January 19, 2003
INCH Power Rankings

This week's INCH Power Rankings reflect the fact that there weren't a lot of eyebrow-raisers in the world of college hockey over the weekend. That doesn't mean there wasn't any movement, however. The big winners – none, really. The big losers – Denver and Boston U. The newcomers – familiar faces St. Cloud State and Michigan State.

Here's how the Inside College Hockey editors and staff ranks the nation's top teams. As always, you can let us know what you think.

1.	Colorado College	–	Pivotal series against North Dakota looms in two weeks, but Tigers have to deal with Wisconsin first.
2.	Maine	–	BU, Providence and UMass have bad memories of trips to Merrimack, but Black Bears escape North Andover with three points.
3.	North Dakota	–	Fighting Sioux have scored an NCAA-best 124 goals. Half of them came this weekend at Alaska Anchorage.
4.	Cornell	–	Welcome back, Mr. LeNeveu. Big Red goalie blanks Union in first game following stint at WJC.
5.	New Hampshire	1	'Cats lived dangerously last week – tied Dartmouth before earning a pair of one-goal wins against UMass.
6.	Boston College	1	Possible loss of Patrick Eaves for remainder of season dampens enthusiasm in Heights following sweep of archrival BU.
7.	Michigan	1	Big showdown vs. Michigan State Sunday – in men's hoops. Red's boys ready for Lake State.
8.	Minnesota	1	Show of hands – who thought this weekend's series with Mankato would have significant playoff implications...for both teams?
9.	Ferris State	2	Bulldogs have earned no worse than two points in each of their eight CCHA series this season.
10.	Ohio State	2	Unbeaten in 10 (9-0-1), Bucks catch battered UNO squad in Omaha this weekend.
11.	Denver	6	Pioneers need to circle the wagons – in last eight conference games, they're 1-5-2.
12.	Harvard	2	Off until Jan. 31. Crimson games are as scarce as new episodes of "The Sopranos"
13.	Boston U.	4	What's the best way to regain confidence after back-to-back losses to hated BC? How about a series with UNH? No?
14.	Alabama-Huntsville	2	Just win, baby. Chargers streak can hit 10 with victory at Northern Michigan Friday.
15.	St. Cloud State	NR	Save your emails, Husky fans. Your team has finally cracked our top 16.
16.	Michigan State	NR	Spartans run win streak to five with sweep of slumping UNO. Next two opponents for MSU? Slumping Notre Dame and slumping Miami.

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