# 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

Two human polls made up the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings, the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll and the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll. As the 1998–99 season progressed, rankings were updated weekly. There were a total of 10 voters in the USA Today poll and 30 voters in the USCHO.com poll. Each first place vote is worth 10 points in the rankings with every subsequent vote worth 1 point less.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| #–#–# | Win–loss–tie record |
| † | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll

| | Week 3 Nov 2 | Week 4 Nov 9 | Week 5 Nov 16 | Week 6 Nov 23 | Week 7 Nov 30 | Week 8 Dec 7 | Week 9 Dec 14 | Week 10 Dec 31 | Week 12 Jan 11 | Week 13 Jan 18 | Week 14 Jan 25 | Week 15 Feb 1 | Week 16 Feb 8 | Week 17 Feb 15 | Week 18 Feb 22 | Week 21 Mar 15 | Week 22 Mar 22 | Final Apr 5 | |
| 1 | Boston College (8) 4-0-0 | Boston College (5) 4–0–1 | North Dakota (10) 5–0–1 | North Dakota (7) 6–1–1 | North Dakota (8) 8–1–1 | North Dakota (10) 10–1–1 | North Dakota (10) 12–1–1 | North Dakota (10) 12–1–1 | North Dakota (9) 15–2–1 | North Dakota (10) 17–2–1 | North Dakota (10) 19–2–1 | North Dakota (10) 20–2–2 | North Dakota (10) 22–2–2 | North Dakota (10) 24–2–2 | North Dakota (10) 26–2–2 | North Dakota (6) 31–4–2 | North Dakota (6) 32–5–2 | Maine (10) 31–6–4 | 1 |
| 2 | North Dakota (2) 2-0-0 | North Dakota (4) 5–0–0 | Boston College 5–1–1 | Colorado College (1) 8–1–0 | Colorado College (2) 10–2–0 | Michigan 11–2–2 | Colorado College 13–3–0 | Maine 11–1–3 | Maine 14–2–4 | Maine 16–2–4 | Maine 18–2–4 | Maine 19–2–4 | Maine 21–2–4 | Maine 22–2–4 | Michigan State 24–3–6 | New Hampshire (3) 28–5–3 | New Hampshire (4) 29–6–3 | New Hampshire 31–7–3 | 2 |
| 3 | Colorado College 5-0-0 | Colorado College (1) 7–0–0 | Colorado College 7–1–0 | Michigan (2) 8–2–0 | Maine 9–1–1 | Maine 9–1–1 | Michigan 13–2–2 | Michigan 13–3–2 | Michigan State (1) 18–3–2 | New Hampshire 17–4–1 | New Hampshire 19–4–1 | New Hampshire 21–4–1 | Michigan State 21–3–6 | Michigan State 22–3–6 | Maine 23–3–4 | Michigan State (1) 28–4–7 | Michigan State 28–5–7 | Michigan State 29–6–7 | 3 |
| 4 | Maine 3-0-0 | Maine 5–0–0 | Notre Dame 8–1–2 | Boston College 6–2–1 | Michigan 9–2–2 | Colorado College 11–3–0 | Maine 10–1–2 | Boston College 10–5–1 | New Hampshire 15–4–1 | Michigan State 19–3–3 | Michigan State 20–3–4 | Michigan State 20–3–5 | New Hampshire 21–5–1 | New Hampshire 22–5–2 | New Hampshire 23–5–3 | Maine 27–5–4 | Maine 27–6–4 | Boston College 27–12–4 | 4 |
| 5 | Michigan State 3-0-2 | Michigan State 5–0–2 | Michigan State 6–1–2 | Maine 7–1–1 | Boston College 6–2–1 | Boston College 8–4–1 | New Hampshire 11–3–1 | Colorado College 14–4–0 | Michigan † 15–4–2 | Michigan 16–5–2 | Michigan 17–5–3 | Colorado College 17–8–1 | Colorado College 19–8–1 | Colorado College 20–9–1 | Colorado College 21–10–1 | Colorado College 27–10–1 | Boston College 25–11–4 | North Dakota 32–6–2 | 5 |
| 6 | Northern Michigan 7-1-0 | Notre Dame 7–1–1 | Maine 5–1–1 | New Hampshire 7–1–1 | New Hampshire 8–2–1 | Michigan State 10–3–2 | Boston College 8–4–1 | Michigan State 13–3–2 | Boston College † 12–6–2 | Boston College 13–7–2 | Colorado College 17–8–1 | Princeton 13–4–1 | Notre Dame 16–6–4 | Boston College 18–10–2 | Boston College 19–10–3 | Clarkson 23–10–1 | Clarkson 25–10–1 | Colorado College 29–12–1 | 6 |
| 7 | Notre Dame 6-1-0 | Michigan 5–2–0 | New Hampshire 6–1–1 | Michigan State 7–2–2 | Notre Dame 9–3–2 | New Hampshire 9–3–1 | Michigan State 11–3–2 | New Hampshire 12–3–1 | Colorado College 15–6–1 | Colorado College 15–8–1 | Princeton 11–4–1 | Michigan 17–6–4 | Boston College 17–9–2 | Notre Dame 16–8–4 | Clarkson 18–9–1 | Boston College 23–11–4 | Michigan 24–10–6 | Michigan 25–11–6 | 7 |
| 8 | New Hampshire 4-0-0 | New Hampshire 5–1–0 | Michigan 6–2–1 | Notre Dame 9–2–2 | Michigan State 8–3–2 | Ferris State † 9–3–3 | Princeton 7–1–1 | Princeton 9–2–1 | Princeton 11–4–1 | Princeton 11–4–1 | Boston College 14–8–2 | Boston College 16–8–2 | Michigan 17–8–4 | Michigan 17–8–5 | Michigan 17–9–6 | Michigan 22–10–6 | Colorado College 28–11–1 | Denver 26–13–2 | 8 |
| 9 | Michigan 5-2-0 | Northern Michigan 8–2–0 | Northern Michigan 9–3–0 | Denver 7–3–0 | Ferris State 9–3–2 | Princeton † 7–1–1 | Notre Dame 9–4–2 | Colgate 10–4–1 | Notre Dame 12–6–2 | Notre Dame 14–6–2 | Rensselaer 15–5–1 | Notre Dame 15–6–3 | Denver 15–9–2 | Clarkson 16–5–1 | St. Lawrence 18–9–3 | Denver 24–12–2 | Denver 26–12–2 | Clarkson 25–11–1 | 9 |
| 10 | St. Lawrence 4-1-0 | Denver 6–1–0 | Denver 6–2–0 | Colgate 5–2–0 | Denver 7–3–0 | Notre Dame 9–4–2 | Colgate 9–3–0 | Notre Dame 9–5–2 | Colgate 11–5–1 | Rensselaer 13–5–1 | Notre Dame 14–7–3 | Denver 15–9–2 | Ohio State 17–9–4 | Ohio State 18–11–4 | Ohio State 19–12–4 | St. Lawrence 22–11–3 | St. Lawrence 23–12–3 | St. Lawrence 23–13–3 | 10 |
| | Week 1 Nov 2 | Week 2 Nov 9 | Week 3 Nov 16 | Week 4 Nov 23 | Week 5 Nov 30 | Week 6 Dec 7 | Week 7 Dec 14 | Week 8 Dec 31 | Week 9 Jan 11 | Week 10 Jan 18 | Week 11 Jan 25 | Week 12 Feb 1 | Week 13 Feb 8 | Week 14 Feb 15 | Week 15 Feb 22 | Week 16 Mar 15 | Week 17 Mar 22 | Final APR 5 | |
| | | Dropped: St. Lawrence 4–1–0 | Dropped: None | Dropped: Northern Michigan 9–5–0 | Dropped: Colgate 6–2–0 | Dropped: Denver 7–5–0 | Dropped: Ferris State 9–5–3 | Dropped: None | Dropped: None | Dropped: Colgate 11–5–2 | Dropped: None | Dropped: Rensselaer 15–7–1 | Dropped: Princeton 13–6–1 | Dropped: Denver 15–11–2 | Dropped: Notre Dame 16–10–4 | Dropped: Ohio State 21–14–4 | Dropped: None | Dropped: None | |

## USCHO.com/CBS College Sports

| | Preseason Oct 5 | Week 1 Oct 19 | Week 2 Oct 26 | Week 3 Nov 2 | Week 4 Nov 9 | Week 5 Nov 16 | Week 6 Nov 23 | Week 7 Nov 30 | Week 8 Dec 7 | Week 9 Dec 14 | Week 11 Jan 4 | Week 12 Jan 11 | Week 13 Jan 18 | Week 14 Jan 25 | Week 15 Feb 1 | Week 16 Feb 8 | Week 17 Feb 15 | Week 18 Feb 22 | Week 19 Mar 1 | Week 20 Mar 8 | Final Mar 22 | |
| 1 | Boston College (6) | Boston College (24) 2–0–0 | Boston College (21) 2–0–0 | Boston College (23) 4–0–0 | North Dakota (16) 4–0–0 | North Dakota (29) 5–0–1 | North Dakota (22) 6–1–1 | North Dakota (25) 8–1–1 | North Dakota (30) 10–1–1 | North Dakota (30) 12–1–1 | North Dakota (27) 13–2–1 | North Dakota (28) 15–2–1 | North Dakota (30) 17–2–1 | North Dakota (29) 19–2–1 | North Dakota (27) 20–2–2 | North Dakota (27) 22–2–2 | North Dakota (29) 24–2–2 | North Dakota (29) 26–2–2 | North Dakota (26) 27–3–2 | North Dakota (30) 29–3–2 | North Dakota (28) 32–5–2 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan (11) | North Dakota (6) 0–0–0 | North Dakota (7) 0–0–0 | North Dakota (7) 2–0–0 | Boston College (9) 4–0–1 | Boston College (1) 5–1–1 | Colorado College (7) 8–2–0 | Colorado College (5) 10–2–0 | Colorado College 11–3–0 | Colorado College 13–3–0 | Maine (2) 12–1–4 | Michigan State (2) 18–3–2 | Maine 16–2–4 | Maine 18–2–4 | Maine (3) 19–2–4 | Maine (3) 21–2–4 | Maine (1) 22–2–4 | Michigan State (1) 24–3–6 | Michigan State (3) 25–3–7 | New Hampshire 26–5–3 | New Hampshire 29–6–3 | 2 |
| 3 | North Dakota (10) | Maine 2–0–0 | Maine 3–0–0 | Colorado College 4–0–0 | Colorado College (5) 6–0–0 | Colorado College 7–1–0 | Boston College 6–2–1 | Maine 9–1–1 | Maine 9–1–1 | Michigan 12–2–2 | Michigan State (1) 16–3–2 | Maine 14–2–4 | Michigan State 19–3–3 | Michigan State (1) 20–3–4 | New Hampshire 21–4–1 | Michigan State 21–3–6 | Michigan State 22–3–6 | Maine 23–3–4 | Maine (1) 25–3–4 | Michigan State 26–4–7 | Michigan State 28–5–7 | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State (2) | Colorado College 0–0–0 | Colorado College 2–0–0 | Maine 3–0–0 | Maine 5–0–0 | Notre Dame 8–1–2 | Michigan (1) 8–2–1 | Michigan 9–2–2 | Michigan 11–2–2 | Maine 10–1–2 | New Hampshire 13–4–1 | New Hampshire 15–4–1 | New Hampshire 17–4–1 | New Hampshire 19–4–1 | Michigan State 20–3–5 | New Hampshire 21–5–1 | New Hampshire 22–5–2 | New Hampshire 23–5–3 | New Hampshire 24–5–3 | Maine 25–5–4 | Maine 27–6–4 | 4 |
| 5 | Michigan State | Michigan State 1–0–1 | Michigan State 2–0–2 | Michigan State 3–0–2 | Michigan State 5–0–2 | Michigan State 6–1–2 | Notre Dame 9–2–2 | Boston College 7–3–1 | New Hampshire 9–3–1 | New Hampshire 11–3–1 | Colorado College 14–5–1 | Michigan 15–4–2 | Michigan 16–5–2 | Michigan 17–5–3 | Colorado College 17–8–1 | Colorado College 19–8–1 | Colorado College 20–9–1 | Colorado College 21–10–1 | Colorado College 23–10–1 | Colorado College 25–10–1 | Boston College 25–11–4 | 5 |
| 6 | Colorado College (1) | Michigan 2–1–0 | Michigan 4–1–0 | Northern Michigan 7–1–0 | Notre Dame 7–1–1 | New Hampshire 6–1–1 | Maine 7–1–1 | Notre Dame 9–3–2 | Boston College 8–4–1 | Michigan State 11–3–2 | Boston College 11–5–2 | Boston College 12–6–2 | Boston College 13–7–2 | Colorado College 17–8–1 | Michigan 17–6–4 | Boston College 17–9–2 | Boston College 18–10–2 | Boston College 19–10–3 | Clarkson 20–9–1 | Clarkson 21–10–1 | Clarkson 25–10–1 | 6 |
| 7 | Clarkson | Clarkson 0–0–0 | Northern Michigan (2) 6–0–0 | New Hampshire 4–0–0 | Northern Michigan 8–2–0 | Maine 5–1–1 | New Hampshire 7–1–1 | New Hampshire 8–2–1 | Michigan State 10–3–2 | Boston College 9–4–1 | Michigan 13–4–2 | Colorado College 15–6–1 | Colorado College 15–8–1 | Boston College 14–8–2 | Boston College 16–8–2 | Notre Dame 16–7–4 | Michigan 17–8–5 | Clarkson 18–9–1 | Boston College 19–11–4 | Boston College 21–11–4 | Colorado College 28–11–1 | 7 |
| 8 | Maine | Notre Dame 5–0–0 | New Hampshire 3–0–0 | Notre Dame 6–1–0 | New Hampshire 5–1–0 | Michigan 6–2–1 | Michigan State 7–2–2 | Michigan State 8–3–2 | Princeton 7–1–1 | Princeton 7–1–1 | Princeton 10–3–1 | Notre Dame 12–6–2 | Notre Dame 14–6–2 | Rensselaer 15–5–1 | Princeton 14–4–1 | Michigan 17–8–4 | Notre Dame 16–9–4 | Michigan 17–9–6 | Michigan 19–9–6 | Michigan 20–10–6 | Denver 26–12–2 | 8 |
| 9 | Boston University | New Hampshire† 1–0–0 | Notre Dame 6–1–0 | Michigan 5–2–0 | Michigan 5–2–0 | Northern Michigan 9–3–0 | Denver 7–3–0 | Ferris State 9–3–2 | Ferris State 9–3–3 | Notre Dame 9–5–2 | Notre Dame 10–6–2 | Princeton 11–4–1 | Princeton 11–4–1 | Princeton 11–4–1 | Notre Dame 15–7–3 | Ohio State 17–10–4 | Ohio State 18–11–4 | St. Lawrence 18–9–3 | Ohio State 19–12–4 | Denver 22–12–2 | Michigan 24–10–6 | 9 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | Ohio State† 1–3–0 | St. Lawrence 3–1–0 | St. Lawrence 4–1–0 | St. Lawrence 4–1–0 | Denver 6–2–0 | St. Lawrence 6–2–0 | Denver 7–3–0 | Notre Dame 9–5–2 | St. Lawrence 9–4–0 | Ohio State 10–8–2 | Rensselaer 12–5–1 | Rensselaer 13–5–1 | Notre Dame 14–7–3 | Denver 15–9–2 | Denver 17–9–2 | Clarkson 16–9–1 | Ohio State 19–12–4 | Denver 20–12–2 | St. Lawrence 20–11–3 | St. Lawrence 23–12–3 | 10 |
| | Preseason Oct 5 | Week 1 Oct 19 | Week 2 Oct 26 | Week 3 Nov 2 | Week 4 Nov 9 | Week 5 Nov 16 | Week 6 Nov 23 | Week 7 Nov 30 | Week 8 Dec 7 | Week 9 Dec 14 | Week 10 Jan 4 | Week 11 Jan 11 | Week 12 Jan 18 | Week 13 Jan 25 | Week 14 Feb 1 | Week 15 Feb 8 | Week 16 Feb 15 | Week 17 Feb 22 | Week 18 Mar 1 | Week 19 Mar 8 | Week 20 Mar 22 | |
| | | Dropped: Wisconsin 1–2–0 Boston University 0–1–0 | Dropped: Clarkson 0–2–0 Ohio State 1–4–1 | Dropped: None | Dropped: None | Dropped: St. Lawrence 5–2–0 | Dropped: Northern Michigan 9–5–0 | Dropped: St. Lawrence 7–4–0 | Dropped: Denver 7–5–0 | Dropped: Ferris State 9–5–2 | Dropped: St. Lawrence 10–6–1 | Dropped: Ohio State 11–9–2 | Dropped: None | Dropped: None | Dropped: Rensselaer 15–7–1 | Dropped: Princeton 14–6–1 | Dropped: Denver 17–11–2 | Dropped: Notre Dame 16–11–4 | Dropped: St. Lawrence 19–10–4 | Dropped: Ohio State 19–14–4 | Dropped: None | |