How do you keep a firm grasp of the top spot in the MiCHO Power Poll? It's pretty easy really. All you need to do is go on the road and smack around the #1 team in college hockey on their home ice. If you can do that then you're the undisputed top dog in the State of Michigan.That's exactly what the newly crowned national #1 Michigan Wolverines did over the weekend as they rolled into Oxford, Ohio and handed the Miami Red Hawks a 4-2 thrashing and 5-5 tie.
The Michigan State Spartans suffered their first road sweep of the season as they traveled north and hit a buzz saw in Marquette. The Northern Michigan Wildcats surprised the defending national champs with a 3-1 beating at the BEC on Friday and then followed it up by blanking the Green and White 3-0 on Saturday.
Ferris State continued their roller coaster year by splitting on the road at then #8 Notre Dame to secure fourth place in this week's poll. Other movement saw Lake Superior and Western Michigan swapping the bottom two rungs after the Lakers took 3 of 4 points from the Broncos in K'Zoo.
Complete Poll
1) Michigan, 23-3-4 (took 3 of 4 pts from Miami)
2) Michigan State, 18-8-5 (swept by NMU)
3) Northern Michigan, 12-15-3 (swept MSU)
4) Ferris State, 11-12-5 (split at #9 Notre Dame)
5) Michigan Tech, 10-13-3 (tied/lost to #10 Wisconsin)
6) Wayne State, 8-20-2 (swept at RMU)
7) Lake Superior, 6-16-6 (tied/beat WMU)
8) Western Michigan, 7-20-3 (tied/lost to LSSU)
Each week, MichiganCollegeHockey.com editors Matt Mackinder and Tom Balog will compile the MiCHO Power Poll. The poll will comprise the eight Division I teams in the State of Michigan.
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