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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota held its ground in both national polls this week, setting the stage for a top-10 matchup with Omaha on Friday and Saturday at Ralph Englestad Arena.

North Dakota received 32 of 50 first-place votes to stay on top of the USCHO.com Division I men’s poll, while ranking second in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll with 13 of 34 first-place votes. Omaha was ranked No. 9 in both polls, a slide of three spots after being swept by Denver last weekend.

The Fighting Hawks enter the week with an 18-2-2 overall record and are tied with St. Cloud State for first place in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) standings with 27 points. The Mavericks are in fifth place in the NCHC with 13 points.

UND and UNO do battle at 7:37 p.m. Central on Friday and at 7:07 p.m. on Saturday.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

Rk.      School (First place votes)       Record           Pts.         PR

1.         North Dakota (32)                     18-2-2           980            1

2.         Quinnipiac (18)                                19-1-3            967            2

3.         Providence                                       13-3-4            833            3

4.         Boston College                               14-4-2            815            7

5.         St. Cloud State                                17-5-0            775            4

6.         Michigan                                          13-3-3            747            8

7.         Harvard                                              8-3-3            676            5

8.         Cornell                                             11-2-2            661            9

9.         Omaha                                              14-5-1            603            6

10.       Boston University                           11-6-3            562          11

11.       Massachusetts-Lowell                    12-4-4            561          10

12.       Yale                                                    8-4-3            437          12

13.       Notre Dame                                     10-4-7            375          15

14.       Denver                                               9-7-4            326          17

15.       Penn State                                        13-4-3            300          14

16.       Bowling Green                                 13-6-5            223          16

17.       Minnesota Duluth                              8-7-4            159          19

18.       St. Lawrence                                    10-7-2            152          13

19.       Minnesota State                              11-7-4            124          18

20.       Rensselaer                                       11-7-4              71          20

Others receiving votes: Robert Morris 65, Michigan Tech 59, Union 12, Holy Cross 10, Minnesota 7.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll

Rk.      School (1^st 1 votes)                   Record           Pts.         PR

1.         Quinnipiac (21)                                19-1-3            497            1

2.         North Dakota (13)                     18-2-2           487            2

3.         Providence                                       13-3-4            401            3

4.         Boston College                               14-4-2            376            7

5.         St. Cloud State                                17-5-0            363            5

6.         Michigan                                          13-3-3            358            8

7.         Cornell                                             11-2-2            301            9

8.         Harvard                                              8-3-3            300            4

9.         Omaha                                              14-5-1            245            6

10.       Boston University                           11-6-3            192          11

11.       Massachusetts-Lowell                    12-4-4            191          10

12.       Yale                                                    8-4-3            130          12

13.       Notre Dame                                     10-4-7            100          14

14.       Denver                                               9-7-4              59         NR

15.       Penn State                                        13-4-3              58          15

Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 7, Minnesota Duluth 6, St. Lawrence 6, Rensselaer 2, Michigan Tech 1.