Providence College Athletics

Men's Hockey Ranked in National Polls

2/24/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Feb. 24, 2003

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's hockey team is ranked 14th in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll and 15th in the U.S. College Hockey Online Poll. In both polls, which were released on Monday, February 24, Colorado College and Cornell are ranked first and second, respectively.

The Friars, who have not been ranked since December 2 when they were No. 15 in the USCHO.com poll, posted a 1-0-1 record last week versus Boston University. The Friars have not lost in their last seven games, posting a 5-0-2 record, including three wins and two ties versus ranked teams. On Friday, February 21, the Friars defeated the Terriers, 5-4, in overtime on a short-handed game winner by senior Jon DiSalvatore (S. Windsor, Conn.). On Saturday, February 22, the Friars skated to a 3-3 overtime tie with versus the Terriers.

The Friars complete their regular season schedule on Friday, February 28 versus UMass Lowell at Schneider Arena.

USA Today/American Hockey Magazine PollRank    School (1st Place vts.) Record  Points1   Colorado Coll. (12) 23-4-5  2502   Cornell (5)             22-4-1  2383   Maine                   23-6-5  2034   New Hampshire           20-7-5  1995   Boston College          21-8-3  1906   Ferris State            23-8-1  1597   Minnesota           18-8-7  1518   Michigan            23-8-1  1299   MSU-Mankato         16-7-9  12510  North Dakota            22-8-4  10911  Boston Univ.            20-11-3 8012  Harvard                 18-8-1  6413  Denver                  20-9-5  5914  PROVIDENCE          18-12-3 3315  Ohio State              21-9-3  31
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey PollRank School (1st Place vts.) Record Points1 Colorado Coll. (32) 23-4-5 5922 Cornell (8) 22-4-1 5583 Boston College 21-8-3 4774 New Hampshire 20-7-5 4745 Maine 23-6-5 4666 Ferris State 23-8-1 3767 Minnesota 18-8-7 3288 Michigan 23-8-1 3249 North Dakota 22-8-4 24310 MSU-Mankato 16-7-9 23611 Boston Univ. 20-11-3 21712 Denver 20-9-5 16213 Harvard 18-8-1 12214 Ohio State 21-9-3 9415 PROVIDENCE 18-12-3 67
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Boston College
Thursday, March 07
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Boston University
Thursday, February 28
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Massachusetts
Saturday, February 23
Men's Ice Hockey vs. UMass Lowell
Saturday, February 16