There's Already a New No. 1 in Men's College Hockey

It only took a couple of weeks, but there's already been a shakeup in the men's hockey rankings.

Despite taking a 2-2 tie against unranked Colgate over the weekend, albeit with a 2-0 finish in the shootout, Boston University moved up into the top spot of both national polls on Monday. The Terriers had previously been at No. 3, but then-No. 1 Western Michigan was upset at home by Ferris State on the night it raised its national championship banner, and then-No. 2 Michigan State lost at home to New Hampshire. Upset Thursday also saw then-No. 4 Penn State lose to Clarkson.

Western Michigan dropped to No. 2, Michigan State went down to No. 3, and Penn State fell to No. 6.

Meanwhile, Michigan continued its rapid assent and entered the top four, which now includes three teams from the Great Lakes State. The Wolverines will face both state schools this season, beginning with Western Michigan on Oct. 23-24. Michigan and Michigan State both play in the Big Ten conference, and will square off with two weekend series in December and February, and potentially in the postseason tournament.

Michigan State will get a chance to make its case to be atop the polls when visits BU this upcoming weekend.

The other team making a big move up the rankings was Massachusetts, which is 3-0, but has yet to face a ranked foe. North Dakota and Boston College moved into the top 10, while Providence, which was swept by Michigan, dropped from No. 7 all the way to No. 14.

On the women's side, there was no movement in the top 10. Reigning national champions Wisconsin remaining undefeated by sweeping No. 4 Minnesota Duluth over the weekend. Next weekend will feature No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Minnesota.

Men's USCHO Poll

October 13, 2025

Rank	Team	Record	Points (1st)	Prv.
1	Boston University	2-0-1	923 (27)	3
2	Western Michigan	1-1-0	845 (6)	1
3	Michigan State	1-1-0	828 (5)	2
4	Michigan	4-0-0	802 (4)	9
5	Denver	1-0-1	793	5
6	Penn State	3-1-0	791 (1)	4
7	Maine	2-0-0	776	6
8	North Dakota	2-0-0	678	10
9	Boston College	1-1-1	556	11
10	Quinnipiac	2-1-0	478	8
11	Massachusetts	3-0-0	459	14
12	Connecticut	1-1-0	416	13
13	Minnesota	1-2-1	377	12
14	Providence	0-2-0	365	7
15	Arizona State	2-2-0	357	15
16	Ohio State	2-0-0	316	16
17	Wisconsin	2-0-0	165	18
18	Cornell	0-0-0	159	17
19	Colorado College	3-1-0	143	NR
20	Minnesota State	1-1-0	75	20

Others receiving votes: Michigan Tech 36, St. Thomas 35, New Hampshire 25, Sacred Heart 19, Clarkson 16, Minnesota Duluth 14, St. Cloud State 10, UMass Lowell 7, Dartmouth 6, Miami 5, Union 5, Augustana 4, Brown 4, Ferris State 4, Niagara 3, Northeastern 3, Canisius 1, Omaha 1

Men's USA Hockey Poll

October 13, 2025

Rank	Team	Points (1st)	Prv.
1	Boston University	642 (19)	3
2	Western Michigan	686 (4)	1
3	Michigan	581 (9)	7
4	Michigan State	569 (1)	2
5	Denver	551	5
6	Penn State	526	4
7	Maine	516 (1)	8
8	North Dakota	449	11
9	Boston College	387	10
10	Quinnipiac	348	9
11	Massachusetts	296	14
12	Connecticut	280	13
13	Providence	254	6
14	Minnesota	249	12
15	Ohio State	216	T16
16	Arizona State	213	15
17	Wisconsin	136	18
18	Cornell	135	T16
19	Minnesota State	61	20
20	Colorado College	34	NR

Others Receiving Votes: University of New Hampshire, 25; University of Minnesota Duluth, 14; Miami University, 13; Clarkson University, 12; Michigan Tech University, 12; University of St. Thomas, 8; Union College, 7; Sacred Heart University, 4; St. Cloud State University, 4; Brown University, 3; Northeastern University, 3; University of Nebraska Omaha, 2; Niagara University, 1.

Women's USCHO Poll

October 13, 2025

Rank	Team	Record	Points (1st)	Prv.
1	Wisconsin	6-0-0	300 (20)	1
2	Ohio State	4-0-0	277 (1)	2
3	Minnesota	6-0-0	264	3
4	Minnesota Duluth	4-2-0	225	4
5	Cornell	0-0-0	210	5
6	Penn State	6-0-0	204	6
7	Quinnipiac	6-0-0	176	7
8	Colgate	3-2-0	156	8
9	Clarkson	2-2-0	128	9
10	St. Cloud State	3-4-0	113	10
11	Connecticut	2-2-0	107	11
12	Northeastern	4-0-0	83	13
13	Boston University	0-4-0	46	14
14	St. Lawrence	1-5-0	32	12
15	Mercyhurst	3-3-0	29	15

Others receiving votes: Princeton 24, Boston College 11, Minnesota State 11, St. Thomas 2, Vermont 2, Yale 2

Women's USA Hockey Poll

Oct. 14 Rankings

Rank	Team	Points (1st)	Prv.
1	Wisconsin	285 (19)	1
2	Ohio State	257	2
3	Minnesota	254	3
4	Cornell	218	4
5	Minnesota Duluth	213	5
6	Penn State	187	6
7	Quinnipiac	166	7
8	Colgate	158	8
9	Clarkson	125	9
10	St. Cloud State	107	10
11	Connecticut	95	11
12	Northeastern	70	13
13	Boston University	44	14
(tie)	St. Lawrence	44	12
15	Princeton	22	15
(tie)	Mercyhurst	22	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota State 7; St. Thomas, 3; Yale 3; Maine, 1.