Slight movement in hockey polls for UND

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota emerged from its week off largely unaffected in the most recently national men’s hockey polls, which were released on Monday, moving up a single spot in one set of rankings and down a spot in the other.

North Dakota climbed from No. 14 to No. 13 in the USCHO.com poll while sliding one spot to No. 12 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine rankings. National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) rival Minnesota Duluth, which was also idle last weekend, held on to the top spot in both polls, with Denver, Harvard and Boston University rounding out the top five in both.

UND’s upcoming opponent, Western Michigan, was ranked No. 8 by USCHO and No. 9 by USA Today. The Broncos will play host to the Fighting Hawks on Friday and Saturday at Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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

1.         Minnesota Duluth (44)                    18-5-5            993            1

2.         Denver (6)                                        20-6-4            955            2

3.         Harvard                                            17-5-2            885            4

4.         Boston University                           19-8-2            850            3

5.         Minnesota                                        18-8-2            773            5

6.         Massachusetts-Lowell                    19-9-3            698            9

7.         Union                                               20-8-2            665            6

8.         Western Michigan                           16-8-4            615            8

9.         Penn State                                        18-6-2            614          10

10.       Providence                                       18-8-4            566          11

11.       Boston College                             18-11-2            496            7

12.       Cornell                                             16-6-3            472          12

13.      North Dakota                           15-11-3           395         14

14.       Ohio State                                        14-8-6            369          12

15.       Notre Dame                                     17-9-4            310          16

16.       Vermont                                         17-10-3            252          15

17.       St. Lawrence                                    15-9-6            127          18

18.       St. Cloud State                              15-14-1            125         NR

19.       Air Force                                          19-8-5            111          20

20.       Wisconsin                                      15-10-1              88          17               

           

Others receiving votes: Omaha 51, Quinnipiac 40, Bemidji State 36, Michigan Tech 7, Clarkson 4, Canisius 3.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll

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

1.         Minnesota Duluth (30)                    18-5-5            506            1

2.         Denver (4)                                        20-6-4            478            2

3.         Harvard                                            17-5-2            420            5

4.         Boston University                           19-8-2            418            3

5.         Minnesota                                        18-8-2            371            4

6.         Massachusetts-Lowell                    19-9-3            279          10

7.         Union                                               20-8-2            275            6

8.         Penn State                                        18-6-2            262            9

9.         Western Michigan                           16-8-4            259            8

10.       Providence                                       18-8-4            210          12

11.       Boston College                             18-11-2            186            7

12.      North Dakota                           15-11-3           128         11

13.       Cornell                                             16-6-3            116          15

14.       Ohio State                                        14-8-6              87          13

15.       St. Cloud State                            15-14-11              34         NR

Others receiving votes: Vermont 23, Notre Dame 19, St. Lawrence 6, Air Force.