Five WCHA teams named in USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine poll

Thanks to Todd Milewski's blog, the first USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll is out. Not surprisingly, the WCHA is well represented. WCHA teams are listed in bold.

1. North Dakota
2. Michigan State
3. Boston College
4. Minnesota
5. Miami
6. New Hampshire
7. Clarkson
8. Notre Dame
9. Boston University
10. Michigan
11. Colorado College
12. Denver
13. Maine
14. Wisconsin
15. Quinnipiac

Here is the conference breakdown:

WCHA - 5 teams
CCHA - 4 teams
Hockey East - 4 teams
ECAC - 2 teams