[March 21, 2011]
1. North Dakota (37) 30- 8-3 985 1
2. Boston College ( 7) 30- 7-1 951 2
3. Yale ( 5) 27- 6-1 901 3
4. Miami ( 1) 23- 9-6 841 6
5. Denver 24-11-5 780 5
6. Michigan 26-10-4 748 4
7. Merrimack 25- 9-4 732 7
8. Union 26- 9-4 605 9
9. Notre Dame 23-13-5 546 8
10. Western Michigan 19-12-10 539 12
11. Minnesota-Duluth 22-10-6 509 11
12. New Hampshire 21-10-6 507 10
13. Colorado College 22-18-3 419 13
14. Nebraska-Omaha 21-15-2 342 14
15. Dartmouth 19-12-3 243 15
16. Rensselaer 20-12-5 227 18
17. Boston University 19-12-8 196 16
18. Maine 17-12-7 140 17
19. Cornell 16-15-3 92 20
20. Air Force 20-11-6 75 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 67, Minnesota 25, Alaska-Anchorage 8, Bemidji State 5, Ferris State 5, Rochester Institute of Technology 4, Northeastern 3, Princeton 3, St. Cloud State 2
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USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
[March 21, 2011]
1. University of North Dakota 503 (27) 1 30- 8-3
2. Boston College 480 (6) 2 30- 7-1
3. Yale University 441 (1) 3 27- 6-1
4. Miami University 402 6 23- 9-6
5. University of Denver 353 5 24-11-5
6. University of Michigan 349 4 26-10-4
7. Merrimack College 320 7 25- 9-4
8. Union College 246 T-8 26- 9-4
9. University of Notre Dame 197 T-8 23-13-5
10. Western Michigan University 192 12 19-12-10
11. University of New Hampshire 181 10 21-10-6
12. University of Minnesota Duluth 176 11 22-10-6
13. Colorado College 125 13 22-18-3
14. University of Nebraska Omaha 72 14 21-15-2
15. Rensselaer 28 NR 20-12-5
Others receiving votes: Dartmouth College 12, Boston University 2, United States Air Force Academy 1.
Links to the Big Ten Hockey Announcement
Denver Post
Big Ten Officially Announces Hockey Conference [College Hockey New]
WCHA Issues Statement Regarding Today's Announcement from Big Ten Conference [WCHA.COM]
Men's Hockey Recommended as Big Ten Sport [Gopher Sports]
WCHA IN AWE OF SIOUX FANS --- Doug Spencer, WCHA associate commissioner for public relations, said Monday that he was "totally in awe of the contgent of fans representing North Dakota. In all my years, I have never seen anything like that. It was remarkable support."
Spencer has worked at Final Fives (and Final Fours) since 1988.
He said preliminary reports indicate the Final Five average about 140 more fans per session that last year. He said that was quite a development, considering three of the six teams were from so far away, Alaska Anchorage, Denver and Colorado College.
