2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

Last updated
201617 NCAA Division I
men's ice hockey
rankings
NCAA tournament 2017
NCAA champion Denver
Preseason No. 1 (USA Today) North Dakota
Preseason No. 1 (USCHO) North Dakota
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
  201516 201718  

Two human polls made up the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings, the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. As the 2016–17 season progresses, rankings are updated weekly.

2016–17 NCAA Division I mens ice hockey season

The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2016 and ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game in April 2017. This was the 70th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship will be held, and the 122st year overall in which an NCAA school has iced a team.

Contents

Legend

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
Italics Number of first place votes
(#-#) Win–loss–tie record
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol

USCHO

Preseason
Sep 26 [1]
Week 1
Oct 10 [2]
Week 2
Oct 17 [3]
Week 3
Oct 24 [4]
Week 4
Oct 31 [5]
Week 5
Nov 7 [6]
Week 6
Nov 14 [7]
Week 7
Nov 21 [8]
Week 8
Nov 28 [9]
Week 9
Dec 5 [10]
Week 10
Dec 12 [11]
Week 11
Dec 19 [12]
Week 12
Jan 2 [13]
Week 13
Jan 9 [14]
Week 14
Jan 16 [15]
Week 15
Jan 23 [16]
Week 16
Jan 30 [17]
Week 17
Feb 6 [18]
Week 18
Feb 13 [19]
Week 19
Feb 20 [20]
Week 20
Feb 27 [21]
Week 21
Mar 6 [22]
Week 22
Mar 13 [23]
Week 23
Mar 20 [24]
Final
Apr 10 [25]
1. North Dakota (43)North Dakota (2–0–0) (45)North Dakota (3–0–0) (50)North Dakota (5–0–0) (50)Minnesota-Duluth (5–1–2) (50)Minnesota-Duluth (7–1–2) (50)Denver (7–2–1) (26)Minnesota-Duluth (10–2–2) (48)Minnesota-Duluth (10–2–2) (47)Minnesota-Duluth (10–2–2) (44)Minnesota-Duluth (11–3–2) (42)Minnesota-Duluth (12–3–3) (35)Minnesota-Duluth (12–3–3) (47)Denver (14–4–4) (27)Penn State (16–2–1) (30)Boston University (16–5–2) (22)Minnesota-Duluth (17–5–4) (46)Minnesota-Duluth (18–5–5) (46)Minnesota-Duluth (18–5–5) (44)Denver (22–6–4) (33)Denver (24–6–4) (43)Denver (26–6–4) (48)Denver (28–6–4) (48)Denver (29–7–4) (24)Denver (33–7–4) (50)1.
2. Quinnipiac (1)Boston University (1–0–0) (5)Minnesota-Duluth (3–1–2)Minnesota-Duluth (3–1–2)Denver (6–2–0)Denver (6–2–0)Minnesota-Duluth (8–2–2) (18)Denver (7–2–3) (2)Denver (9–2–3) (3)Denver (11–2–3) (6)Denver (12–3–3) (4)Denver (12–3–3) (11)Penn State (13–1–1) (3)Harvard (11–2–1) (11)Denver (15–5–4) (16)Minnesota-Duluth (15–5–4) (25)Denver (18–6–4) (3)Denver (18–6–4) (4)Denver (20–6–4) (6)Minnesota-Duluth (19–5–6) (14)Harvard (22–5–2) (3)Harvard (22–5–2) (1)Harvard (24–5–2) (2)Harvard (26–5–2) (18)Minnesota-Duluth (28–7–7)2.
3. Denver Quinnipiac (1–0–1)Notre Dame (3–1–0)Denver (4–2–0)North Dakota (5–2–0)Boston College (8–2–1)Boston College (10–2–1) (6)Quinnipiac (9–3–1)Boston College (11–4–1)Penn State (13–1–1)Penn State (13–1–1) (4)Penn State (13–1–1) (4)Denver (12–4–4)Minnesota-Duluth (12–4–4) (6)Boston University (13–5–2) (1)Denver (16–6–4) (2)Boston University (17–7–2)Boston University (18–7–2)Harvard (17–5–2)Harvard (20–5–2) (3)Minnesota-Duluth (20–5–7) (4)Minnesota-Duluth (21–6–7) (1)Minnesota-Duluth (23–6–7)Minnesota-Duluth (25–6–7) (8)Harvard (28–6–2)3.
4. Boston University (5)Minnesota-Duluth (2–0–2)Quinnipiac (2–1–1)Boston University (3–2–0)Boston University (3–2–0)Boston University (4–2–1)Quinnipiac (7–3–1)Boston College (10–3–1)UMass Lowell (8–4–2)Boston College (12–5–1)Harvard (8–2–1)Harvard (8–2–1)Harvard (9–2–1)Penn State (14–2–1) (6)Minnesota-Duluth (13–5–4) (1)Penn State (16–3–2) (1)Union (18–6–2) (1)Harvard (15–5–2)Boston University (19–8–2)Minnesota (20–8–2)UMass Lowell (22–9–3)UMass Lowell (22–9–3)UMass Lowell (24–10–3)UMass Lowell (26–10–3)UMass Lowell (27–11–3)4.
5. Boston College (1)Notre Dame (2–0–0)UMass Lowell (2–0–2)UMass Lowell (3–1–2)Boston College (6–2–1)UMass Lowell (6–2–2)Boston University (5–3–1)North Dakota (7–4–2)Quinnipiac (9–4–2)Boston University (8–4–2)Boston College (13–6–1)Boston University (10–5–2)Boston University (10–5–2)Boston University (12–5–2)UMass Lowell (15–5–3) (2)Union (17–5–2)Harvard (14–5–2)Minnesota (17–7–2)Minnesota (18–8–2)UMass Lowell (20–9–3)Minnesota (21–9–2)Minnesota (22–10–2)Minnesota (23–10–3)Minnesota (23–11–3)Notre Dame (23–12–5)5.
6. Minnesota-Duluth Boston College (1–1–0)Denver (2–2–0)Quinnipiac (3–2–1)Quinnipiac (4–2–1)North Dakota (5–3–1)UMass Lowell (7–3–2)UMass Lowell (8–4–2)Boston University (7–4–1)Harvard (8–2–1)Boston University (9–5–2)Boston College (13–6–1)UMass Lowell (12–5–3)UMass Lowell (14–5–3)Harvard (11–4–1)Minnesota (14–6–2)Penn State (16–4–2)Union (19–7–2)UMass Lowell (19–9–3)Boston University (20–9–3)Union (23–8–3)Union (23–8–3)Union (25–8–3)Boston University (23–11–3)Boston University (24–12–3)6.
7. St. Cloud State St. Cloud State (0–0–0)Minnesota (2–0–0)Notre Dame (3–2–1)UMass Lowell (4–2–2)Quinnipiac (5–3–1)Minnesota (4–2–2)Boston University (6–4–1)Penn State (11–1–1)Quinnipiac (10–5–2)UMass Lowell (10–5–3)UMass Lowell (10–5–3)North Dakota (10–6–3)North Dakota (12–6–3)Minnesota (13–5–2)UMass Lowell (15–7–3)Minnesota (15–7–2)Boston College (18–9–2)Union (20–8–2)Union (22–8–2)Boston University (21–10–3)Western Michigan (20–9–5)Boston University (23–10–3)Union (25–9–3)Minnesota (23–12–3)7.
8. UMass Lowell UMass Lowell (0–0–2)Boston University (1–2–0)Boston College (4–2–0)St. Cloud State (4–2–0)Minnesota (4–2–2)North Dakota (5–4–2)Penn State (11–1–1)Harvard (6–2–1)North Dakota (8–5–3)North Dakota (9–6–3)North Dakota (9–6–3)Boston College (13–7–2)Boston College (14–7–2)North Dakota (13–7–3)Ohio State (12–4–6)Boston College (17–9–2)Western Michigan (15–4–7)Western Michigan (16–8–4)Western Michigan (18–8–4)Western Michigan (19–8–5)Boston University (21–10–3)Western Michigan (22–10–5)Western Michigan (22–12–5)Penn State (25–12–2)8.
9. Notre Dame Minnesota (2–0–0)Minnesota State (4–0–0)Minnesota State (5–1–0)Notre Dame (4–3–1)Notre Dame (4–3–1)Notre Dame (5–3–1)Harvard (5–1–1)North Dakota (7–5–3)UMass Lowell (8–5–3)Ohio State (9–2–4)Ohio State (9–2–4)Minnesota (11–5–2)Minnesota (11–5–2)Union (16–5–2)Harvard (12–5–2)Western Michigan (14–7–3)UMass Lowell (17–9–3)Penn State (18–6–2)Cornell (17–6–4)Cornell (18–6–5)Cornell (18–6–5)Cornell (20–7–5)Cornell (21–8–5)North Dakota (21–16–3)9.
10. Providence Denver (0–2–0)Boston College (2–2–0)St. Cloud State (2–2–0)Minnesota State (6–2–0)Harvard (3–0–1)Penn State (9–1–1)Bemidji State (11–2–1)Ohio State (8–1–4)Ohio State (9–2–4)Minnesota (9–5–2)Union (14–3–2)Union (14–4–2)Ohio State (10–4–4)Boston College (14–8–2)Western Michigan (13–6–3)UMass Lowell (15–9–3)Penn State (16–6–2)Providence (18–8–4)Providence (18–9–5)Providence (20–9–5)Providence (22–9–5)Notre Dame (21–10–5)North Dakota (21–15–3)Western Michigan (22–13–5)10.
11. Michigan Providence (1–1–0)Michigan (2–1–0)Michigan (3–1–1)Ohio State (5–0–2)Minnesota State (7–3–0)Harvard (4–1–1)Minnesota (5–3–2)Minnesota (6–4–2)Minnesota (7–5–2)Vermont (10–4–2)Minnesota (9–5–2)Ohio State (9–3–4)Union (14–5–2)Ohio State (11–4–5)Vermont (16–7–2)Ohio State (12–6–6)Providence (16–8–4)Boston College (18–11–2)Penn State (18–8–2)Penn State (20–8–2)Penn State (21–9–2)North Dakota (20–14–3)Penn State (24–11–2)Union (25–10–3)11.
12. Harvard Harvard (0–0–0)St. Lawrence (3–1–0)Minnesota (2–2–0)Harvard (2–0–0)Penn State (7–1–1)St. Cloud State (6–4–0)Notre Dame (6–4–2)Notre Dame (7–5–2)Vermont (9–3–2)Notre Dame (9–6–2)Notre Dame (9–6–2)Notre Dame (11–6–2)Vermont (14–6–2)Vermont (15–7–2)North Dakota (13–9–3)Vermont (16–8–2)Cornell (14–6–2) тCornell (16–6–3)Ohio State (16–8–6)Notre Dame (19–10–5)Notre Dame (19–10–5)Providence (22–11–5)Notre Dame (21–11–5)Air Force (27–10–5)12.
13. Minnesota Michigan (1–1–0)Harvard (0–0–0)Harvard (0–0–0)Minnesota (3–2–1)St. Cloud State (4–4–0)Bemidji State (9–2–1)Ohio State (8–1–4)3Bemidji State (11–4–1)Bemidji State (12–5–1)Union (12–3–2)Vermont (10–6–2)Vermont (12–6–2)Notre Dame (12–7–2)Western Michigan (11–6–3)Boston College (15–9–2)North Dakota (14–10–3)Ohio State (13–7–6) тNorth Dakota (15–11–3)Notre Dame (18–9–5)Ohio State (17–9–6)Vermont (20–11–5)Ohio State (20–10–6)Providence (22–11–5)Cornell (21–9–5)13.
14. Bowling Green Minnesota State (2–0–0)St. Cloud State (0–2–0)Providence (2–2–1)Penn State (5–1–1)Ohio State (5–1–3)Ohio State (6–1–4)Minnesota State (8–5–1)Vermont (9–3–2)Notre Dame (8–6–2)Quinnipiac (10–7–2)Quinnipiac (10–7–2)Western Michigan (10–5–3)Western Michigan (10–5–3)Notre Dame (13–8–2)Cornell (12–4–2)St. Lawrence (15–7–6)North Dakota (15–11–3)Ohio State (14–8–6)Boston College (18–12–4)Vermont (18–11–5)North Dakota (18–14–3)Boston College (20–14–4)Ohio State (21–11–6)Ohio State (21–12–6)14.
15. Northeastern St. Lawrence (1–1–0)Providence (1–2–0)Ohio State (3–0–2)Providence (3–3–1)Bemidji State (8–2–0)Minnesota State (7–4–1)St. Cloud State (6–6–0)Minnesota State (8–5–1)Union (10–3–2)Bemidji State (13–5–2)Bemidji State (13–6–3)Quinnipiac (11–8–2)Quinnipiac (12–9–2)Cornell (11–4–1)Notre Dame (14–8–3)Providence (14–8–4)Vermont (16–9–3)Notre Dame (17–9–4)Vermont (17–10–5)North Dakota (16–14–3)Ohio State (18–10–6)Penn State (21–11–2)Air Force (26–9–5)Providence (22–12–5)15.
16. St. Lawrence Northeastern (0–1–1)Yale (0–0–0)Northeastern (3–1–2)Yale (1–0–0)Union (8–2–1)Michigan (5–4–1)Michigan (5–4–1)Western Michigan (7–3–2)Minnesota State (9–5–2)Western Michigan (8–5–3)Western Michigan (8–5–3)St. Lawrence (10–5–4)St. Lawrence (11–6–5)St. Lawrence (12–6–6)St. Lawrence (13–7–6)Cornell (12–6–2)Notre Dame (15–9–4)Vermont (17–10–3)North Dakota (15–13–3)Wisconsin (18–11–1)Wisconsin (19–12–1)Vermont (20–13–5)Boston College (21–15–4)Boston College (21–15–4)16.
17. Michigan Tech Yale (0–0–0)Northeastern (1–1–2)Yale (0–0–0)Michigan (3–3–1)Providence (3–3–2)Union (8–3–2)Union (8–3–2)St. Cloud State (6–6–0)St. Cloud State (7–6–1)St. Lawrence (10–5–3)St. Lawrence (10–5–4)Bemidji State (14–7–3)Bemidji State (15–8–3)Quinnipiac (13–10–2)Quinnipiac (13–10–2)Notre Dame (14–9–3)Wisconsin (15–8–1)St. Lawrence (15–9–6)Air Force (21–8–5)Boston College (18–14–4)Boston College (18–14–4)Air Force (24–9–5)Wisconsin (20–15–1)Wisconsin (20–15–1)17.
18. Yale Air Force (1–0–1) Bemidji State (4–0–0)St. Lawrence (3–3–0)Bemidji State (6–2–0)Michigan (4–3–1) Western Michigan (6–3–1)Western Michigan (7–3–2)Union (8–3–2)Western Michigan (7–4–3)St. Cloud State (8–7–1)St. Cloud State (8–7–1)Omaha (11–6–3)Minnesota State (13–7–2)Bemidji State (15–8–3)Omaha (14–8–4)Wisconsin (13–8–1)St. Lawrence (15–8–6)St. Cloud State (15–14–1)St. Cloud State (15–14–1)Air Force (22–9–5)Air Force (22–9–5)Wisconsin (19–14–1)Vermont (20–13–5)Vermont (20–13–5)18.
19. Minnesota State Ohio State (1–0–1)Ohio State (1–0–2) Penn State (3–1–1) Vermont (4–1–1)Yale (2–1–0)Providence (3–3–2)St. Lawrence (8–4–2)St. Lawrence (8–4–4)St. Lawrence (9–5–4)Minnesota State (10–6–2)Minnesota State (11–7–2)Minnesota State (11–7–2) Cornell (9–4–1)Omaha (13–8–3)Providence (12–8–4)Quinnipiac (14–11–2)Quinnipiac (16–11–2)Air Force (19–8–5)Wisconsin (17–10–1)St. Cloud State (15–16–1)St. Lawrence (16–11–7)Quinnipiac (23–14–2)Michigan Tech (23–14–7)Michigan Tech (23–15–7)19.
20. Ferris State Bowling Green (0–2–0) Omaha (2–0–0)Bemidji State (4–2–0) Union (6–1–1) Lake Superior (6–2–0)St. Lawrence (6–4–2)Vermont (7–3–2)Michigan (6–5–1)Omaha (8–5–3)Omaha (9–6–3)Omaha (9–6–3)St. Cloud State (9–8–1)Michigan Tech (14–9–3)Minnesota State (14–8–2)Bemidji State (16–9–3)Michigan Tech (16–9–7)Air Force (18–8–4)Wisconsin (15–10–1)St. Lawrence (15–10–7)St. Lawrence (16–11–7)St. Cloud State (16–17–1) Canisius (21–10–7)Quinnipiac (23–15–2)Quinnipiac (23–15–2)20.
Preseason
Sep 26 [1]
Week 1
Oct 10 [2]
Week 2
Oct 17 [3]
Week 3
Oct 24 [4]
Week 4
Oct 31 [5]
Week 5
Nov 7 [6]
Week 6
Nov 14 [7]
Week 7
Nov 21 [8]
Week 8
Nov 28 [9]
Week 9
Dec 5 [10]
Week 10
Dec 12 [11]
Week 11
Dec 19 [12]
Week 12
Jan 2 [13]
Week 13
Jan 9 [14]
Week 14
Jan 16 [15]
Week 15
Jan 23 [16]
Week 16
Jan 30 [17]
Week 17
Feb 6 [18]
Week 18
Feb 13 [19]
Week 19
Feb 20 [20]
Week 20
Feb 27 [21]
Week 21
Mar 6 [22]
Week 22
Mar 13 [23]
Week 23
Mar 20 [24]
Final
Apr 10 [25]
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USA Today

Preseason
Oct 3 [26]
Week 1
Oct 10 [27]
Week 2
Oct 17 [28]
Week 3
Oct 24 [29]
Week 4
Oct 31 [30]
Week 5
Nov 7 [31]
Week 6
Nov 14 [32]
Week 7
Nov 21 [33]
Week 8
Nov 28 [34]
Week 9
Dec 5 [35]
Week 10
Dec 12 [36]
Week 11
Dec 19 [37]
Week 12
Jan 2 [38]
Week 13
Jan 9 [39]
Week 14
Jan 16 [40]
Week 15
Jan 23 [41]
Week 16
Jan 30 [42]
Week 17
Feb 6 [43]
Week 18
Feb 13 [44]
Week 19
Feb 20 [45]
Week 20
Feb 27 [46]
Week 21
Mar 6 [47]
Week 22
Mar 13 [48]
Week 23
Mar 20 [49]
Week 24
Mar 27 [50]
Final
Apr 10 [51]
1. North Dakota (28)North Dakota (2–0–0) (28)North Dakota (3–0–0) (34)North Dakota (5–0–0) (34)Minnesota-Duluth (5–1–2) (33)Minnesota-Duluth (7–1–2) (34)Denver (7–2–1) (19)Minnesota-Duluth (10–2–2) (33)Minnesota-Duluth (10–2–2) (34)Minnesota-Duluth (10–2–2) (31)Minnesota-Duluth (11–3–2) (32)Minnesota-Duluth (12–3–3) (30)Minnesota-Duluth (12–3–3) (33)Denver (14–4–4) (18)Denver (15–5–4) (18)Minnesota-Duluth (15–5–4) (18)Minnesota-Duluth (17–5–4) (30)Minnesota-Duluth (18–5–5) (31)Minnesota-Duluth (18–5–5) (30)Denver (22–6–4) (21)Denver (24–6–4) (28)Denver (26–6–4) (33)Denver (28–6–4) (33)Denver (29–7–4) (13)Denver (31–7–4) (25)Denver (33–7–4) (34)1.
2. Quinnipiac Boston University (1–0–0) (6)Minnesota-Duluth (3–1–2)Minnesota-Duluth (3–1–2)Denver (6–2–0) (1)Denver (6–2–0)Minnesota-Duluth (8–2–2) (13)Denver (7–2–3) (1)Denver (9–2–3)Denver (11–2–3) (2)Denver (12–3–3) (1)Denver (12–3–3) (3)Penn State (13–1–1) (1)Minnesota-Duluth (12–4–4) (3)Penn State (16–2–1) (16)Boston University (16–5–2) (13)Denver (18–6–4) (4)Denver (18–6–4) (3)Denver (20–6–4) (4)Minnesota-Duluth (19–5–6) (13)Harvard (22–5–2) (3) тHarvard (22–5–2) (1)Harvard (24–5–2) (1)Harvard (26–5–2) (15)Harvard (28–5–2) (9)Minnesota-Duluth (28–7–7)2.
3. Boston University (6)Quinnipiac (1–0–1)Quinnipiac (2–1–1)Denver (4–2–0)North Dakota (5–2–0)Boston College (8–2–1)Boston College (10–2–1) (2)Boston College (10–3–1)UMass Lowell (8–4–2)Boston College (12–5–1)Penn State (13–1–1) (1)Penn State (13–1–1) (1)Harvard (9–2–1)Harvard (11–2–1) (5)Minnesota-Duluth (13–5–4)Denver (16–6–4) (3)Boston University (17–7–2)Boston University (18–7–2)Harvard (17–5–2)Harvard (20–5–2)Minnesota-Duluth (20–5–7) (3) тMinnesota-Duluth (21–6–7)Minnesota-Duluth (23–6–7)Minnesota-Duluth (25–6–7) (5)Minnesota-Duluth (27–6–7)Harvard (28–6–2)3.
4. Denver Minnesota-Duluth (2–0–2)Notre Dame (3–1–0)Boston University (3–2–0)Boston University (3–2–0)Boston University (4–2–1)Boston University (5–3–1)Quinnipiac (9–3–1)Boston College (11–4–1)Penn State (13–1–1)Boston College (13–6–1)Harvard (8–2–1)Denver (12–4–4)Penn State (14–2–1) (8)Boston University (13–5–2)Penn State (16–3–2)Penn State (16–4–2)Minnesota (17–7–2)Boston University (19–8–2)Minnesota (20–8–2)UMass Lowell (22–9–3)UMass Lowell (22–9–3)Minnesota (23–10–3)UMass Lowell (26–10–3) (1)Notre Dame (23–11–5)Notre Dame (23–12–5)4.
5. Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State (0–0–0)UMass Lowell (2–0–2)UMass Lowell (3–1–2)Boton College (6–2–1)UMass Lowell (6–2–2)UMass Lowell (7–3–2)North Dakota (7–4–2)Boston University (7–4–1)Boston University (8–4–2)Harvard (8–2–1)Boston College (13–6–1)Boston University (10–5–2)Boston University (12–5–2)UMass Lowell (15–5–3)Union (17–5–2)Union (18–6–2)Harvard (15–5–2)Minnesota (18–8–2)Boston University (20–9–3)Minnesota (21–9–2)Minnesota (22–10–2)UMass Lowell (24–10–3)Minnesota (23–11–3)UMass Lowell (27–11–3)UMass Lowell (27–11–3)5.
6. St. Cloud State Notre Dame (2–0–0)Denver (2–2–0)Notre Dame (3–2–1)UMass Lowell (4–2–2)North Dakota (5–3–1)Quinnipiac (7–3–1)UMass Lowell (8–4–2)Penn State (11–1–1)Harvard (8–2–1)Boston University (9–5–2)Boston University (10–5–2)UMass Lowell (12–5–3)UMass Lowell (14–5–3)Harvard (11–4–1)Minnesota (14–6–2)Harvard (14–5–2)Union (19–7–2)UMass Lowell (19–9–3)Western Michigan (18–8–4)Boston University (21–10–3)Boston University (21–10–3)Union (25–8–3)Boston University (23–11–3)Boston University (24–12–3)Boston University (24–12–3)6.
7. UMass Lowell UMass Lowell (0–0–2)Minnesota (2–0–0)Quinnipiac (3–2–1)Quinnipiac (4–2–1)Minnesota (4–2–2)Minnesota (4–2–2)Boston University (6–4–1)Quinnipiac (9–4–2)UMass Lowell (6–4–1)UMass Lowell (10–5–3)UMass Lowell (10–5–3)North Dakota (10–6–3)North Dakota (12–6–3)Minnesota (13–5–2)UMass Lowell (15–7–3)Minnesota (15–7–2)Boston College (18–9–2)Union (20–8–2)UMass Lowell (20–9–3)Union (23–8–3)Union (23–8–3)Boston University (23–10–3)Union (25–9–3)Minnesota (23–12–3)Minnesota (23–12–3)7.
8. Notre Dame Minnesota (2–0–0)Boston University (1–2–0)Boston College (4–2–0)St. Cloud State (4–2–0)Quinnipiac (6–3–1)North Dakota (5–4–2)Minnesota (5–3–2)Harvard (6–2–1)Quinnipiac (10–5–2)Ohio State (9–2–4)North Dakota (9–6–3)Boston College (13–7–2)Boston College (14–7–2)North Dakota (13–7–3)Ohio State (12–4–6)Boston College (17–9–2)Western Michigan (15–7–4)Penn State (18–6–2)Union (22–8–2)Western Michigan (19–8–5)Western Michigan (20–9–5)Western Michigan (22–10–5)Western Michigan (22–12–5)Penn State (25–12–2)Penn State (25–12–2)8.
9. Boston College Boston College (1–1–0) Minnesota State (4–0–0)Minnesota State (5–1–0)Notre Dame (4–3–1)Notre Dame (4–3–1)Notre Dame (5–3–1)Harvard (5–1–1)Minnesota (6–4–2)North Dakota (8–5–3)North Dakota (9–6–3)Union (14–3–2)Minnesota (11–5–2)Minnesota (11–5–2)Union (16–5–2)Harvard (12–5–2)Western Michigan (14–7–3)Penn State (16–6–2)Western Michigan (16–8–4)Cornell (17–6–4)Cornell (18–6–5)Cornell (18–6–5)Notre Dame (21–10–5)Cornell (21–8–5)North Dakota (21–16–3)North Dakota (21–16–3)9.
10. Providence Denver (0–2–0)Boston College (2–2–0)St. Cloud State (2–2–0)Minnesota State (6–2–0)Harvard (3–0–1)Harvard (4–1–1)Penn State (11–1–1)North Dakota (7–5–3)Ohio State (9–2–4)Vermont (10–4–2)Ohio State (9–2–4)Union (14–4–2)Ohio State (10–4–4)Boston College (14–8–2)Western Michigan (13–6–3)UMass Lowell (15–9–3)UMass Lowell (17–9–3)Providence (18–8–4)Providence (18–9–5)Penn State (20–8–2)Providence (22–9–5)Cornell (20–7–5)North Dakota (21–15–3)Air Force (27–10–5)Union (25–10–3)10.
11. Minnesota Providence (1–1–0)Harvard (0–0–0)Michigan (3–1–1)Ohio State (5–0–2)Minnesota State (7–3–0)Penn State (9–1–1)Notre Dame (6–4–2)Ohio State (8–1–4)Minnesota (7–5–2)Minnesota (9–5–2)Minnesota (9–5–2)Ohio State (9–3–4)Union (14–5–2)Ohio State (11–4–5)Boston College (15–9–2)Ohio State (12–6–6)North Dakota (15–11–3)Boston College (18–11–2)Penn State (18–8–2)Providence (20–9–5)Penn State (21–9–2)North Dakota (20–14–3)Penn State (24–11–2)Union (25–10–3)Air Force (27–10–5)11.
12. Michigan Harvard (0–0–0)Michigan (2–1–0)Minnesota (2–2–0)Harvard (2–0–0)Penn State (7–1–1)St. Cloud State (6–4–0)Bemidji State (11–2–1)Notre Dame (7–5–2)Vermont (9–3–2)Union (12–3–2)Notre Dame (9–6–2)Notre Dame (11–6–2)Vermont (14–6–2)Western Michigan (11–6–3)North Dakota (13–9–3)North Dakota (14–10–3)Providence (16–8–4)North Dakota (15–11–3)Ohio State (16–8–6)Notre Dame (19–10–5)Notre Dame (19–10–5)Providence (22–11–5)Notre Dame (21–11–5)Western Michigan (22–13–5)Western Michigan (22–13–5)12.
13. Harvard Michigan (1–1–0) St. Lawrence (3–1–0)Harvard (0–0–0)Minnesota (3–2–1)St. Cloud State (4–4–0)Ohio State (6–1–4)Ohio State (8–1–4) Western Michigan (7–3–2)Notre Dame (8–6–2)Quinnipiac (10–7–2)Quinnipiac (10–7–2)Vermont (12–6–2)Notre Dame (12–7–2)Vermont (15–7–2)Vermont (16–7–2)Vermont (16–8–2)Ohio State (13–7–6)Cornell (16–6–3)Boston College (18–12–4)Ohio State (17–9–6)North Dakota (18–14–3)Ohio State (20–10–6)Providence (22–11–5)Cornell (21–9–5)Cornell (21–9–5)13.
14. Northeastern Northeastern (0–1–1)St. Cloud State (0–2–0)Ohio State (3–0–2)Providence (3–3–1)Ohio State (5–1–3) Bemidji State (9–2–1)Minnesota State (8–5–1) Vermont (9–3–2)Union (10–3–2)Notre Dame (9–6–2)Vermont (10–6–2)Western Michigan (10–5–3)Western Michigan (10–5–3) Cornell (11–4–1)Cornell (12–4–2)St. Lawrence (15–7–6)Vermont (16–9–3)Ohio State (14–8–6)Notre Dame (18–9–5) Wisconsin (18–11–1)Vermont (20–11–5)Penn State (21–11–2)Ohio State (21–11–6)Ohio State (21–12–6)Ohio State (21–12–6)14.
15. Bowling Green Ohio State (1–0–1)Providence (1–2–0)Providence (2–2–1) Penn State (5–1–1) Union (8–2–1)Minnesota State (7–4–1)St. Cloud State (6–6–0)Minnesota State (8–5–1)Bemidji State (12–5–1)Bemidji State (13–5–2)Bemidji State (13–6–3)Quinnipiac (11–8–2)Quinnipiac (12–9–2)^Notre Dame (13–8–2)Notre Dame (14–8–3)Providence (14–8–4)Cornell (14–6–2)St. Cloud State (15–14–1)North Dakota (15–13–3)North Dakota (16–14–3)Ohio State (18–10–6)Boston College (20–14–4)Air Force (26–9–5)Providence (22–12–5)Providence (22–12–5)15.
Preseason
Oct 3 [26]
Week 1
Oct 10 [27]
Week 2
Oct 17 [28]
Week 3
Oct 24 [29]
Week 4
Oct 31 [30]
Week 5
Nov 7 [31]
Week 6
Nov 14 [32]
Week 7
Nov 21 [33]
Week 8
Nov 28 [34]
Week 9
Dec 5 [35]
Week 10
Dec 12 [36]
Week 11
Dec 19 [37]
Week 12
Jan 2 [38]
Week 13
Jan 9 [39]
Week 14
Jan 16 [40]
Week 15
Jan 23 [41]
Week 16
Jan 30 [42]
Week 17
Feb 6 [43]
Week 18
Feb 13 [44]
Week 19
Feb 20 [45]
Week 20
Feb 27 [46]
Week 21
Mar 6 [47]
Week 22
Mar 13 [48]
Week 23
Mar 20 [49]
Week 24
Mar 27 [50]
Final
Apr 10 [51]
Dropped:
Bowling Green
Dropped:
  • Northeastern
  • Ohio State
Dropped:
St. Lawrence
Dropped:
Michigan
Dropped:
Providence
Dropped:
Union
NoneDropped:
  • Bemidji State
  • St. Cloud State
Dropped:
  • Minnesota State
  • Western Michigan
NoneNoneDropped:
Bemidji State
NoneDropped:
  • Quinnipiac
  • St. Lawrence
NoneDropped:
  • Cornell
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
St. Lawrence
Dropped:
Vermont
Dropped:
St. Cloud State
Dropped:
Boston College
Dropped:
Wisconsin
Dropped:
Vermont
Dropped:
Boston College
NoneNone

^In the Week 13 poll (Jan 9) USA Today ranked Quinnipiac and St. Lawrence tied at 15th, with the Saints previously having been unranked in said poll.

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