Men’s National Polls

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll – October 14, 2024

Rank	Team (First Place)	Last Week’s Rank	2024-25 Record	Weeks in Top 20
1.	University of Denver, 679 (33)	1	2-0-0	3
2.	Boston College, 629	2	1-1-0	3
3.	Boston University, 610	3	2-0-0	3
4.	Michigan State University, 571	4	3-1-0	3
5.	University of North Dakota, 518	6	1-0-0	3
6.	University of Minnesota, 501	5	1-1-0	3
7.	Cornell University, 465 (1)	7	0-0-0	3
8.	Quinnipiac University, 442	8	1-0-0	3
9.	University of Michigan, 370	13	2-1-1	3
10.	University of Maine, 357	10	1-0-0	3
11.	Colorado College, 339	12	2-0-0	3
12.	University of Nebraska Omaha, 289	16	2-0-0	3
13.	St. Cloud State University, 239	15	3-0-0	3
14.	Providence College, 217	11	0-1-0	3
15.	University of Wisconsin, 211	9	1-1-0	3
16.	Western Michigan University, 201	17	2-0-0	3
17.	University of Massachusetts, 189	14	2-1-0	3
18.	University of Notre Dame, 99	18	2-0-0	3
19.	Northeastern University, 90	20	1-0-0	2
20.	Penn State University, 27	RV	2-1-0	1
Others receiving votes: Minnesota State University, 26; Arizona State University, 12; Michigan Tech University, 10; Harvard University, 9; University of St. Thomas, 8; University of New Hampshire, 6; Ohio State University, 7; University of Minnesota Duluth, 5; St. Lawrence University, 3; University of Connecticut, 2; Dartmouth College, 1.
The USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.

Rank	Team (First Place)	Record	Pts.	Last Poll
1	Denver (47)	2-0-0	994	1
2	Boston College (2)	1-1-0	927	2
3	Boston University	2-0-0	902	3
4	Michigan State	3-1-0	847	4
5	North Dakota	1-0-0	800	6
6	Minnesota	1-1-0	718	5
7	Quinnipiac	1-0-0	652	8
8	Cornell (1)	0-0-0	614	7
9	Maine	1-0-0	550	11
10	Michigan	2-1-1	534	10
11	Colorado College	2-0-0	513	12
12	Omaha	2-0-0	459	15
13	St. Cloud	3-0-0	348	16
14	Providence	0-1-0	299	13
15	Massachusetts	2-1-0	298	14
16	Wisconsin	1-1-0	274	9
17	Western Michigan	2-0-0	272	17
18	Notre Dame	2-0-0	155	20
19	Northeastern	1-0-0	117	18
20	Minnesota State	2-2-0	39	19
Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 34, Penn State 32, Connecticut 22, Minnesota Duluth 19, Michigan Tech 17, New Hampshire 11, Harvard 10, Dartmouth 5, Holy Cross 5, Ohio State 5, UMass Lowell 5, Bemidji State 4, Rensselaer 4, St. Lawrence 4, St. Thomas 4, RIT 3, Sacred Heart 3, Brown 1
The USCHO.com Poll consists of 50 voters, including 28 coaches from the Division I conferences and 22 beat writers and sports professionals from across the country. The poll, published weekly by the Associated Press, is a production of USCHO.com, which provides in-depth coverage of college hockey.