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2024-25 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week 13
This week the top team in the Big Ten the Michigan State Spartans 14-2-1 sits at top the college hockey rankings in week 13 of the 2024-2025 season. MSU are coming off a dominant showing in the Great Lakes Invitational with a 3-1 victory over No. 4 Western Michigan on Monday night.
Biggest story of the week – UNLV upsets Defending Champs Denver
In an exhibition game the UNLV club hockey team defeated reigning NCAA Division I champion Denver in a shootout, 7-6. The Rebels raced out to a 5-1 lead through two periods. Denver came storming back to tie the game at 6-6 and send it to overtime. Surprisingly UNLV won a shootout and forever sealed what will be a iconic win for the club team at UNLV.
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This Week’s Poll
| Rank | School | Last Week’s Rank | 2024-25 Record | Weeks in Top 20 |
| 1. | Michigan State University, 674 (28) | 1 | 14-2-1 | 13 |
| 2. | Boston College, 647 (6) | 2 | 12-3-1 | 13 |
| 3. | University of Minnesota, 618 | 3 | 15-3-2 | 13 |
| 4. | Western Michigan University, 543 | 6 | 11-3-1 | 13 |
| 5. | Providence College, 539 | 7 | 14-3-2 | 13 |
| 6. | University of Denver, 518 | 5 | 14-4-0 | 13 |
| 7. | University of Maine, 493 | 4 | 12-3-2 | 13 |
| 8. | Colorado College, 373 | 11 | 10-5-1 | 13 |
| 9. | University of Michigan, 371 | 8 | 11-6-1 | 13 |
| 10. | University of Massachusetts Lowell, 355 | 9 | 10-4-2 | 9 |
| 11. | St. Cloud State University, 347 | 10 | 11-7-0 | 13 |
| 12. | Minnesota State University, 297 | 12 | 14-4-2 | 11 |
| 13. | Ohio State University, 267 | 14 | 13-4-1 | 10 |
| 14. | Boston University, 223 | 13 | 9-7-1 | 13 |
| 15. | University of North Dakota, 181 | 15 | 11-7-1 | 13 |
| 16. | Cornell University, 151 | 17 | 5-3-3 | 13 |
| 17. | Quinnipiac University, 147 | 18 | 9-6-1 | 12 |
| 18. | Dartmouth College, 136 | 16 | 7-4-2 | 7 |
| 19. | Clarkson University, 75 | 20 | 11-5-2 | 6 |
| 20. | University of New Hampshire, 74 | RV | 8-4-3 | 1 |
Some final thoughts
Presently, ranked 4th in the poll Western Michigan is a slow starter, look for them move up in January. Similarly, the 7th ranked Black Bears of Maine, will be getting back some key players who are presently on the mend. When at full strength Maine surely make a strong move up in the rankings.
