| No. |
Team |
|
Notes |
| 1. |
 North
Dakota |
– |
Told you
so. |
| 6-1-0
(2-0-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Minnesota, 7-3; W vs. Minnesota,
5-3. THIS WEEK: vs. St. Cloud State, vs. St. Cloud State. |
| 2. |
 New
Hampshire |
 1 |
Manchester
United? 'Cats host BC in New Hampshire's largest city Wednesday. |
| 6-1-0
(3-0-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W at Boston University, 4-0;
W vs. Maine, 6-3. THIS WEEK: vs. Boston College, at Providence. |
| 3. |
 Boston
College |
2 |
Best sign
from Friday for the Eagles: Matti Kaltiainen was exceptional
as they dealt Maine its first loss. |
| 5-2-1
(2-0-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. UMass Lowell, 4-1; W vs.
Maine, 4-1. THIS WEEK: at New Hampshire, at Massachusetts |
| 4. |
 Michigan |
– |
Note to
OSU: stay out of the box. Six of the Wolverines' eight goals
this weekend came on the power play. |
| 8-2-0
(4-2-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Ferris State, 6-5 ot; W vs. Ferris
State, 3-2. THIS WEEK: at Ohio State, at Ohio State. |
| 5. |
 Maine |
 3 |
Black Bears
got beaten as soundly as the state's recent vote on casino gambling. |
| 7-2-0
(2-2-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: L at Boston College, 4-1; L
at New Hampshire, 6-3. THIS WEEK: vs. Northeastern, vs. UMass
Lowell. |
| 6. |
 Colorado
College |
– |
Freshman
Matt Zaba stopped 26 shots Saturday as Tigers salvaged split
with Denver... |
| 6-1-1
(3-1-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L vs. Denver, 5-2; W at Denver, 4-1.
THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 7. |
 Denver |
– |
...because
one night earlier, the Pioneers got three PPGs in a 5-2 win
at Colorado Springs. |
| 6-2-0
(2-2-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W at Colorado College, 5-2; L vs. Colorado
College, 4-1. THIS WEEK: at Alaska Anchorage, at Alaska Anchorage. |
| 8. |
 Massachusetts |
2 |
Critical
Mass – next three for the Minutemen are BC, Providence
and Maine. |
| 7-1-0
(4-1-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W at Merrimack, 2-0; W vs. Merrimack,
5-3. THIS WEEK: vs. Boston College, at Providence. |
| 9. |
 St.
Cloud State |
7 |
We may
not be completely sold on the Huskies, but we're at least renting
with an option to buy. |
| 7-0-1
(5-0-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W at Minnesota Duluth, 3-2; W at Minnesota
Duluth, 5-3. THIS WEEK: at North Dakota, at North Dakota. |
| 10. |
 Harvard |
1 |
Noah Welch
was back in the lineup and +1 Saturday night after being benched
for the win at Vermont. |
| 1-1-1
(1-1-1 ECAC). LAST WEEK: W at Vermont, 6-4; T at Dartmouth,
2-2 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Princeton, vs. Yale. |
| 11. |
 Boston
University |
3 |
Take heart,
Terrier fans: at least Mike Ayers is a senior. |
| 2-2-1
(1-1-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: L vs. New Hampshire, 4-0. THIS
WEEK: at Merrimack, vs. Merrimack. |
| 12. |
 Cornell |
2 |
First line
of Moulson-Vesce-Bitz combined for 8 of 13 Big Red goals this
weekend. |
| 2-1-1
(2-0-0 ECAC). LAST WEEK: W at Yale, 6-2; W at Princeton, 7-0.
THIS WEEK: at Clarkson, at St. Lawrence. |
| 13. |
 Dartmouth |
2 |
Trip to
Union and RPI could send Big Green off to a 3-0-1 start in the
league. |
| 2-0-1
(1-0-1 ECAC) LAST WEEK: W vs. Brown, 3-1; T vs. Harvard, 2-2
ot. THIS WEEK: at Union, at Rensselaer. |
| 14. |
 Michigan
State |
5 |
Spartans
unbeaten in last six – the second-longest streak in the
nation – after being swept by Ohio State last month. |
| 6-3-1
(5-2-1 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Notre Dame, 3-1; T vs. Notre
Dame, 3-3 ot. THIS WEEK: at Miami, at Miami. |
| 15. |
 Notre
Dame |
2 |
Head coach
Dave Poulin compares his line of Walsh-Gill-McLean to the fat
guy, medium guy and skinny guy from Nintendo hockey. |
| 5-3-1
(4-3-1 CCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Michigan State, 3-1; T at Michigan
State, 3-3 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. U.S. Under-18 Team (Ex.). |
| 16. |
 Minnesota
Duluth |
5 |
Take that,
Bulldogs: Duluth native and former UMD goalie Adam Coole backstops
St. Cloud State to weekend sweep at DECC. |
| 4-4-1
(4-2-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L vs. St. Cloud State, 3-2; L vs. St.
Cloud State, 5-3. THIS WEEK: at Bemidji State, vs. Bemidji State. |
| 17. |
 Providence |
– |
Sophomore
Torry Gajda, who had the game-tying goal Friday night, has matched
his point total from last year (4-5—9). |
| 5-2-2
(1-2-2 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: T at Northeastern, 2-2 ot. THIS
WEEK: vs. New Hampshire, vs. Massachusetts. |
| 18. |
 Ohio
State |
– |
Who flunks
phys ed? That's a joke, right? |
| 7-4-0
(6-2-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Northern Michigan, 2-1; W at Northern
Michigan, 6-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Michigan, vs. Michigan. |
| 19. |
 Brown |
1 |
Bear balance:
no Brown player has more than one goal, or two points, through
three games. |
| 2-1-0
(2-1-0 ECAC). LAST WEEK: L at Dartmouth, 3-1; W at Vermont,
3-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Yale, vs. Princeton. |
| 20. |
 Minnesota |
8 |
If only
the Gophers were running as smoothly as this
car. There, Gopher fans, we made you smile. |
| 2-6-0
(1-5-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L at North Dakota, 7-3; L at North
Dakota, 5-3. THIS WEEK: at Wisconsin, at Wisconsin. |
