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Men's: National | Division II | Division III
Women's: National
Men's National Poll

USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Poll

Colorado Springs, Colo. (Jan. 6, 1998)

Rank  School (1st)		W-L-T    Pts    LW
 1.   Boston University (7)	12-2-2    96     1
 2.   Michigan State (2)	15-3-1    86     2
 3.   North Dakota (1)		12-3-1    84     3
 4.   Miami Univ.		14-3-1    67     4
 5.   New Hampshire		14-4-1    55     5
 6.   St. Cloud State		12-4-2    45     6
 7.   Michigan			17-4-1    47     7
 8.   Colorado College		11-5-2    23     8
 9.   Yale			11-3-0    22     9
10.   Northeastern		12-5-2     9    NR

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 5, Boston
College 4, Colgate 2, Princeton 2, Providence 2,
Clarkson 1.

Men's Division II Poll

NCAA DIVISION II ICE HOCKEY POLL

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS -- The top five teams in the weekly
1998 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II
ice hockey poll, conducted by the NCAA Division II Men's
Ice Hockey Committee,with records through January 6, 1998,
and total points.

	Institutions (Record)			Points
		
1.	Alabama-Hunstville (12-1-1)		30
2.	Mercyhurst (Pa.) (7-4)			27
3.	Bemidji State (Minn.) (7-5-2)		24
4.	St. Anselm (N.H.) (5-4)			21
5.	Bentley (Mass.) (7-4)			18

Men's Division III Poll

NCAA DIVISION III ICE HOCKEY POLL 


OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS -- The top 10 teams from each region in the 
weekly 1998 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III
ice hockey poll conducted by the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey
Committee, with records through January 6, 1998, and total points.

	Institution (Record)				Points

	West

1.	St. Norbert (Wis.) (12-2)			40
2.	Wisconsin-Stevens Point (12-3)			36
3.	Wisconsin-River Falls (11-2)			32
4.	St. Thomas (Minn.) (8-4)			25.5
5.	Wisconsin-Superior (8-5-1)			24
6.	St. Johnıs (Minn.) (8-3)			22.5
7.	St. Maryıs (Minn.) (6-4)			16
8.	Wisconsin-Eau Claire (7-6)			11
9.	Augsburg (Minn.) (4-5-3)			9
10.	Bethel (Minn.) (7-3)				4


	East

1.	Rochester Inst. of Tech. (N.Y.) (8-1-2)		40
2.	Plattsburgh State (N.Y.) (12-3-1)		36
3.	Geneseo State (N.Y.) (8-2-1)			32
4.	Williams (Mass.) (6-2)				28
5.	Middlebury (Vt.) (6-2)				23
6.	Oswego State (N.Y.) (9-5-2)			21
7.	Colby (Maine) (5-2-1)				16
8.	Babson (Mass.) (7-1-1)				12
9.	Tie -- Elmira (N.Y.) (5-5)			6
	       Amherst (Mass.) (6-3)			6

Women's National Poll

                 American Hockey Magazine
                 Women's Poll

                 Colorado Springs, Colo. (Jan. 6, 1998)

                 School                       Points   Record    LW
                 1. New Hampshire(5)            75     14-1-0     1
                 2. Northeastern                60     12-2-1     2
                 3. Cornell                     36      8-3-0     4
                 4. Dartmouth                   27      8-4-0     3
                 5. Brown                       24      7-4-2    NR

                 Others receiving votes:  Minnesota 3.