MINNEAPOLIS -- The top 20 teams in the NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey poll, compiled by U.S. College Hockey Online, with
first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 10 and
previous ranking:<
^ Record Pts Pvs
1. Minnesota (40) 15-1-3 800 1
2. New Hampshire 13-2-1 750 2
3. Maine 10-3-1 690 3
4. Notre Dame 14-3-1 689 5
5. Miami 14-5-1 654 4
6. St. Cloud State 10-3-3 585 8
7. Boston College 9-5-1 547 6
8. Colorado College 11-6-1 458 9
9. Boston University 6-3-5 428 11
10. Michigan 12-7-0 400 7
11. Cornell 8-3-1 391 12
12. Denver 10-6-2 360 13
13. Vermont 9-5-1 305 14
14. Michigan State 9-7-1 293 15
15. Clarkson 11-5-1 242 17
16. Massachusetts 8-5-2 154 16
17. North Dakota 7-8-1 148 10
18. Lake Superior 11-5-2 121 20
19. Dartmouth 5-3-2 117 18
20. Quinnipiac 8-4-4 93 --
Others receiving votes: Alaska 46, Alaska-Anchorage 28, Niagara
27, Wisconsin 24, Bemidji State 15, St. Lawrence 13, Northern
Michigan 12, Sacred Heart 6, Nebraska-Omaha 2, RIT 2.