USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota, which opens the regular season on Friday, remained ranked No. 2 in this week’s USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll released on Monday.

UND again trailed only top-ranked Minnesota in this week’s poll, while Boston College, Providence and Colgate rounded out the top five. Minnesota, the 2014 national runner-up, garnered all 34 first-place votes.

UND made its 2014-15 debut on Sunday with a 4-0 exhibition win over the University of Manitoba. It will open the regular season this weekend with a non-conference, home-and-home series against Bemidji State. UND will host the Beavers on Friday before traveling to Bemidji on Saturday.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll

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

1.         Minnesota (34)                                  0-0-0            510            1

2.         North Dakota                                0-0-0           462            2

3.         Boston College                                 0-0-0            428            4

4.         Providence                                         0-0-0            415            3

5.         Colgate                                              0-0-0            319            5

6.         St. Cloud State                                  0-0-0            304            6

7.         Union                                                 0-0-0            293            8

8.         Ferris State                                        1-0-0            279          10

9.         Michigan                                            0-1-0            237            7

10.       Miami                                                 0-0-0            178            9

11.       Minnesota State                                0-0-0            171          13

12.       Wisconsin                                          0-0-0            136          12

13.       Notre Dame                                       0-0-0            118          10

14.       Cornell                                               0-0-0              82          14

15.       Boston University                             0-0-0              43         NR               

Others receiving votes: Denver 21, Michigan Tech 14, Massachusetts-Lowell 14, Minnesota Duluth 12, Northeastern 10, Michigan State 8, Yale 8, Quinnipiac 6, Ohio State 5, Robert Morris 4, Bowling Green 2, New Hampshire 1.