Six WCHA Teams Rank Among Nation's Top 15 in Final USCHO.com Poll; Five in Current USA Today/AHM Poll
March 26, 2003
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MADISON, Wisc. - Six Western Collegiate Hockey Association-member teams led by 2002-03 MacNaughton Cup (regular season) champion Colorado College (29-6-5) at No. 2 and 2003 Broadmoor Trophy (playoff) champion University of Minnesota (24-8-9) at No. 4 are ranked among the top 15 Division 1 men's teams in the final USCHO.com poll issued March 25th.
The four other clubs from the WCHA among the top 15 are Minnesota State University (20-10-10) at No. 11, University of North Dakota (26-11-5) at No. 12, University of Minnesota-Duluth (22-15-5) at No. 14, and St. Cloud State University (17-15-5) at No. 15. CC, UM, UND, MSU and SCSU all earned bids to this weekend's opening round of the NCAA tournament, with the Tigers gaining the No. 1 seed for the Midwest Regional in Ann Arbor, Mich., and the Golden Gophers gaining the No. 1 seed for the West Regional in Minneapolis, Minn. North Dakota is the No. 3 seed for the West Regional, Minnesota State is the No. 4 seed at the East Regional in Providence, R.I., and St. Cloud State is the No. 4 seed for the Northeast Regional at Worcester, Mass.
In the USA Today American Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll for the week of March 24-30, Colorado College is No. 2, Minnesota is No. 4, Minnesota State is No. 10, North Dakota is No. 12, and Minnesota-Duluth is No. 14.
Sporting a collective non-conference record of 52-23-8 (.675) entering the NCAA tournament, the WCHA has had at least four teams ranked among the top 15 for 22 consecutive weeks since Oct. 13. WCHA-member teams have also won a record 32 national championships since the league's founding in 1951.
USCHO.com Division 1 Men's
College Hockey Poll € FINAL € 3/25/03
| Rk | Team (1sts) | League | Record | Pts |
| 1 | Cornell (28) | ECAC | 28-4-1 | 583 |
| 2 | Colorado College (12) | WCHA | 29-6-5 | 561 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | HEA | 25-7-6 | 517 |
| 4 | Minnesota | WCHA | 24-8-9 | 490 |
| 5 | Ferris State | CCHA | 30-9-1 | 399 |
| 6 | Boston University | HEA | 24-13-3 | 380 |
| 7 | Michigan | CCHA | 28-9-3 | 364 |
| 8 | Boston College | HEA | 23-10-4 | 351 |
| 9 | Maine | HEA | 24-9-5 | 276 |
| 10 | Harvard | ECAC | 22-9-2 | 210 |
| 11 | Minnesota State | WCHA | 20-10-10 | 192 |
| 12 | North Dakota | WCHA | 26-11-5 | 177 |
| 13 | Ohio State | CCHA | 25-12-5 | 141 |
| 14 | Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 22-15-5 | 57 |
| 15 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | 17-15-5 | 31 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan State 19; Northern Michigan 17; Providence 16; Denver 9; Mercyhurst 4; Wayne State 3; Dartmouth 2.
USA Today/American Hockey Magazine
Men's College Hockey Poll € 3/24/03
| Rk | Team (1sts) | League | Record | Pts |
| 1 | Cornell (11) | ECAC | 28-4-1 | 247 |
| 2 | Colorado College (6) | WCHA | 29-6-5 | 240 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | HEA | 25-7-6 | 219 |
| 4 | Minnesota | WCHA | 24-8-9 | 205 |
| 5 | Michigan | CCHA | 28-9-3 | 173 |
| 6 | Ferris State | CCHA | 30-9-1 | 171 |
| 7 | Boston University | HEA | 24-13-3 | 160 |
| 8 | Boston College | HEA | 23-10-4 | 139 |
| 9 | Maine | HEA | 24-9-5 | 111 |
| 10 | Minnesota State | WCHA | 20-10-10 | 96 |
| 11 | Harvard | ECAC | 22-9-2 | 93 |
| 12 | North Dakota | WCHA | 26-11-5 | 66 |
| 13 | Ohio State | CCHA | 25-12-5 | 60 |
| 14 | Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 22-15-5 | 25 |
| 15 | Michigan State | CCHA | 23-14-2 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: St. Cloud State 4; Denver 2; Northern Michigan 2; Providence College 2; Dartmouth College 1.
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