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Miami No. 1 in men's college poll

March 22, 2010

Miami University, which lost to No. 11 University of Michigan in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association semifinals, is the new No. 1 in this week's USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll. The RedHawks, who enter the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 overall seed, collected 486 points and 23-of-34 first-place votes.
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Hockey East champion Boston College (457, seven first-place votes) moves to No. 2 after defeating No. 14 University of Vermont and the University of Maine. The University of Denver (453, three first-place votes), which lost to Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff champion No. 4 University of North Dakota in the semifinals, falls to No. 3. North Dakota (436, one first-place vote) also collected wins against the University of Minnesota Duluth and No. 7 St. Cloud State University en route to the league title. The University of Wisconsin (415), which lost to St. Cloud State and defeated Denver, rounds out the top five.

After defeating No. 10 Northern Michigan University in the CCHA championship game, Michigan (179) returns to the top 15 following a 16-week absence.

The NCAA tournament begins this weekend with six top-15 match-ups in the NCAA regional semifinals on Friday (March 26) and Saturday (March 27). The NCAA regional finals will be played on Saturday and Sunday (March 28), with the winners advancing to the NCAA Men's Frozen Four in Detroit, Mich., from April 8-10.

NOTES: The CCHA boasts five ranked programs. The WCHA has four ranked teams. Hockey East boasts three ranked teams, while ECAC Hockey has two ranked programs. Bemidji State University is the only ranked College Hockey America team ... A total of 20 teams received votes.

ABOUT THE POLL: The 15th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 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 Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.  

 
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