UND keeps climbing, now fifth in national polls



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North Dakota is ranked fifth after climbing one spot for the second week in a row.

Updated: Tuesday 01/21/2013 15:06:02 (ET)

by Jayson Hajdu, UND Athletic Media Relations

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- For the second consecutive week, the University of North Dakota men's hockey team has improved one spot in the national polls and is now ranked No. 5 in the latest USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls released today.

North Dakota (13-7-4, 8-4-4 WCHA) jumped in the polls after a tie and a loss last weekend at top-ranked Minnesota. UND battled the Golden Gophers to a 4-4 overtime tie on Saturday after suffering a 5-1 defeat on Friday.

Minnesota retained its top spot in both polls, while No. 2 Quinnipiac, No. 3 Boston College and No. 4 New Hampshire rounded out the top five in both.

UND returns home to host St. Cloud State on Friday and Saturday at Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Huskies are ranked No. 15 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and No. 16 in the USCHO.com poll. The puck drops at 7:37 p.m. Central on Friday and 7:07 p.m. Central on Saturday.

USCHO.com Poll
Rk.	Team (1st votes)	Record	Pts	Prev.
1.	Minnesota (48)	17-3-4	998	1
2.	Quinnipiac (2)	17-3-3	920	4
3.	Boston College	14-5-2	913	2
4.	New Hampshire	14-5-2	857	3
5.	North Dakota	13-7-4	746	6
6.	Miami	13-6-5	700	8
7.	Notre Dame	15-9-0	640	5
8.	Yale	11-4-3	619	12
9.	Western Michigan	14-6-4	577	10
10.	Denver	13-8-4	545	7
11.	Boston University	12-9-0	479	9
12.	Dartmouth	10-6-2	456	11
13.	Nebraska Omaha	13-9-2	358	13
14.	Minnesota State	15-8-3	356	14
15.	Massachusetts-Lowell	13-7-1	346	18
16.	St. Cloud State	14-10-0	336	19
17.	Niagara	14-4-4	183	15
18.	Cornell	8-7-2	154	16
19.	Union	11-8-4	120	17
20.	Wisconsin	9-8-5	66	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Ferris State 39, Alaska 27, Providence 24, Northern Michigan 22, Holy Cross 10, Colgate 6, Robert Morris 3.


USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll
Rk.	Team (1st votes)	Record	Pts	Prev.
1.	Minnesota (37)	17-3-4	507	1
2.	Quinnipiac (3)	17-3-3	457	5
3.	Boston College	14-5-2	453	2
4.	New Hampshire	14-5-2	403	3
5.	North Dakota	13-7-4	329	6
6.	Miami	13-6-5	326	8
7.	Yale	11-4-3	293	12
8.	Notre Dame	15-9-0	242	4
9.	Western Michigan	14-6-4	232	10
10.	Boston University	12-9-0	160	9
11.	Denver	13-8-4	157	7
12.	Massachusetts-Lowell	13-7-1	151	15
13.	Dartmouth	10-6-2	138	11
14.	Nebraska Omaha	13-9-2	68	13
15.	St. Cloud State	14-10-0	64	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota State 57, Niagara 17, Cornell 14, Union 7, Ferris State 3, Alaska 1, Northern Michigan 1.

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