2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings | |||||
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NCAA tournament | 2017 | ||||
NCAA champion | Denver | ||||
Preseason No. 1 (USA Today) | North Dakota | ||||
Preseason No. 1 (USCHO) | North Dakota | ||||
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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.
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.
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Italics | Number of first place votes | |
(#-#) | Win–loss–tie record | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
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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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) т | Cornell (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)3 | Bemidji 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) т | North 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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| Dropped: Omaha | Dropped:
| Dropped: Vermont | Dropped:
| Dropped: Providence | None | Dropped: Michigan | None | None | None | Dropped:
| Dropped: Michigan Tech | Dropped: Minnesota State | Dropped:
| Dropped: Michigan Tech | Dropped: Quinnipiac | None | None | None | Dropped:
| Dropped: Canisius | None |
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] | ||
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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) т | Harvard (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) т | Minnesota-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:
| Dropped: St. Lawrence | Dropped: Michigan | Dropped: Providence | Dropped: Union | None | Dropped:
| Dropped:
| None | None | Dropped: Bemidji State | None | Dropped:
| None | Dropped:
| Dropped: St. Lawrence | Dropped: Vermont | Dropped: St. Cloud State | Dropped: Boston College | Dropped: Wisconsin | Dropped: Vermont | Dropped: Boston College | None | None |
^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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