North Dakota ranked No. 8 in men's hockey polls



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UND climbed one spot in the polls after celebrating Saturday's win over DU.

Updated: Monday 12/10/2012 12:21:43 (ET)

by Jayson Hajdu, UND Athletic Media Relations

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- North Dakota is ranked No. 8 in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls heading into the final series of the first half of the season.

UND jumped one spot in both polls after taking three of four Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) points from league-leading Denver last week in Grand Forks. UND defeated then-No. 6 Denver 6-3 on Saturday after a 2-2 tie on Friday.

After a one-week absence, Boston College regained its spot atop both polls, with New Hampshire, Notre Dame, Minnesota and Miami rounding out the top five in both.

UND will close out the first half of the season this week at unranked Michigan Tech. UND enters the week three points out of first place in the WCHA.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll
Rk.	School (1st place)	Record	Pts.	PR
1.	Boston College (35)	11-2-1	981	2
2.	New Hampshire (9)	11-2-2	921	1
3.	Notre Dame (3)	13-4-0	902	5
4.	Minnesota (3)	11-3-3	815	4
5.	Miami	10-3-3	775	3
6.	Boston University	10-5-0	727	7
7.	Western Michigan	10-3-1	723	7
8.	North Dakota	8-5-3	630	9
9.	Quinnipiac	12-3-2	541	13
10.	Dartmouth	7-2-2	529	10
11.	Denver	9-5-2	519	6
12.	Cornell	6-3-2	438	11
13.	Nebraska Omaha	10-5-1	389	14
14.	Union	8-3-4	385	12
15.	Yale	6-3-2	246	15
16.	Niagara	10-2-3	239	18
17.	St. Cloud State	9-7-0	234	17
18.	Harvard	4-3-1	126	20
19.	Ferris State	7-6-3	116	16
20.	Minnesota State	9-5-2	96	NR

Others receiving votes: Colorado College 63, Colgate 35, Providence 32, Holy Cross 19, Ohio State 14, Robert Morris 5.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll
Rk.	School (1st place)	Record	Pts.	PR
1.	Boston College (22)	11-2-1	496	2
2.	New Hampshire (9)	11-2-2	472	1
3.	Notre Dame (1)	13-4-0	420	4
4.	Minnesota (3)	11-3-3	405	5
5.	Miami	10-3-3	362	3
6.	Boston University	10-5-0	325	7
7.	Western Michigan	10-3-1	312	8
8.	North Dakota	8-5-3	259	9
9.	Quinnipiac	12-3-2	224	11
10.	Denver	9-5-2	216	6
11.	Dartmouth	7-2-2	212	10
12.	Cornell	6-3-2	134	13
13.	Union	8-3-4	100	12
14.	Nebraska Omaha	10-5-1	67	14
15.	Yale	6-3-2	31	15

Others Receiving Votes: Niagara 14, St. Cloud State 12, Harvard 9, Providence 5, Colorado College 2, Minnesota State 2, Ferris State 1.

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