College Hockey Polls

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota, unbeaten in its last five games (4-0-1), will enter the Christmas break ranked No. 7 in the USCHO.com poll and No. 8 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.

UND earned its first sweep of the season last weekend in Houghton, Mich., defeating Michigan Tech 6-1 and 4-1 to improve to 10-5-3 overall and 7-2-3 in Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) play. The sweep enabled UND to jump one spot in the USCHO.com poll and maintain its spot in the USA Today rankings.

Both polls remained unchanged ahead of North Dakota, including top-ranked Boston College. In addition to BC, second-ranked New Hampshire and third-ranked Notre Dame also received first-place votes.

UND is now idle until hosting non-conference opponent Holy Cross at Ralph Engelstad Arena Jan. 4-5. The unanked Crusaders received 16 votes in the USCHO.com poll.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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

1. Boston College (44) 11-2-1 993 1

2. New Hampshire (4) 11-2-2 938 2

3. Notre Dame (2) 14-4-0 911 3

4. Minnesota 11-3-3 816 4

5. Miami 11-3-4 768 5

6. Boston University 10-5-0 737 6

7. North Dakota 10-5-3 675 8

8. Western Michigan 11-4-1 648 7

9. Quinnipiac 12-3-2 603 9

10. Dartmouth 7-2-2 525 10

11. Cornell 6-3-2 441 12

12. Nebraska Omaha 11-6-1 395 13

13. Union 8-3-4 391 14

14. Denver 9-6-3 343 11

15. Yale 7-3-2 321 15

16. St. Cloud State 11-7-0 296 17

17. Niagara 10-2-4 248 16

18. Minnesota State 10-6-2 204 20

19. Ferris State 7-7-3 50 19

20. Colgate 9-7-2 47 NR

Others receiving votes: Providence 43, Holy Cross 16, Robert Morris 15, Ohio State 14, Colorado College 7, Lake Superior State 4, Massachusetts-Lowell 2, Michigan 2.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll

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

1. Boston College (28) 11-2-1 503 1

2. New Hampshire (5) 11-2-2 473 2

3. Notre Dame (1) 14-4-0 443 3

4. Minnesota 11-3-3 392 4

5. Miami 11-3-4 366 5

6. Boston University 10-5-0 339 6

7. Western Michigan 11-4-1 285 7

8. North Dakota 10-5-3 284 8

9. Quinnipiac 12-3-2 247 9

10. Dartmouth 7-2-2 198 11

11. Cornell 6-3-2 148 12

12. Union 8-3-4 107 13

13. Nebraska Omaha 11-6-1 90 14

14. Yale 7-3-2 67 15

15. Denver 9-6-3 62 10

 

Others Receiving Votes: St. Cloud State 48, Niagara 15, Minnesota State 10, Providence 3.