UND one of six NCHC Schools in national polls

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota’s upcoming National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) series against Miami University has been pegged as a top-10 matchup, according to both national polls released on Monday.

North Dakota remained ranked No. 2 in both the USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls for the second straight week, and garnered three first-place votes in both. Miami jumped to No. 7 in both after being previously ranked No. 11.

Minnesota remained the nation’s top-ranked team in both polls, while No. 3 Boston University, No. 4 Massachusetts-Lowell and No. 5 Michigan Tech rounded out the top five.

UND and Miami were two of six NCHC schools ranked among the top 15, including Denver, Minnesota Duluth, Omaha and St. Cloud State.

UND will host Miami on Friday (7:37 p.m.) and Saturday (7:07 p.m.) at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

Rk.      School (First place votes)       Record           Pts.         PR

1.         Minnesota (45)                                  7-1-0            995            1

2.         North Dakota (3)                         7-1-1           949            2

3.         Boston University                             5-1-1            852            5

4.         Massachusetts-Lowell                      6-1-2            798            6

5.         Michigan Tech (2)                              8-0-0            790            9

6.         Colgate                                              7-3-0            716            4

7.         Miami                                                 7-3-0            666          11

8.         Boston College                                 4-4-0            606            3

9.         Minnesota State                                7-3-0            513          13

10.       Vermont                                             6-1-1            500          14

11.       Denver                                               5-3-0            404          10

12.       Union                                                 5-4-1            392            8

13.       Minnesota Duluth                              6-4-0            370          17

14.       Omaha                                                6-1-1            317          19

15.       St. Cloud State                                  3-5-0            311            7

16.       Providence                                         3-4-1            253          12

17.       Robert Morris                                    7-0-1            178          18

18.       Northern Michigan                            6-1-1            174          20

19.       Bowling Green                                   7-2-1            153         NR

20.       Quinnipiac                                          5-2-1            144         NR

Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 109, Ferris State 107, St. Lawrence 59, Merrimack 51, Harvard 36, Penn State 30, Michigan 11, Western Michigan 9, Cornell 4, Connecticut 1, Mercyhurst 1, Ohio State 1.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll

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

1.         Minnesota (30)                                  7-1-0            500            1

2.         North Dakota (3)                         7-1-1           475            2

3.         Boston University                             5-1-1            424            5

4.         Massachusetts-Lowell                      6-1-2            369            7

5.         Michigan Tech (1)                              8-0-0            360            9

6.         Colgate                                              7-3-0            312            4

7.         Miami                                                 7-3-0            271          11

8.         Boston College                                 4-4-0            265            3

9.         Minnesota State                                7-3-0            212         NR

10.       Vermont                                             6-1-1            209          15

11.       Denver                                               5-3-0            147          12

12.       Union                                                 5-4-1            123            8

13.       Omaha                                                6-1-1              96         NR

14.       St. Cloud State                                  3-5-0              83            6

15.       Minnesota Duluth                              6-4-0              79         NR

Others receiving votes: Providence 48, Quinnipiac 24, Robert Morris 20, Harvard 15, Northern Michigan 15, Bowling Green 6, Ferris State 6, Merrimack 6, Notre Dame 6, St. Lawrence 2, Connecticut 1.