- 1-2 |
147 |
NR |
|
19 |
Northern Michigan |
7- 2-1 |
141 |
17 |
|
20 |
Providence |
5- 5-1 |
115 |
19 |
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll - Nov. 24, 2104
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|
Team (1st Place Votes) |
Last |
Record |
Weeks |
|
1. |
Boston University, 497 (27) |
2 |
8-1-1 |
9 |
|
2. |
University of North Dakota, 447 (4) |
3 |
9-3-1 |
9 |
|
3. |
University of Minnesota, 409 |
4 |
7-3-0 |
9 |
|
4. |
UMass Lowell, 367 |
5 |
8-2-3 |
7 |
|
5. |
Michigan Tech University, 358 (1) |
1 |
10-2-0 |
4 |
|
6. |
Miami University, 337 |
9 |
10-4-0 |
9 |
|
7. |
Minnesota State University, 321 (2) |
9 |
9-3-0 |
9 |
|
8. |
University of Minnesota Duluth, 241 |
8 |
9-5-0 |
3 |
|
9. |
Colgate University, 236 |
6 |
9-4-1 |
9 |
|
10. |
University of Denver, 226 |
11 |
8-3-0 |
7 |
|
11. |
Boston College, 166 |
12 |
7-5-0 |
9 |
|
12. |
University of Vermont, 140 |
10 |
8-3-1 |
5 |
|
13. |
University of Nebraska Omaha, 128 |
13 |
7-2-1 |
3 |
|
14. |
Quinnipiac University, 72 |
14 |
8-3-1 |
4 |
|
15. |
Bowling Green State University, 43 |
n/a |
10-3-1 |
n/a |