GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Following a convincing two-game sweep of Alaska Anchorage, North Dakota has jumped from fifth to second in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls released today.
UND climbed past Yale, Minnesota Duluth and Denver and now sits behind only top-ranked Boston College, which was the unanimous No. 1 in each of this week’s polls.
The Sioux defeated UAA 6-1 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday to take over first place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings. UND also became the first WCHA team this season to secure home ice for the first round of the league’s playoffs.
UND has faced seven of the top 20 teams in this week’s USCHO poll, as well as two others which received votes.
The Sioux (21-8-2, 16-6-0 WCHA) take to the road next weekend for a WCHA series at St. Cloud State. UND owns a one-point lead over Denver in the WCHA standings, and a two-point lead over third-place Minnesota Duluth and Nebraska Omaha.
USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll
Rk. School (1st place) Record Pts.
1. Boston College (50) 21-6-0 1000
2. North Dakota 21-8-2 956
3. Yale 20-5-0 889
4. Denver 18-7-5 814
5. Minnesota Duluth 18-6-5 774
6. Merrimack 19-5-4 739
7. Union 22-7-3 714
8. New Hampshire 17-7-4 606
9. Notre Dame 18-9-5 599
10. Miami 17-9-6 525
11. Michigan 19-9-4 517
12. Wisconsin 19-10-3 440
13. Nebraska Omaha 18-10-2 412
14. Rensselaer 18-8-4 387
15. Boston University 14-8-7 290
16. Dartmouth 15-7-3 250
17. Western Michigan 15-7-10 236
18. Colorado College 17-14-1 102
19. Maine 12-10-6 92
20. Ferris State 16-12-4 61
Others Receiving Votes: RIT 36, Princeton 35, Minnesota 15, Cornell 5, Robert Morris 5, Ohio State 1
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