Massachusetts nets first-ever No. 1 ranking in USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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Cale Makar has UMass at the top of the national rankings for the first time in school history (photo: Thom Kendall/UMass Athletics).

With 26 first-place votes this week, Massachusetts has earned its first-ever No. 1 ranking in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll.

The Minutemen are 12-1-0 overall and jumped two spots from the Nov. 26 rankings.

St. Cloud drops one place to No. 2, but still garnered 22 first-place nods this week.

No. 3 Minnesota State and No. 4 Minnesota Duluth each received one first-place vote.

New to the rankings this week are Miami at No. 17 and Michigan Tech at No. 20.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll – Dec. 3, 2018

The USCHO.com Poll consists of 50 voters, including coaches and beat writers and sports professionals from across the country.