Michigan State retains No. 1 ranking heading into men's regionals

Nightingale 2.JPG — Michigan State head coach Adam Nightingale meets with the media inside Centene Community Ice Center before the 2024 NCAA Regional in Maryland Heights, Mo.

By The Rink Live

March 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM

Michigan State retained the No. 1 ranking in this week's USA Hockey / The Rink Live men's poll heading into the NCAA regionals.

Bentley, which captured the Atlantic Hockey Association tournament title to gain a berth into the NCAA tournament, joins the top 20 for the first time this season.

Boston College, Western Michigan, Maine and Minnesota round out the top five.

The Fargo Regional will host No. 3 Western Michigan vs. 14th-ranked Minnesota State and No. 5 Minnesota vs. No. 11 Massachusetts.

Rank, school, points, last week, record, weeks in poll

1. Michigan State University, 664 (20), 1, 26-6-4, 25

2. Boston College, 652 (13), 2, 26-7-2, 25

3. Western Michigan University, 604 (1), 3, 30-7-1, 25

4. University of Maine, 594, 4, 24-7-6, 25

5. University of Minnesota, 532, 5, 25-10-4, 25

6. University of Denver, 487, 6, 29-11-1, 25

7. University of Connecticut, 479, 8, 22-11-4, 11

8. Boston University, 444, 7, 21-13-2, 25

9. Ohio State University, 397, 9, 24-13-2, 22

10. Providence College, 396, 10, 21-10-5, 25

11. University of Massachusetts, 291, 14, 20-13-5, 16

12. Quinnipiac University, 289, 11, 24-11-2, 24

13. Penn State University, 272, 13, 20-13-4, 12

14. Minnesota State University, 241, 15, 27-8-3, 23

15. Arizona State University, 227, 12, 21-14-2, 25

16. Cornell University, 167, 19, 18-10-6, 19

17. University of Michigan, 124, 16, 18-15-3, 25

18. Clarkson University, 103, 18, 24-12-3, 14

19. University of North Dakota, 84, 17, 21-15-2, 25

20. Bentley University, 50, RV, 23-14-2, 1

Others receiving votes: University of Massachusetts Lowell, 29; Dartmouth College, 9; College of the Holy Cross, 3; Brown University, 2.

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