UND Hockey slips in polls after winless road trips

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota was ranked No. 6 in the latest USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Polls, both of which were released on Monday.

UND had been previously ranked No. 3 in both polls but suffered a drop after a loss and a tie last weekend at Minnesota. It ran UND’s winless skid to four games (0-3-1), all of which have come on the road.

NCHC rival Minnesota Duluth was the unanimous No. 1 in both polls while UND’s next opponent, Denver, was ranked No. 2 in both. The Fighting Hawks will host the Pioneers on Friday and Saturday at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

Rk.      School (1st-place votes)         Record           Pts.         PR

1.         Minnesota Duluth (50)                      7-1-2          1000            2

2.         Denver                                               6-2-0            934            2

3.         Boston College                                 8-2-1            870            5

4.         Boston University                             4-2-1            857            4

5.         Massachusetts-Lowell                      6-2-2            763            7

6.         North Dakota                                5-3-1           743            3

7.         Quinnipiac                                          5-3-1            665            6

8.         Minnesota                                          4-2-2            578          13

9.         Notre Dame                                       4-3-1            535            9

10.       Harvard                                              3-0-1            512          12

11.       Minnesota State                                7-3-0            477          10

12.       Penn State                                          7-1-1            454          14

13.       St. Cloud State                                  4-4-0            445            8

14.       Ohio State                                          5-1-3            345          11

15.       Bemidji State                                     8-2-0            284          18

16.       Union                                                 8-2-1            208          20

17.       Providence                                         3-3-2            193          15

18.       Michigan                                            4-3-1            180          17

19.       Yale                                                    2-1-0            167          16

20.       Lake Superior State                          6-2-0              72         NR

Others receiving votes: Western Michigan 52, St. Lawrence 51, Vermont 35, Northeastern 31, Dartmouth 25, Holy Cross 8, Omaha 8, Wisconsin 6, Air Force 1, Robert Morris 1.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll

Rk.      School (1st-place votes)         Record           Pts.         PR

1.         Minnesota Duluth (34)                      7-1-2            510            1

2.         Denver                                               6-2-0            466            2

3.         Boston College                                 8-2-1            416            5

4.         Boston University                             4-2-1            410            4

5.         Massachusetts-Lowell                      6-2-2            358            6

6.         North Dakota                                5-3-1           338            3

7.         Minnesota                                          4-2-2            256          13

8.         Quinnipiac                                          6-3-1            250            7

9.         Notre Dame                                       4-3-1            203            9

10.       Harvard                                              3-0-1            200          12

11.       Minnesota State                                7-3-0            152          10

12.       Penn State                                          7-1-1            141          15

13.       St. Cloud State                                  4-4-0            122            8

14.       Ohio State                                          5-1-3              78          11

15.       Union                                                 8-2-1              69         NR

Others receiving votes: Bemidji State 47, Providence 16, Yale 13, Dartmouth 10, Lake Superior State 9, Michigan 9, Western Michigan 5, Omaha 2.