Hockey polls

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota is ranked No. 8 in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls heading into the final series of the first half of the season.

UND jumped one spot in both polls after taking three of four Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) points from league-leading Denver last week in Grand Forks. UND defeated then-No. 6 Denver 6-3 on Saturday after a 2-2 tie on Friday.

After a one-week absence, Boston College regained its spot atop both polls, with New Hampshire, Notre Dame, Minnesota and Miami rounding out the top five in both.

UND will close out the first half of the season this week at unranked Michigan Tech. UND enters the week three points out of first place in the WCHA.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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

1. Boston College (35) 11-2-1 981 2

2. New Hampshire (9) 11-2-2 921 1

3. Notre Dame (3) 13-4-0 902 5

4. Minnesota (3) 11-3-3 815 4

5. Miami 10-3-3 775 3

6. Boston University 10-5-0 727 7

7. Western Michigan 10-3-1 723 7

8. North Dakota 8-5-3 630 9

9. Quinnipiac 12-3-2 541 13

10. Dartmouth 7-2-2 529 10

11. Denver 9-5-2 519 6

12. Cornell 6-3-2 438 11

13. Nebraska Omaha 10-5-1 389 14

14. Union 8-3-4 385 12

15. Yale 6-3-2 246 15

16. Niagara 10-2-3 239 18

17. St. Cloud State 9-7-0 234 17

18. Harvard 4-3-1 126 20

19. Ferris State 7-6-3 116 16

20. Minnesota State 9-5-2 96 NR

Others receiving votes: Colorado College 63, Colgate 35, Providence 32, Holy Cross 19, Ohio State 14, Robert Morris 5.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll

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

1. Boston College (22) 11-2-1 496 2

2. New Hampshire (9) 11-2-2 472 1

3. Notre Dame (1) 13-4-0 420 4

4. Minnesota (3) 11-3-3 405 5

5. Miami 10-3-3 362 3

6. Boston University 10-5-0 325 7

7. Western Michigan 10-3-1 312 8

8. North Dakota 8-5-3 259 9

9. Quinnipiac 12-3-2 224 11

10. Denver 9-5-2 216 6

11. Dartmouth 7-2-2 212 10

12. Cornell 6-3-2 134 13

13. Union 8-3-4 100 12

14. Nebraska Omaha 10-5-1 67 14

15. Yale 6-3-2 31 15

Others Receiving Votes: Niagara 14, St. Cloud State 12, Harvard 9, Providence 5, Colorado College 2, Minnesota State 2, Ferris State 1.