USCHO.com DI men's hockey poll

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - North Dakota will return from a week off ranked No. 16 in the latest USCHO.com Division I men's hockey poll released today.

UND, which has lost just three times in its last 15 games (11-3-1), climbed one spot from last week's No. 17 ranking. UND will travel to third-ranked Minnesota Duluth on Friday and Saturday. The Bulldogs had been the nation's top-ranked team prior to last weekend's split at Alaska Anchorage.

Boston University, one of six teams to receive first-place votes, was the No. 1 team in this week's poll, followed by No. 2 Minnesota, No. 3 UMD, No. 4 Michigan and No. 5 Boston College.

USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll

Rk. School (1st place) Record Pts. PR
1. Boston University (12) 16-8-1 930 3
2. Minnesota (22) 19-9-1 922 2
3. Minnesota Duluth (10) 18-6-4 899 1
4. Michigan (4) 17-9-4 805 7
5. Boston College 16-10-1 770 5
6. Ferris State (1) 18-8-4 760 6
7. Massachusetts-Lowell (1) 18-7-0 716 9
8. Merrimack 15-6-5 704 4
9. Notre Dame 16-11-3 536 8
10. Colorado College 15-9-2 534 11
11. Union 16-6-7 507 11
12. Maine 16-8-3 445 15
13. Cornell 11-6-6 333 14
14. Denver 15-9-4 319 13
15. Ohio State 14-10-5 289 10
16. North Dakota 15-10-2 253 17
17. Michigan State 15-11-4 218 NR
18. Western Michigan 14-11-5 202 16
19. Northern Michigan 12-10-6 108 19
20. Miami 15-13-2 93 18

Others Receiving Votes: Colgate 87, Lake Superior State 45, Quinnipiac 12, Air Force 4, Harvard 4, St. Cloud State 2, Northeastern 1.