Should Michigan or Michigan State be No. 1 in Latest College Hockey Rankings?
Here we are again, in which the top two teams in men's college hockey may be so close that they could be listed as 1 and 1A. Michigan and Michigan State are both off to a stellar stellar start and could be listed atop the college hockey polls.
This week, again, it's Michigan State, but not by much. The Spartans are 5-1. They have the best weekend result, a sweep at then-No. 1 Boston University On Oct. 17-18, including a 4-3 win in overtime that was less than an inch away from going the other way. The loss was in the home opener 4-3 to New Hampshire.
At 7-1, Michigan has been the fastest riser up the polls. After being voted preseason No. 12, won twice at then-No. 7 Providence, and split a home-and-home series against the reigning national champions, then-No. 2 Western Michigan. Last weekend it won twice at Notre Dame, 5-3, and 2-1 in overtime.
We have another month until they meet on the ice for the first time this season, Dec. 5-6 in a home-and-home. This weekend Michigan hosts No. 10 Wisconsin, and Michigan State hosts No. 3 Penn State.
USCHO Men's Poll
November 3, 2025
Rank | Team | Record | Points (1st) | Prv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michigan State | 5-1-0 | 989 (42) | 1 |
2 | Michigan | 9-1-0 | 947 (5) | 2 |
3 | Penn State | 9-1-0 | 882 (3) | 4 |
4 | Western Michigan | 5-3-0 | 832 | 3 |
5 | Quinnipiac | 5-2-1 | 714 | 7 |
6 | Maine | 5-2-1 | 708 | 12 |
7 | Minnesota Duluth | 8-2-0 | 649 | 10 |
8 | North Dakota | 5-3-0 | 645 | 8 |
9 | Denver | 4-3-1 | 601 | 6 |
10 | Wisconsin | 6-0-2 | 558 | 14 |
11 | Connecticut | 4-3-1 | 540 | 9 |
12 | Boston University | 3-5-1 | 412 | 5 |
13 | Massachusetts | 6-3-0 | 405 | 13 |
14 | Northeastern | 5-1-0 | 326 | NR |
15 | Providence | 3-3-1 | 230 | 16 |
16 | Minnesota State | 4-2-2 | 190 | 18 |
17 | Cornell | 1-1-0 | 160 | 20 |
18 | Boston College | 2-4-1 | 157 | 11 |
19 | Ohio State | 4-4-0 | 141 | 17 |
20 | Colorado College | 5-3-0 | 110 | 15 |
Others receiving votes: Miami 97, Omaha 93, St. Cloud State 87, Union 46, Dartmouth 15, Michigan Tech 14, Bentley 9, Augustana 4, Minnesota 4, UMass Lowell 4, Harvard 3, Arizona State 2
USA Hockey Poll
November 3, 2025
Rank | Team | Points (1st) | Prv. |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michigan State | 676 (30) | 1 |
2 | Michigan | 649 (4) | 3 |
3 | Penn State | 603 | 4 |
4 | Western Michigan | 562 | 3 |
5 | Quinnipiac | 524 | 6 |
6 | Maine | 447 | 12 |
7 | Minnesota Duluth | 426 | 11 |
8 | North Dakota | 413 | 8 |
9 | Wisconsin | 395 | 14 |
10 | Connecticut | 388 | 9 |
11 | Denver | 360 | 7 |
12 | Massachusetts | 279 | 13 |
13 | Boston University | 274 | 5 |
14 | Northeastern | 238 | NR |
15 | Providence | 166 | 15 |
16 | Cornell | 150 | 20 |
17 | Boston College | 122 | 10 |
18 | Minnesota State | 105 | 19 |
19 | Colorado College | 90 | 16 |
20 | Miami | 73 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Ohio State 52; Omaha 51; St. Cloud State 41; Union 36; Dartmouth 7; Michigan Tech 7; Harvard 3; Arizona State 3; Bentley 1; Minnesota 1.
USCHO Women's Poll
November 3, 2025
Rank | Team | Record | Points (1st) | Prv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wisconsin | 11-0-0 | 300 (20) | 1 |
2 | Minnesota | 10-2-0 | 270 | 3 |
3 | Ohio State | 9-1-0 | 269 | 2 |
4 | Cornell | 7-0-0 | 234 | 4 |
5 | Minnesota Duluth | 8-4-0 | 216 | 5 |
6 | Penn State | 12-0-0 | 206 | 6 |
7 | Quinnipiac | 11-1-0 | 185 | 7 |
8 | Connecticut | 7-2-1 | 149 | 8 |
9 | Northeastern | 6-2-0 | 130 | 12 |
10 | St. Cloud State | 4-8-0 | 96 | 10 |
11 | Clarkson | 6-4-0 | 93 | 9 |
12 | Yale | 4-2-0 | 68 | 14 |
13 | Colgate | 4-5-1 | 66 | 11 |
14 | St. Thomas | 7-5-0 | 50 | 13 |
15 | Brown | 3-2-1 | 32 | 15 |
Others receiving votes: Mercyhurst 13, Princeton 13, Boston University 5, Minnesota State 4, St. Lawrence 1
Women's USA Hockey Poll
November 4, 2025
Rank | Team | Points (1st) | Prv. |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wisconsin | 284 (18) | 1 |
2 | Minnesota | 257 | 3 |
3 | Ohio State | 255 (1) | 2 |
4 | Cornell | 225 | 4 |
5 | Minnesota Duluth | 207 | 5 |
6 | Penn State | 191 | 6 |
7 | Quinnipiac | 175 | 7 |
8 | Connecticut | 141 | 9 |
9 | Northeastern | 112 | 12 |
10 | Clarkson | 100 | 9 |
11 | St. Cloud State | 77 | 11 |
12 | Colgate | 72 | 10 |
13 | Yale | 60 | T13 |
14 | St. Thomas | 57 | T13 |
15 | Brown | 37 | 15 |
Others Receiving Votes: Princeton 12; Minnesota State 8; Mercyhurst 7; Dartmouth 2; Boston College 1.
SEE ALSO: Last Week's Rankings
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