November 10, 2002
INCH Power Rankings

Last week we bragged about the performance of the teams in our Power Rankings – apparently the underdogs took note. Welcome to Upset Weekend in college hockey, as nine of last week's top 16 suffered losses, including Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 8. Two unbeaten and untied teams – North Dakota and Providence – were among the victims, leaving Boston College (No. 1), Cornell (No. 7) and Brown (No. 16) as the lone teams in Division I without a loss.

Take a look at how the Inside College Hockey editors and staff think the contenders stack up – and let us know what you think. Send us your own Power Rankings, with comments, and we just might publish them.

1.	Boston College	–	Got Ben Eaves back for big 7-0 win over Merrimack. A big test looms Tuesday vs. Providence.
2.	New Hampshire	2	Sean Collins joined the Hemingway-Gare line in sweep of UMass Lowell. That's some scary talent.
3.	Denver	1	Minnesota-Duluth always plays the Pioneers tough.
4.	North Dakota	1	St. Cloud State punctures Zach Parise's aura of invincibility.
5.	Michigan	1	Managed to escape Upset Weekend unscathed – barely.
6.	Minnesota	1	Gophers are so shorthanded, Don Lucia's checking to see if he has any eligibility remaining.
7.	Cornell	–	Big Red roll against Princeton and Yale. MMMM, big red roll.
8.	Boston University	1	This time, they were prepared for Merrimack. But it still wasn't easy.
9.	Providence	1	Looking ahead to Tuesday? Lost to Northeastern Friday, salvaged split Sunday.
10.	Maine	–	You can't say we didn't warn you about Jimmy Howard (three straight shutouts). Kid could be Hockey East's best goalie as a freshman.
11.	Colorado College	–	Could this be the best team no one is talking about? Tigers are undefeated in last eight.
12.	Ferris State	–	Mike Brown couldn't stand on his head forever – five goals on 29 shots Saturday vs. Wayne State. He's still pretty darn good.
13.	Miami	–	Could've been the first team in the country with 10 wins, but Notre Dame's Morgan Cey (44 saves Saturday) wouldn't let that happen.
14.	St. Cloud State	2	Starting to get healthy, and it showed in an impressive weekend vs. North Dakota. But Saturday's OT loss leaves Huskies still seeking first back-to-back wins.
15.	Ohio State	NR	Hosts Michigan State this weekend in a series schizophrenics would love.
16.	Brown	NR	With three wins to open the season, Bears have already surpassed their ECAC win total from 2000-01.

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