| No. |
Team |
|
Notes |
| 1. |
 Boston
College |
 1 |
Eagle opponents
will be glad that shootouts only occur in in-season tournaments.
The lineup: Ben Eaves, Patrick Eaves, Ryan Shannon, Tony Voce
and Ty Hennes. |
| LAST
WEEK: T vs. Minnesota Duluth, 2-2 (won shootout); W vs. Findlay,
4-1. THIS WEEK: at North Dakota, at North Dakota. |
| 2. |
 New
Hampshire |
2 |
A stat
Merrimack will get sick of hearing between now and Thursday:
the Wildcats hold a 25-0-3 edge in the teams' last 28 meetings.
|
| LAST
WEEK: W vs. Vermont, 3-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Merrimack. |
| 3. |
 North
Dakota |
2 |
Zach Parise's
knee injury, if it's serious, could take some of the shine off
of this weekend's big series with Boston College. |
| LAST
WEEK: W vs. Concordia (Ex.), 7-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Boston College,
vs. Boston College. |
| 4. |
 Minnesota |
 3 |
Gophers
looked flat until exploding for seven goals in the last 22:24
of Saturday's game. |
| LAST
WEEK: L vs. Maine, 4-0; W vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 7-3. THIS WEEK:
Off. |
| 5. |
 Harvard |
1 |
Crimson
can sit back and enjoy the upsets – for now. |
| LAST
WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 6. |
 Boston
University |
1 |
The Terriers
are 13-2 in their last 15 season openers. |
| LAST
WEEK: W vs. Rensselaer, 5-2. THIS WEEK: at Vermont. |
| 7. |
 Maine |
7 |
Black Bears
made the early season's biggest statement with their win at
the Maverick Stampede. |
| LAST
WEEK: W vs. Minnesota, 4-0; W vs. Wisconsin, 6-2. THIS WEEK:
vs. Sacred Heart, vs. U.S. Under-18 Team (Ex.) in Black Bear
Classic. |
| 8. |
 Michigan |
5 |
The Wolverines
fall five spots, equalling the number of third-period goals
they surrendered Friday at Miami. |
| LAST
WEEK: L at Miami, 8-3; W at Miami, 2-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Quinnipiac,
vs. Quinnipiac. |
| 9. |
 Massachusetts |
1 |
Maine doesn't
look ready to give the Minutemen its top-four spot in Hockey
East just yet. |
| LAST
WEEK: W vs. Connecticut, 6-3; W at UMass Lowell, 3-2. THIS WEEK:
vs. St. Lawrence. |
| 10. |
 Cornell |
1 |
Maybe they
need to throw fish at football players: Harvard 27, Cornell
0. |
| LAST
WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 11. |
 Denver |
– |
The U.S.
Under-18 Team actually held a 2-0 lead before the Pioneers responded
with six straight goals. |
| LAST
WEEK: W vs. U.S. Under-18 Team (Ex.), 6-2; W vs. British Columbia
(Ex.), 6-4. THIS WEEK: vs. Northeastern, vs. Northeastern. |
| 12. |
 Colorado
College |
– |
Tom Preissing's
first career NHL point came on Sunday night's eventual game-winner
for the San Jose Sharks. |
| LAST
WEEK: W vs. British Columbia (Ex.), 3-0; W vs. U.S. Under-18
Team (Ex.), 7-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Alaska Fairbanks, va. Alaska
Fairbanks. |
| 13. |
 Ferris
State |
3
|
Last year
the Bulldogs reeled off eight straight wins after a season-opening
loss. Can they do it again? |
| LAST
WEEK: L at Western Michigan, 4-2; W vs. Western Michigan, 5-2.
THIS WEEK: at Colgate, at Colgate. |
| 14. |
 Dartmouth |
2 |
Big Green
have a good women's team, too: first-year head coach Mark Hudak's
club is preseason No. 2 in the nation. |
| LAST
WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 15. |
 Minnesota
Duluth |
2 |
The Bulldogs'
0-2-1 record has come against the nation's toughest schedule.
Now they get a break, before visiting the defending champs for
two. |
| LAST
WEEK: T vs. Boston College, 2-2 (lost shootout); L at Michigan
State, 5-4. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 16. |
 Northern
Michigan |
NR |
Only five
teams in the nation posted two wins last weekend: Maine, Massachusetts,
Providence, Quinnipiac and the Wildcats. |
| LAST
WEEK: W vs. Bowling Green, 2-1; W vs. Bowling Green, 6-3. THIS
WEEK: vs. Michigan Tech, at Michigan Tech. |
| 17. |
 Minnesota
State |
3 |
Everybody
wants to see David Backes, but it was another freshman, Travis
Morin, with a hat trick in the exhibition. |
| LAST
WEEK: W vs. St. Clair College (Ex.), 9-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Providence,
vs. Providence. |
| 18. |
 Wisconsin
|
– |
Freshmen
and sophomores have accounted for 15 of the Badgers' 16 points. |
| LAST
WEEK: W at Nebraska-Omaha, 4-3 OT; L vs. Maine, 6-2. THIS WEEK:
at St. Cloud State, at St. Cloud State. |
| 19. |
 Ohio
State |
2 |
Buckeyes
salvage a split, but they can't say we didn't warn them about
Rob Globke (hat trick Friday). |
| LAST
WEEK: L vs. Notre Dame, 5-2; W vs. Notre Dame, 3-1. THIS WEEK:
at Michigan State, at Michigan State. |
| 20. |
 Michigan
State |
5 |
The Spartans
are just 1-2-0 against CHA teams at Munn the last two years. |
| LAST
WEEK: L vs. Findlay, 4-3; W vs. Minnesota Duluth, 5-4. THIS
WEEK: vs. Ohio State, vs. Ohio State. |
