D-I men's hockey poll

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - North Dakota is ranked No. 19 in this week's USCHO.com Division I men's poll released earlier today.

UND is coming off of a win and a tie against non-conference foe Harvard last weekend, winning 7-3 on Saturday after a 4-4 overtime tie on Friday. UND had been ranked No. 18 in the previous USCHO poll, which was released prior to the Christmas break.

Defending NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth maintained its grip on the poll's top spot by garnering 47 of 50 first-place votes. No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Minnesota, No. 4 Boston College and No. 5 Notre Dame rounded out the top five.

UND returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Clarkson in Winnipeg at the MTS Centre, in a game dubbed the U.S. College Hockey Classic.

USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll

Rk. School (1st place) Record Pts. PR
1. Minnesota Duluth (47) 12-3-3 997 1
2. Ohio State (2) 14-4-1 930 4
3. Minnesota (1) 15-6-1 862 2
4. Boston College 13-7-0 839 3
5. Notre Dame 12-6-3 833 5
6. Colorado College 12-6-0 675 6
7. Merrimack 11-3-3 648 7
8. Western Michigan 10-5-5 618 8
9. Colgate 12-4-2 573 12
10. Boston University 10-6-1 523 9
11. Denver 10-7-3 435 15
12. Massachusetts-Lowell 12-5-0 375 17
13. Cornell 8-4-1 350 13
14. Union 9-5-5 349 10
15. Michigan State 11-7-2 337 14
16. Michigan 11-8-3 264 20
17. Ferris State 11-8-1 223 11
18. Lake Superior State 12-8-2 198 16
19. North Dakota 10-8-2 157 18
20. Yale 7-5-1 111 19

Others Receiving Votes: Northeastern 75, Northern Michigan 61, Air Force 34, RIT 12, Miami 9, Nebraska Omaha 8, Harvard