Former top-spot holder Boston College dropped
a game for the second weekend in a row, while Miami keeps
on taking care of business. The RedHawks are our new number-one
in the INCH Power Rankings.
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 |
 1 |
Remember our RedHawk advance scouting report —
keep an eye on No. 11? Well, Carter Camper had two goals
and three assists last weekend. This is gonna stay here
until someone shuts him down. And when that happens, we’ll
take credit for it. |
| 5-1-2 (3-0-1
CCHA) LAST WEEK: W vs. Lake Superior State, 6-2; T vs.
Lake Superior State, 2-2 ot. THIS WEEK: at Ferris State,
at Ferris State |
| 2. |
 Minnesota
Duluth |
1 |
Five of the Bulldogs’ eight games, including both
at Bemidji State this past weekend, have been decided
by one or fewer goals and four have gone into overtime. |
| 6-0-2 (3-0-1
WCHA) LAST WEEK: W at Bemidji State, 3-2 ot; T at Bemidji
State, 1-1 ot. THIS WEEK: at North Dakota, at North Dakota |
| 3. |
 Boston
University |
2 |
Not exactly Tim Thomas numbers, but Kieran Millan has
a .934 save percentage and a GAA under 2.00 for the unbeaten
Terriers. |
| 6-0-1 (4-0-1
Hockey East) LAST WEEK: W at UMass Lowell, 5-1; W vs.
UMass Lowell, 2-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Maine |
| 4. |
 Boston
College |
 3 |
Two losses and two goals per game in the past two
weeks doesn't add up for a team with this much talent. |
| 4-2-0 (2-1-0
Hockey East) LAST WEEK: W vs. Merrimack, 3-2; L at Merrimack,
4-2. THIS WEEK: vs. UMass Lowell, vs. New Hampshire |
| 5. |
 Michigan |
1 |
The Wolverines have scored 11 first-period goals, tops
in the CCHA. Two of those came in Saturday’s 3-2
win against Ferris State at Yost Ice Arena. |
| 4-1-3 (3-0-1
CCHA) LAST WEEK: T at Ferris State, 2-2 ot; W vs. Ferris
State, 3-2. THIS WEEK: at Alaska, at Alaska |
| 6. |
 Maine |
— |
A perfect time for a one-game weekend for Maine and
BU, as the two Hockey East teams who have played the best
thus far meet Saturday at Agganis Arena. |
| 4-1-2 (2-0-0
Hockey East) LAST WEEK: W at Vermont, 3-2 ot. THIS WEEK:
at Boston University |
| 7. |
 Yale |
1 |
Seniors Denny Kearney (4-4—8) and Broc Little
(3-3—6) led the way as the Bulldogs opened their
season with a pair of victories, scoring seven goals each
night. |
| 2-0-0 (0-0-0
ECAC Hockey) LAST WEEK: W vs. Brown, 7-4; W vs. Dartmouth,
7-3. THIS WEEK: vs. Princeton, vs. Quinnipiac |
| 8. |
 North
Dakota |
1 |
The Fighting Sioux outshot Denver by a 63-34 margin
last weekend, but the Pioneers outscored NoDak by a 6-4
margin. Feel free to jump to your own conclusion here. |
| 4-3-1 (3-1-0
WCHA) LAST WEEK: W vs. Denver, 4-3; L vs. Denver, 3-0.
THIS WEEK: vs. Minnesota Duluth, vs. Minnesota Duluth |
| 9. |
 Union |
— |
Freshman Mat Bodie scored his first career goal at the
perfect time, with 30 seconds left in the third period
to tie the game against Rensselaer Saturday afternoon
in Lake Placid. |
| 5-1-2 (0-0-0
ECAC Hockey) LAST WEEK: T vs. Connecticut, 3-3 ot; T vs.
Rensselaer, 3-3 ot. THIS WEEK: at Harvard, at Dartmouth |
| 10. |
 Michigan
State |
— |
Apropos of Halloween, Alabama-Huntsville
gave the Spartans a scare, erasing a 4-1 deficit by scoring
thrice in the final 3:48 of regulation to earn a 4-4 draw
Friday and taking them to the wire Saturday in a 2-1 MSU
win. |
| 3-0-3 (1-0-1
CCHA) LAST WEEK: T vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 4-4 ot; W vs.
Alabama-Huntsville, 2-1. THIS WEEK: at Western Michigan,
at Western Michigan |
| 11. |
 New
Hampshire |
— |
UNH became the first visiting team to score seven goals
at Cornell's Lynah Rink since Providence did so, way back
on Jan. 5, 1999. |
| 2-1-2 (0-0-1
Hockey East) LAST WEEK: W at Cornell, 7-4. THIS WEEK:
at Boston College, at UMass Lowell |
| 12. |
 Notre
Dame |
1 |
The Fighting Irish scored a total of five goals in their
win and tie against Western Michigan—two from freshman
David Gerths, two from freshman Anders Lee, and one from
freshman Jeff Costello. |
| 5-1-1 (3-0-1
CCHA) LAST WEEK: W vs. Western Michigan, 3-2; T at Western
Michigan, 2-2 ot. THIS WEEK: at Bowling Green, at Bowling
Green |
| 13. |
 Denver |
1 |
One bad mother, that Zucker: Rookie forward Jason Zucker,
who scored twice for the Pioneers in their win and tie
against Wisconsin two weekends ago, potted three goals
in a split with North Dakota this past weekend. |
| 3-3-2 (2-1-1
WCHA) LAST WEEK: L at North Dakota, 4-3; W at North Dakota,
3-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Colorado College, at Colorado College |
| 14. |
 Nebraska-Omaha |
— |
Historic weekend for the Mavericks as they host their
first-ever WCHA series—by entertaining Minnesota
State, which UNO has played every season going back to
2001-02, to Omaha. Splashy. |
| 5-1-0 (2-0-0
WCHA) LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. Minnesota State,
vs. Minnesota State |
| 15. |
 Alaska |
— |
Senior forward Kevin Petovello paced the Nanooks in
their sweep of Bowling Green with two goals in Friday’s
4-1 win and three assists in Saturday’s finale,
another 4-1 outcome. |
| 5-2-1 (2-1-1
CCHA) LAST WEEK: W vs. Bowling Green, 4-1; W vs. Bowling
Green, 4-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Michigan, vs. Michigan |
| 16. |
 Wisconsin |
1 |
The Badgers follow this weekend’s road trip to
Minnesota with a two-month stretch of games during which
they play 12 of 14 games at the Kohl Center, the lone
exception being a visit to Alaska Anchorage next month. |
| 5-2-1 (2-1-1
WCHA) LAST WEEK: W vs. Michigan Tech, 5-2; W vs. Michigan
Tech, 4-1. THIS WEEK: at Minnesota, at Minnesota |
| 17. |
 Rensselaer |
1 |
Senior forwards Tyler Helfrich and Chase Polacek are
being counted on to lead the RPI offense, and they have
been up to the task so far this year, with nine points
each. |
| 3-1-3 (0-0-0
ECAC Hockey) LAST WEEK: T vs. Union, 3-3 ot. THIS WEEK:
at Dartmouth, at Harvard |
| 18. |
 Merrimack
|
NR |
No sophomore slump for Stephane Da Costa. He has recorded
at least one point in all five Merrimack games and has
eight points so far. |
| 2-1-2 (1-1-1
Hockey East) LAST WEEK: L at Boston College, 3-2; W vs.
Boston College, 4-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Sweden Under-20s (Ex.),
at Providence |
| 19. |
 Robert
Morris |
— |
After suffering its first loss of the year in a tough
environment at RIT, Robert Morris bounced back with a
4-2 win at Niagara. Chris Kushneriuk scored the third-period
game-winner against the Purps. |
| 5-1-0 (4-1-0
Atlantic Hockey) LAST WEEK: L at RIT, 3-2 ot; W at Niagara,
4-2. THIS WEEK: at Holy Cross, at Holy Cross |
| 20. |
 Quinnipiac |
NR |
The Bobcats have scored 3.0 goals-per-game or better
for the last six seasons. The only other schools to match
that streak - Boston College, Miami, Michigan, New Hampshire
and North Dakota. Impressive company. |
| 4-2-0 (0-0-0
ECAC Hockey) LAST WEEK: W at St. Cloud State, 4-2; L at
St. Cloud State, 5-2. THIS WEEK: at Brown, at Yale |