Jan. 3, 2017
USCHO.com Poll | USA Today Poll | PairWise Rankings (Updated Nightly)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Despite being idle since December 2, 2016, the Penn State men's ice hockey team has achieved another program best as they open the new year ranked No. 2 in both the uscho.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine national polls.
The Nittany Lions remain the highest ranked Big Ten team after receiving three first-place votes and 918 points in the first uscho.com poll of 2017. They are only 79 points back of Minnesota-Duluth who remains atop both polls. Minnesota (No. 9) and Ohio State (No. 11) are the other two ranked B1G teams while Wisconsin continues to receive votes.
PSU also received a single first-place vote in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll while collecting 443 points. The Lions have now been ranked in both polls for nine consecutive weeks which continues to improve upon a program best.
Penn State will put their program-best No. 2 ranking and 11-game winning-streak on the line this weekend when they travel to Columbus for a pair of games against the 11th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes on January 6-7. This match-up features two of the top three offenses in all of college hockey as the Nittany Lions lead the nation averaging 4.87 goals per game while OSU is third at 4.44.
PSU's All-Time USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Rankings
Dec. 14, 2015: No. 15
Jan. 4, 2016: No. 15
Jan. 11, 2016: No. 15
Jan. 18, 2016: No. 14
Jan. 25, 2016: No. 15
Feb. 15, 2016: No. 15
Feb. 22, 2016: No. 15
Feb. 29, 2016: No. 14
Mar. 7, 2016: No. 14
Oct. 31, 2016: No. 15
Nov. 7, 2016: No. 12
Nov. 14, 2016: No. 11
Nov. 21, 2016: No. 10
Nov. 28, 2016: No. 6
Dec. 5, 2016: No. 4
Dec. 12, 2016: No. 3
Dec. 19, 2016: No. 3
Jan. 2, 2017: No. 2
PSU's All-Time USCHO.com Rankings
Dec. 15, 2014: No. 20
Feb. 9, 2015: No. 19
Nov. 23, 2015: No. 20
Nov. 30, 2015: No. 19
Dec. 7, 2015: No. 16
Dec. 14, 2015: No. 14
Jan. 4, 2016: No. 14
Jan. 11, 2016: No. 15
Jan. 18, 2016: No. 14
Jan. 25, 2016: No. 15
Feb. 1, 2016: No. 16
Feb. 8, 2016: No.16
Feb. 15, 2016: No. 15
Feb. 22, 2016: No. 15
Feb. 29, 2016: No. 14
Mar. 7, 2016: No. 14
Mar. 14, 2016: No. 19
Oct. 24, 2016: No. 19
Oct. 31, 2016: No. 14
Nov. 7, 2016: No. 12
Nov. 14, 2016: No. 10
Nov. 21, 2016: No. 8
Nov. 28, 2016: No. 7
Dec. 5, 2016: No. 3
Dec. 12, 2016: No. 3
Dec. 19, 2016: No. 3
Jan. 2, 2017: No. 2