Norwich starts 2012 the top team in D-III men’s poll

Norwich received all 20 first-place votes and remains the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll this week.

Oswego stays at No. 2, while Plattsburgh jumps to No. 3, Castleton slips to fourth and Wisconsin-River Falls slides to No. 5.

St. Norbert holds steady at No. 6, Amherst rises to No. 7, Neumann jumps three places to No. 8, while Adrian falls to No. 9.

Utica finishes out the top ten, while Elmira, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Williams, Wisconsin-Superior and Middlebury are ranked 11-15, respectively, this week.