USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll
January 6, 2003
Team (First Place) Record Pts Last Week
1 North Dakota (31) 18-1-3 588 1
2 Colorado College ( 3) 16-2-4 543 3
3 Maine ( 5) 16-2-2 533 2
4 Cornell ( 1) 12-3-0 453 5
5 New Hampshire 13-4-2 432 6
6 Denver 14-5-3 352 8
7 Minnesota 11-5-5 329 4
8 Michigan 14-5-1 291 10
9 Ohio State 14-4-2 279 9
10 Boston College 10-5-3 268 7
11 Boston University 13-6-2 228 12
12 Ferris State 15-5-0 209 11
13 Harvard 11-5-1 124 13
14 Dartmouth 9-4-0 43 -
15 Massachusetts 12-7-1 40 -
Others receiving votes: St. Cloud State 30,
Northern Michigan 28, Miami 26, Quinnipiac 2, Yale 2
The Big Red move up one spot and grab a first place vote. I believe that this is due in no small part to the lack of a "dominant" team in the country. But, they deserve the recognition that they now seem to be receiving.
Other note, Dartmouth sees the top 15 for the first time in quite a few years.