GRAND FORKS, N.D. - After securing three of four Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) points last weekend against Minnesota Duluth, the University of North Dakota is ranked No. 7 in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Polls, which were released earlier today.
The No. 7 ranking represents a slight dip for North Dakota (5-3-2, 3-1-2 WCHA), which had been ranked fifth in the previous USA Today poll and sixth in the previous USCHO poll.
Top-ranked Boston College retained its hold atop both polls, while Denver, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Miami rounded out the top five.
UND's upcoming opponent, Notre Dame, is ranked No. 6 in both polls. The Fighting Irish will host UND on Friday and Saturday in a non-conference series.
| USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk. | School (1st place) | Record | Pts. | PR | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Boston College (47) | 9-1-0 | 996 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Denver (2) | 9-1-0 | 948 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | New Hampshire (1) | 8-1-1 | 865 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Minnesota | 7-2-2 | 853 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Miami | 7-2-3 | 781 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Notre Dame | 8-3-0 | 731 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | North Dakota | 5-3-2 | 705 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 8. | Union | 6-2-1 | 664 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 9. | Western Michigan | 6-3-1 | 543 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 10. | Boston University | 6-4-0 | 536 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 11. | Dartmouth | 5-1-2 | 462 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 12. | St. Cloud State | 6-4-0 | 377 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 13. | Cornell | 3-3-2 | 322 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 14. | Colorado College | 7-5-0 | 287 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 15. | Nebraska Omaha | 6-3-1 | 260 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| 16. | Ferris State | 6-4-2 | 211 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 17. | Harvard | 4-3-0 | 201 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| 18. | Quinnipiac | 7-3-1 | 187 | NR | ||||||||||||||
| 19. | Michigan | 4-6-1 | 160 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 20. | Niagara | 8-2-3 | 112 | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Others receiving votes: Alaska 79, Yale 66, St. Lawrence 57, Holy Cross 34, Providence 23, Massachusetts-Lowell 14, Northern Michigan 12, Ohio State 9, Northeastern 2, Colgate 1, Merrimack 1, Minnesota State 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk. | School (1st place) | Record | Pts. | PR | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Boston College (33) | 9-1-0 | 509 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Denver (1) | 9-1-0 | 475 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | New Hampshire | 8-1-1 | 420 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Minnesota | 7-2-2 | 405 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Miami | 6-4-2 | 376 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Notre Dame | 8-3-0 | 331 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | North Dakota | 5-3-2 | 310 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 8. | Union | 6-2-1 | 281 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 9. | Western Michigan | 6-3-1 | 208 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 10. | Boston University | 6-4-0 | 201 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 11. | Dartmouth | 5-1-2 | 144 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 12. | St. Cloud State | 6-4-0 | 100 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 13. | Cornell | 3-3-2 | 97 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 14. | Nebraska Omaha | 7-5-0 | 56 | NR | ||||||||||||||
| 15. | Harvard | 6-3-1 | 41 | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Others Receiving Votes: Colorado College 28, Quinnipiac 28, Michigan 21, Ferris State 19, Niagara 11, St. Lawrence 6, Alaska 5, Yale 4, Holy Cross 3, Massachusetts-Lowell 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
