| No. |
Team |
|
Notes |
| 1. |
 North
Dakota |
– |
Just when
we think this is an "offense only" outfit, they win
with defense on Saturday. |
| 7-2-0
(3-1-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L vs. St. Cloud State, 2-1; W vs. St.
Cloud State, 2-1. THIS WEEK: at Denver, at Denver. |
| 2. |
 Boston
College |
 1 |
The founding
fathers would be proud: John Adams scores two goals and leads
stifling defense (15 shots allowed) vs. UMass. |
| 6-2-2
(3-0-1 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: T at New Hampshire, 2-2 ot;
W at Massachusetts, 4-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Merrimack, vs. Providence. |
| 3. |
 St.
Cloud State |
6 |
Who would've
believed that their first loss of the season would come on Nov.
15? |
| 8-1-1
(6-1-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W at North Dakota, 2-1; L at North
Dakota, 2-1. THIS WEEK: at Rensselaer, at Rensselaer. |
| 4. |
 New
Hampshire |
 2 |
Dick Umile
had the Providence game pegged for a letdown from about the
time the schedule was announced. |
| 6-2-1
(3-1-1 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: T vs. Boston College, 2-2 ot;
L at Providence, 7-4. THIS WEEK: at Northeastern, vs. Northeastern. |
| 5. |
 Maine |
– |
Black Bears
got back on track and joined Michigan as the nation's only nine-win
teams. |
| 9-2-0
(4-2-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. Northeastern, 5-2; W vs.
UMass Lowell, 4-0. THIS WEEK: at Massachusetts, at Providence. |
| 6. |
 Michigan |
2 |
Wolverines
are 1-3-0 when allowing more than three goals this season after
5-2 loss at Ohio State Saturday. |
| 9-3-0
(4-3-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W at Ohio State, 4-0; L at Ohio State,
5-2. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 7. |
 Colorado
College |
1 |
Tigers
are all rested up (although not completely healthy) heading
into weekend tangle in Madison. |
| 6-1-1
(3-1-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: at Wisconsin, at Wisconsin. |
| 8. |
 Denver |
1 |
Down 4-1
on Friday, the Pioneers scored seven unanswered goals to get
three points in the series. |
| 7-2-1
(3-2-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: T at Alaska Anchorage, 4-4 ot; W at
Alaska Anchorage, 4-0. THIS WEEK: vs. North Dakota, vs. North
Dakota. |
| 9. |
 Massachusetts |
2 |
They're
catching on in Amherst, as a record crowd of 7,113 watched the
BC game. |
| 8-2-0
(5-2-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: L vs. Boston College, 4-1; W
at Providence, 3-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Maine. |
| 10. |
 Cornell |
2 |
Piling
up points in the ECAC with the same excitement as the national
Scrabble tournament. |
| 3-1-2
(3-0-1 ECAC). LAST WEEK: T at Clarkson, 2-2 ot; W at St. Lawrence,
2-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Bowling Green, vs. Ohio State. |
| 11. |
 Boston
University |
– |
Stephen
Siwiec snapped Sean Fields' string of 35 straight starts and
earned a 6-1 win Saturday night. |
| 3-2-2
(2-1-1 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: T at Merrimack, 2-2 ot; W vs.
Merrimack, 6-1. THIS WEEK: vs. UMass Lowell, at UMass Lowell. |
| 12. |
 Brown |
7 |
Offense
comes to life in 6-0 and 5-1 wins, giving them the biggest jump
in this week's rankings. |
| 4-1-0
(4-1-0 ECAC). LAST WEEK: W vs. Yale, 6-0; W vs. Princeton, 5-1.
THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 13. |
 Dartmouth |
– |
Half-full:
Still undefeated. Half-empty: One win in four conference games. |
| 2-0-3
(1-0-3 ECAC) LAST WEEK: T at Union, 1-1 ot; T at Rensselaer,
1-1 ot. THIS WEEK: at Yale, at Princeton. |
| 14. |
 Ohio
State |
4 |
Buckeyes
are 5-0-0 in games following a loss thus far. They were 3-7-0
after defeats last season. |
| 8-5-0
(7-3-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: L vs. Michigan, 4-0; W vs. Michigan,
5-2. THIS WEEK: at Colgate, at Cornell. |
| 15. |
 Michigan
State |
1 |
Has the
Spartans' goalie of the future arrived? Freshman Dominic Vicari
starts both ends of split at Miami. |
| 7-4-1
(6-3-1 CCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Miami, 4-2; W at Miami, 3-1. THIS
WEEK: vs. Wayne State, vs. Wayne State. |
| 16. |
 Providence |
1 |
Paul Pooley
during Friday's win over UNH: "I told them, 'This is fun.
Just go out and have fun.'" |
| 6-3-2
(2-3-2 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. New Hampshire, 7-4; L
vs. Massachusetts, 3-2. THIS WEEK: at Boston College, vs. Maine. |
| 17. |
 Notre
Dame |
2 |
David Brown
spends "off" weekend by making 28 saves in a 4-0 exhibition
win against the U.S. Under-18 team. |
| 5-3-1
(4-3-1 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. U.S. Under-18 Team (Ex.), 4-0.
THIS WEEK: vs. Lake Superior State, vs. Lake Superior State. |
| 18. |
 Wisconsin |
NR |
Hard work
pays off as Badgers tie and beat Minnesota. A similar effort
with be required versus talented CC team. |
| 6-3-1
(3-2-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: T vs. Minnesota, 3-3 ot; W vs. Minnesota,
4-3 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Colorado College, vs. Colorado College. |
| 19. |
 Harvard |
9 |
Packard,
Welch, Pettit and Cavanagh scored on Saturday. That's more like
it after yet another loss to Princeton at Bright on Friday. |
| 2-2-1
(2-2-1 ECAC). LAST WEEK: L vs. Princeton, 4-2; W vs. Yale, 4-1.
THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 20. |
 Holy
Cross |
NR |
Not a bad
week: ex-Crusader Pat Rissmiller made his NHL debut and his
alma mater knocks off the top dogs in Atlantic Hockey. Holy
Cross's only losses are to teams in the rankings, two by one
goal. |
| 6-3-1
(6-0-1 Atlantic Hockey). LAST WEEK: W at Mercyhurst, 5-2; W
at Mercyhurst, 6-5 ot. THIS WEEK: at Connecticut, vs. Sacred
Heart. |
