Our top five teams remain unchanged this week,
but volatility is the trend among the next 15 teams. Michigan
State and Colorado College were the big movers after sweeping
conference series.
Here's how the Inside College Hockey editors
and staff rank the nation's top teams (along with a note for
each team).
| No. |
Team |
|
Of
Note |
| 1. |
 Miami |
— |
College hockey's stimulus package: Pay for 60 minutes
of action, get five minutes free. The RedHawks played
Ferris State to a pair of ties this past weekend, the
fourth and fifth overtime games for the RedHawks this
season. |
| 8-1-3 (5-1-2
CCHA) LAST WEEK: T vs. Ferris State, 2-2 ot; T vs. Ferris
State, 1-1 ot. THIS WEEK: at Western Michigan, at Western
Michigan |
| 2. |
 North
Dakota |
— |
Saturday's loss to St. Cloud State in Grand Forks snapped
the Fighting Sioux's 17-game home unbeaten streak. |
| 7-2-1 (5-2-1
WCHA) LAST WEEK: W vs. St. Cloud State, 4-2; L vs. St.
Cloud State, 3-2. THIS WEEK: at Denver, at Denver |
| 3. |
 Denver |
 1 |
The bye week is over; now North Dakota comes calling.
Until the puck drops Friday, the health of goalie Marc
Cheverie and defenseman Patrick Wiercioch will be the
hot topic in Pio-land. |
| 6-3-1 (4-1-1
WCHA) LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. North Dakota, vs.
North Dakota |
| 4. |
 Cornell
|
 1 |
Let's oversimplify Friday's loss at Yale: Riley Nash
had six penalty minutes compared to just two shots on
goal. The Big Red leads the nation in both penalty-killing
and power-play percentage. |
| 4-1-0 (3-1-0
ECAC Hockey) LAST WEEK: L at Yale, 4-2; W at Brown, 6-0.
THIS WEEK: vs. Princeton, vs. Quinnipiac |
| 5. |
 UMass
Lowell |
— |
Save UAH Hockey has been a popular motto in our sport,
but UML goalies Carter Hutton and Nevin Hamilton interpreted
it differently. They combined to stop 38 of 39 Charger
shots on the weekend. |
| 7-2-1 (3-1-1
Hockey East) LAST WEEK: W at Alabama-Huntsville, 3-1;
W at Alabama-Huntsville, 4-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Merrimack |
| 6. |
 Michigan
State |
7 |
The Spartans could reach double digits in wins this
season by beating Notre Dame this week. Last season, MSU
didn't climb to that lofty win total until Feb. 20. |
| 9-2-1 (6-1-1
CCHA) LAST WEEK: W at Michigan, 3-2; W vs. Michigan, 2-0.
THIS WEEK: vs. Notre Dame, vs. Notre Dame (Fort Wayne,
Ind.) |
| 7. |
 Colorado
College |
8 |
Five straight home games for the Tigers begin with a
visit from Robert Morris this week. Coach Scott Owens'
team started the season with six of its first ten at home. |
| 7-2-1 (6-1-1
WCHA) LAST WEEK: W at Minnesota State, 1-0 ot; W at Minnesota
State, 3-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Robert Morris, vs. Robert Morris |
| 8. |
 Yale |
4 |
The Bulldogs ran their unbeaten streak against Cornell
to five games, including four straight wins, with Friday's
4-2 victory. They've scored four goals or more in all
of those wins against a typically-stingy Big Red defense. |
| 2-1-2 (1-1-2
ECAC Hockey) LAST WEEK: W vs. Cornell, 4-2; T vs. Colgate,
3-3 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Massachusetts, at Brown |
| 9. |
 Bemidji
State |
1 |
After playing six of their first 10 on the road, the
Beavers can settle in until after Jan. 1; other than a
short jaunt to North Dakota Thanksgiving weekend for games
with Miami and Ohio State, BSU plays three of its next
four series at home. |
| 8-1-1 (4-0-0
CHA) LAST WEEK: L at Minnesota, 4-1; W at Minnesota, 6-2.
THIS WEEK: vs. Alabama-Huntsville, vs. Alabama-Huntsville |
| 10. |
 Nebraska-Omaha |
3 |
Three Maverick skaters – Jeric Agosta,
Rich Purslow, and Joey Martin – have accouted for
more than 50 percent (15 of 29) of UNO's goals so far
this season. |
| 5-2-3 (2-2-2
CCHA) LAST WEEK: W vs. Lake Superior State, 4-0; L vs.
Lake Superior State, 3-1. THIS WEEK: at Northern Michigan,
at Northern Michigan |
| 11. |
 Alaska |
2 |
Jarrett Granberg and Dion Knelsen each scored two goals
Saturday as the Nanooks avenged a 3-1 loss at Bowling
Green with a 5-3 win in the series finale. |
| 7-2-1 (4-2-0
CCHA) LAST WEEK: L at Bowling Green, 3-1; W at Bowling
Green, 5-3. THIS WEEK: at Lake Superior State, at Lake
Superior State |
| 12. |
 Quinnipiac |
7 |
Quinnipiac, whose 8-1-0 record is the best in college
hockey, is outscoring its opponents by two goals a game,
with a 38-20 advantage over nine contests. |
| 8-1-0 (4-0-0
ECAC Hockey) LAST WEEK: W vs. Harvard, 5-1; W vs. Dartmouth,
4-2. THIS WEEK: at Colgate, at Cornell |
| 13. |
 Princeton |
4 |
Two of Princeton's three wins this season have come
in overtime. Cam MacIntyre scored the OT-winner against
Dartmouth, his first goal of the season. |
| 3-2-1 (2-1-1
ECAC Hockey) LAST WEEK: W vs. Dartmouth, 2-1 ot; T vs.
Harvard, 3-3 ot. THIS WEEK: at Cornell, at Colgate |
| 14. |
 Vermont
|
3 |
Vermont successfully killed four penalties in Sunday's
win at Boston College after allowing three power-play
goals in Saturday's loss to the Eagles. It was Vermont's
first win at Kelley Rink in 15 years. |
| 4-4-1 (3-3-1
ECAC Hockey) LAST WEEK: L at Boston College, 7-1; W at
Boston College, 3-2. THIS WEEK: Off |
| 15. |
 Massachusetts |
1 |
The next five game for the Minutemen are against teams
that are currently listed in these Power Rankings - Yale,
Vermont, Quinnipiac, Boston College and UMass Lowell. |
| 7-2-0 (4-2-0
Hockey East) LAST WEEK: W vs. New Hampshire, 4-3 ot; L
vs. New Hampshire, 4-2. THIS WEEK: at Yale |
| 16. |
 Notre
Dame |
8 |
Show of hands: How many of you really thought that the
Fighting Irish would be the team desperately seeking a
spark heading into this weekend's series with Michigan
State? |
| 5-5-2 (3-2-2
CCHA) LAST WEEK: L vs. Northern Michigan, 3-2; T vs. Northern
Michigan, 2-2 ot. THIS WEEK: at Michigan State, vs. Michigan
State (Fort Wayne, Ind.) |
| 17. |
 Wisconsin |
3 |
The Badgers have scored 38 goals through 10 games. In
the four games in which it lost or tied, Bucky lit the
lamp a total of seven times. |
| 6-3-1 (4-3-1
WCHA) LAST WEEK: W vs. Alaska-Anchorage, 5-1; W vs. Alaska-Anchorage,
6-2. THIS WEEK: at St. Cloud State, at St. Cloud State |
| 18. |
 Minnesota
Duluth |
2 |
One night after the Bulldogs were stymied by Michigan
Tech goalie Kevin Genoe (48 saves) in a 3-2 loss, UMD
forward Justin Fontaine scored four goals in an 8-1 rout
of the visiting Huskies. |
| 7-4-1 (4-3-1
WCHA) LAST WEEK: L vs. Michigan Tech, 3-2; W vs. Michigan
Tech, 8-1. THIS WEEK: at Minnesota, at Minnesota |
| 19. |
 Boston
College |
1 |
With a goal in each game this weekend, Ben Smith raised
his season total to seven tallies, already surpassing
his total of six from his junior campaign. |
| 4-3-1 (3-3-1
Hockey East) LAST WEEK: W vs. Vermont, 7-1; L vs. Vermont,
3-2. THIS WEEK: at Maine, at Maine |
| 20. |
 Colgate |
NR |
The Raiders' six-game unbeaten is tied for the second
longest in the nation and the longest unbeaten run for
Colgate since November 2005. |
| 5-2-4 (3-0-1
ECAC Hockey) LAST WEEK: W at Brown, 5-3; T at Yale, 3-3
ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Quinnipiac, vs. Princeton |