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November 7, 2004
INCH Power Rankings

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If you thought it would be a cold day in hell before both Alaska schools found their way into the INCH Power Rankings, we'll remind you that the Boston Red Sox did win the World Series, so the climate of the underworld is changing. So are the fortunes of Anchorage and Fairbanks, who are both coming off home sweeps and heading into winnable series this weekend on the road.

Here's how the Inside College Hockey editors and staff rank the Seawolves, Nanooks, and the rest of the nation's top teams (along with movement since last week and a note).

No.	Team		Of Note
1.	Boston College	–	BC football wore 1984 replica jerseys Saturday, which makes us ask: when will the hockey team break out the old-fashioned Eagle across the chest?
4-1-0 (2-0-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W at Maine, 3-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Massachusetts.
2.	Michigan	3	You wonder if Michigan even recognized reeling Miami as the same team that it saw in the season-opening Lefty McFadden Tournament.
7-2-1 (5-1-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Miami, 5-2; W vs. Miami, 5-3. THIS WEEK: Off.
3.	Minnesota	4	The Gophers have stretched their home unbeaten streak to 15 games, including 5-0-0 this year.
7-2-0 (5-1-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Wisconsin, 3-2; W vs. Wisconsin, 4-2. THIS WEEK: Off.
4.	Colorado College	–	Marty Sertich and Brett Sterling have combined for 13 goals, while the rest of the Tigers have a total of 10.
5-1-0 (1-1-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W at North Dakota, 3-2 ot; L at North Dakota, 2-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Denver, at Denver.
5.	North Dakota	1	Freshman goaltender Philippe Lamoreux was brilliant Saturday, and remains unbeaten on the year (2-0-1, 1.62 GAA, .943).
5-3-2 (3-2-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L vs. Colorado College, 3-2 ot; W vs. Colorado College, 2-1. THIS WEEK: at Wisconsin, at Wisconsin.
6.	Wisconsin	3	Badgers have been outscored 6-2 in the first period during their three-game losing streak.
5-3-0 (3-3-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Minnesota, 3-2; L at Minnesota, 4-2. THIS WEEK: vs. North Dakota, vs. North Dakota.
7.	New Hampshire	1	Just Winnik, baby. Sophomore Daniel Winnik's hat trick propelled the Wildcats past BU.
4-2-1 (1-1-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. Boston University, 4-3; L at Maine, 3-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Providence.
8.	Cornell	6	Ladies and gentlemen, your lone unbeaten in college hockey. And hoping to go 5-0-0 for the first time at Cornell since 1971-72.
4-0-0 (2-0-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Harvard, 2-0; W vs. Brown, 7-2. THIS WEEK: at Michigan State, at Michigan State.
9.	Minnesota Duluth	7	The Bulldogs' bye week couldn't come at a better time. Only trouble is that their four-game winless streak will stretch at least another seven days.
5-3-2 (4-2-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Alaska Anchorage, 5-2; L at Alaska Anchorage, 3-0. THIS WEEK: Off.
10.	Northern Michigan	1	Mad hatters: Not only did the Wildcats score six goals in each game this weekend, they had a hat trick in each one as well (Nathan Oystrick and Darin Olver).
5-1-2 (3-0-1 CCHA). LAST WEEK: T at Michigan Tech, 6-6 ot; W vs. Michigan Tech, 6-3. THIS WEEK: at Ohio State, at Ohio State.
11.	Denver	1	Denver's six games in November are all in Colorado, but all against dangerous foes: two vs. CC, two vs. Minnesota, and visits from BU and UMass.
4-3-0 (3-1-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: at Colorado College, vs. Colorado College.
12.	Colgate	3	Sophomore Marc Fulton, who had no points and only 7 GP as a freshman, has eight points in nine games so far. It's a breakout sophomore season not seen in Hamilton since ... well, Jon Smyth last year.
7-2-0 (2-0-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Brown, 3-2 ot; W vs. Harvard, 4-1. THIS WEEK: at UMass Lowell.
13.	Maine	–	A third straight split for the Black Bears, but a bigger concern is whether Jimmy Howard can do the splits – he suffered an apparent leg injury in Sunday's win over UNH.
6-5-0 (2-2-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: L vs. Boston College, 3-1; W vs. New Hampshire, 3-0. THIS WEEK: at Northeastern, at UMass Lowell.
14.	Ohio State	3	The best hockey-playing Fritsche in Columbus right now is Tom, not brother Dan with the locked-out Blue Jackets. The Buckeye freshman leads the nation with 13 assists.
7-3-0 (5-1-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Sacred Heart, 5-1; W vs. Sacred Heart, 7-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Northern Michigan; vs. Northern Michigan.
15.	St. Lawrence	3	The Saints, who were away from Canton for eight of their first 10 games, are home for the next five.
5-4-1 (1-1-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: L at Union, 6-5; W at Rensselaer, 3-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Vermont, vs. Dartmouth.
16.	Alaska Anchorage	NR	Not bad at all for a team that was left for dead before the puck was dropped.
5-2-1 (3-1-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Minnesota Duluth, 5-2; W vs. Minnesota Duluth, 3-0. THIS WEEK: at Minnesota State, at Minnesota State.
17.	Dartmouth	6	Scoring troubles have caused the Big Green to fall 10 spots in the Power Rankings in the last two weeks, a rapid decline not seen in New Hampshire since the fall of the Old Man of the Mountains.
2-2-0 (1-1-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Yale, 5-2; L vs. Princeton, 3-0. THIS WEEK: at Clarkson, at St. Lawrence.
18.	Bowling Green	NR	Falcons were three seconds from sweeping Notre Dame, but still emerge from their recent suspensions at 4-1-1. After six games last year they were 1-4-1.
4-1-1 (2-1-1 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Notre Dame, 3-2; T at Notre Dame, 4-4 ot. THIS WEEK: at Nebraska-Omaha, at Nebraska-Omaha.
19.	UMass Lowell	–	River Hawks have scored first in each of their five games this season.
3-2-0 (0-2-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. Colgate, vs. Maine.
20.	Alaska-Fairbanks	NR	Through three games, freshman Wylie Rogers leads the nation in goals-against average (1.00) and save percentage (.967).
4-2-0 (3-1-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 3-1; W vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 3-2. THIS WEEK: at Lake Superior State, at Lake Superior State.

Dropped out: Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, Rensselaer

Bubble-licious: Rensselaer, Michigan State, Nebraska-Omaha, Boston University, Vermont

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