UND Men's Hockey claim top spot in USCHO men’s poll

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota was ranked No. 1 in the latest USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll released today, reclaiming the top spot it had previously held for the last three weeks of October and the first week of November.

UND received 36 of 50 first-place votes. Second-place Quinnipiac garnered the remaining 14 first-place votes.

Additionally, UND gained one spot and was ranked No. 2 in this week’s USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll with 16 first-place votes, edged narrowly by top-ranked Quinnipiac’s 17 first-place votes. Defending national champion Providence fell from No. 1 to No. 3 in both polls this week.

The Fighting Hawks have won eight straight games following last weekend’s non-conference sweep of Alabama Huntsville and will host the U.S. Under-18 Team on Saturday in exhibition action.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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

1.         North Dakota (36)                     18-2-2           976            2

2.         Quinnipiac (14)                                17-1-3            958            3

3.         Providence                                       13-2-3            866            1

4.         St. Cloud State                                16-4-0            825            5

5.         Harvard                                              8-1-3            789            7

6.         Omaha                                              14-3-1            786            6

7.         Boston College                               13-4-1            697            4

8.         Michigan                                          11-3-3            623          10

9.         Cornell                                               9-2-2            568            9

10.       Massachusetts-Lowell                    11-4-4            562            8

11.       Boston University                             9-6-3            482          11

12.       Yale                                                    6-4-2            412          13

13.       St. Lawrence                                    10-5-2            348          15

14.       Penn State                                        12-3-3            336          14

15.       Notre Dame                                       9-4-6            319          16

16.       Bowling Green                                 12-5-5            301          12

17.       Denver                                               7-7-4            195          17

18.       Minnesota State                              10-6-4            156          18

19.       Minnesota Duluth                              7-7-3              87          19

20.       Rensselaer                                       11-7-3              81         NR

Others receiving votes: Robert Morris 49, Michigan Tech 33, Holy Cross 22, Union 21, Merrimack 8.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll

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

1.         Quinnipiac (17)                                17-1-3            490            2

2.         North Dakota (16)                     18-2-2           484            3

3.         Providence                                       13-2-3            420            1

4.         Harvard (1)                                        8-1-3            395            7

5.         St. Cloud State                                16-4-3            384            5

6.         Omaha                                              14-3-1            357            6

7.         Boston College                               13-4-1            289            4

8.         Michigan                                          11-3-3            266          10

9.         Cornell                                               9-2-2            234            9

10.       Massachusetts-Lowell                    11-4-4            201            8

11.       Boston University                             9-6-3            147          11

12.       Yale                                                    6-4-2            121          12

13.       St. Lawrence                                    10-5-2            100          14

14.       Notre Dame                                       6-4-6              69         NR

15.       Penn State                                        12-3-3              58          15

Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 37, Denver 14, Rensselaer 7, Minnesota State 5, Michigan Tech 2.