Where Boston College Men's Hockey is Ranked After Week 7

How did the Eagles loss to Northeastern impact them in the polls?

Boston College Men’s Hockey (BC_MHockey) via X

The Boston College Eagles men’s hockey team went 2-1 in last week’s slate of games. The Eagles defeated Providence 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday and split its weekend series against Northeastern, winning the opening game 3-0 and losing the finale 4-2. 

With the loss, the team fell one spot to No. 4 in this week’s USCHO Men’s Division I Poll with 866 points, however earned two first-place votes. 

The rankings have a new No. 1 team for the first time this season in the Michigan State Spartans, who earned 38 first-place votes and 976 points. Denver dropped a spot to No. 2 with seven first-place votes and 910 points after suffering its first two losses of the season over the weekend. 

Minnesota came in slightly behind at No. 3 with three first-place votes and 908 points, Boston College at No. 4, and Maine capped off the top five with 790 points. 

Below are the full rankings for this week.

2024-25 USCHO Men’s Hockey Week 8 Poll: 

(Rank, team, first-place votes, points, record)

1. Michigan State (38)- 976, 9-1
2. Denver (7)- 910, 12-2
3. Minnesota (3)- 908, 12-2
4. Boston College (2)- 866, 9-3 
5. Maine- 790, 8-2-2
6. Michigan- 771, 9-2-1
7. Western Michigan- 653
8. Colorado College- 621, 
9. St. Cloud State- 523, 9-4
10.  Providence- 502, 8-3-2
11. Cornell- 463, 4-2-2
12.  Ohio State- 406, 9-2-1
13.  Boston University- 372, 6-5-1
14. North Dakota- 364, 7-6
15. Dartmouth- 348, 5-0-1
16. UMass Lowell- 301, 9-3
17. Minnesota State- 272, 10-4-2
18. Quinnipiac- 111, 6-6
19. Arizona State- 91, 6-7-1
20. Clarkson- 78, 9-4-1

Others receiving votes: Union 38, Massachusetts 29, Bentley 22, Harvard 20, Connecticut 19, Notre Dame 11, Penn State 10, Northeastern 7, Bemidji State 5, Michigan Tech 5, New Hampshire 5, Colgate 2, Niagara 1