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College Power Rankings
Every Friday during the season, New England Hockey Journal will present its power rankings of the region's 20 Division 1 men's teams. Here are the latest as of Mar. 30, 2012:
RANK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
COMMENTS |
1 |
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Hockey East: 19-7-1 |
A year after crashing out of the NCAA tournament in the first round, the Eagles are the only New England team still standing, and are looking to end their season on a 19-game winning streak that would include their second national title in three years. |
2 |
Maine |
Hockey East: 15-10-2 |
The season came to a close for the Black Bears with a 5-2 loss to Minnesota-Duluth, the defending national champions, in the Northeast Regional semifinal in Worcester. Not long after, senior Spencer Abbott signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was named a Hobey Hat Trick finalist, Brian Flynn (Lynnfield, Mass.) signed with the Buffalo Sabres, and Will O’Neill (Salem, Mass.) signed with the Winnipeg Jets. |
3 |
UMass-Lowell |
Hockey East: 17-9-1 |
The River Hawks had one more win up their sleeves, toppling Miami in overtime for the program’s first-ever Division 1 NCAA tournament victory before falling to Union in the East Regional final. |
4 |
Boston University |
Hockey East: 17-9-1 |
An up-and-down year finally came to an end for BU, which gave up two empty-netters in a 7-3 loss to Minnesota in the West Regional semifinals. A few days later, forward Alex Chiasson opted out of his final year of eligibility, signing with the Dallas Stars organization. |
5 |
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ECAC: 8-5-9 |
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6 |
Merrimack |
Hockey East: 13-9-5 |
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7 |
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Overall: 16-16-3 ECAC: 10-10-2 |
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8 |
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ECAC: 9-8-5 |
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9 |
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Hockey East: 11-14-2 |
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10 |
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Hockey East: 10-14-3 |
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11 |
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Atlantic: 15-8-4 |
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12 |
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Overall: 16-16-8 Atlantic: 13-7-7 |
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13 |
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ECAC: 8-11-3 |
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14 |
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Overall: 16-19-4 Atlantic: 12-12-3 |
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15 |
UMass |
Overall: 13-18-5 Hockey East: 9-14-4 |
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16 |
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Hockey East: 9-14-4 |
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17 |
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Overall: 9-18-5 ECAC: 5-13-4 |
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18 |
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Overall: 6-27-1 Hockey East: 3-23-1 |
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19 |
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Atlantic: 6-18-3 |
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20 |
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Overall: 6-28-3 Atlantic: 4-20-3 |
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Hockeyjournal.com’s weekly Division I power ratings are comprised by college hockey writers Andrew Merritt, Dan Guttenplan, Allen Lessels and Mike Zhe. They can be reached at feedback@hockeyjournal.com.











