UND Hockey Ranked #4 in Polls

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota remained ranked No. 4 in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine national men’s hockey polls, which were released on Monday afternoon.

The Fighting Hawks are coming off of a sweep of National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) rival Denver, winning 5-1 on Friday and 4-0 on Saturday. That sweep gave UND sole possession of first place in the NCHC heading into next weekend’s series at No. 17 Minnesota Duluth.

Defending national champion Providence remained atop both polls, with Quinnipiac ranked No. 2 and Boston College No. 3 in both.

UND’s series at Minnesota Duluth will be its final action prior to the Christmas break. The Fighting Hawks will return to action Jan. 1-2 when they host Alabama-Huntsville.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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

1.         Providence (39)                               11-0-3            986            1

2.         Quinnipiac (10)                                15-0-2            951            3

3.         Boston College                               13-1-1            898            2

4.         North Dakota (1)                       14-2-2           867            4

5.         Omaha                                              12-3-1            771            6

6.         St. Cloud State                                12-4-0            742            7

7.         Harvard                                              6-1-3            669            8

8.         Massachusetts-Lowell                    10-3-4            629            5

9.         Michigan                                            8-2-3            555          12

10.       Cornell                                               8-1-2            514          15

11.       Denver                                               7-5-2            459            9

12.       Boston University                             8-5-3            455          11

13.       St. Lawrence                                      9-4-2            363          13

14.       Bowling Green                                   9-3-5            325          14

15.       Yale                                                    5-4-2            300          10

16.       Penn State                                        10-2-3            276          19

17.       Minnesota Duluth                              7-5-3            252          17

18.       Notre Dame                                       8-4-4            182          20

19.       Merrimack                                          6-4-4            141          16

20.       Minnesota State                                8-6-4              60         NR

Others receiving votes: Michigan Tech 46, Robert Morris 23, Rensselaer 21, Holy Cross 7, Alaska Anchorage 4, Michigan State 4.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll

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

1.         Providence (20)                               11-0-3            496            1

2.         Quinnipiac (14)                                15-0-2            486            2

3.         Boston College                               13-1-1            426            3

4.         North Dakota                              14-2-2           418            4

5.         Omaha                                              12-3-1            347            6

6.         St. Cloud State                                12-4-0            343            7

7.         Harvard                                              6-1-3            284            8

8.         Massachusetts-Lowell                    10-3-4            246            5

9.         Michigan                                            8-2-3            210          11

10.       Cornell                                               8-1-2            200          14

11.       Boston University                             8-5-3            148          12

12.       Denver                                               7-5-2            145            9

13.       St. Lawrence                                      9-4-2              94          13

14.       Bowling Green                                   9-3-5              67          15

15.       Yale                                                    5-4-2              59          10

Others receiving votes: Penn State 44, Minnesota Duluth 42, Notre Dame 11, Rensselaer 10, Robert Morris 3.