(WNFL) – the St. Norbert men’s hockey team is in the top spot in this NCAA Division III hockey poll.
How significant is that?
Here are the numbers.
St. Norbert has been ranked in the USCHO.com Division III Poll for 256 consecutive polls. The Green Knights have been ranked in 294 of 300 polls conducted since its inception at the start of the 1998-99 season – the most of any school in Division III. During the 256-week stretch of being ranked, St. Norbert has been No. 1 for 75 weeks – trailing Norwich’s 77 for most all-time. St. Norbert was rated No. 1 in the 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2014 final polls. The Green Knights are 99-18-7 all-time when ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Poll. St. Norbert is 115-48-17 against teams ranked in the USCHO.com Poll under Tim Coghlin. The Green Knights are 3-5 all-time against the No. 1-ranked team and are 6-5-1 alltime against the No. 2-ranked team.
