Michigan State hockey moves up in latest USCHO.com national poll

Michigan State hockey has moved up in the latest USCHO.com national rankings. The Spartans moved up one spot to No. 2 in the country in the latest USCHO.com poll that was released on Monday. Michigan State is now only behind rival Michigan, who took over as the No. 1 team in the country after sweepi

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Michigan State hockey has moved up in the latest USCHO.com national rankings.

The Spartans moved up one spot to No. 2 in the country in the latest USCHO.com poll that was released on Monday. Michigan State is now only behind rival Michigan, who took over as the No. 1 team in the country after sweeping previous No. 1 Denver this past weekend.

Michigan State is 3-0-0 on the season, picking up a single victory this past weekend against RIT. Michigan State beat the Tigers 5-1 in a game out in Rochester, N.Y. on Saturday.

Next up for the Spartans is a two-game road trip to New Hampshire this upcoming weekend. The Wildcats received votes in this week's updated USCHO.com poll.

Click on the post below to see the complete poll for this week from USCHO.com:

Michigan is the new No. 1! pic.twitter.com/YaclzGLQIp
— USCHO.com (@USCHO) October 19, 2026

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