Union held steady in the latest USCHO.com top-20 poll, and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine top-15 poll.
The Dutchmen (14-3-1 ECAC Hockey, 20-6-4 overall) remained third after picking up a 4-1 win at Cornell on Friday and a 4-4 tie at Colgate on Saturday.
Boston College and Minnesota remained first and second, respectively, in both polls.
USCHO.com/NCAA poll
Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll
1 Boston College (49) 24- 4-3 999 1
2 Minnesota ( 1) 21- 4-5 948 2
3 Union 20- 6-4 884 3
4 St. Cloud State 17- 6-5 832 6
5 Quinnipiac 21- 6-5 778 4
6 Ferris State 21- 7-3 755 4
7 Massachusetts-Lowell 20- 7-3 740 7
8 Wisconsin 17- 9-2 655 8
9 Northeastern 17-10-3 563 12
10 Michigan 14- 9-3 487 10
11 North Dakota 16- 9-3 435 17
12 Providence 15- 9-6 428 9
13 Cornell 12- 7-5 411 11
14 Yale 13- 8-4 336 13
15 Notre Dame 17-12-2 255 20
16 Vermont 15-11-3 205 15
17 Maine 15-10-3 175 NR
18 Denver 14-10-6 157 18
19 Colgate 14-11-5 138 19
20 Minnesota-Duluth 13-11-4 112 16
Others receiving votes: Clarkson 95, Minnesota State 65, Ohio State 29, New Hampshire 6, Air Force 5, Western Michigan 4, Nebraska-Omaha 2, Mercyhurst 1.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank School Last Week’s Ranking
1. Boston College, 509 (33) 1
2. Minnesota, 477 (1) 2
3. Union, 411 3
4. St. Cloud State, 398 6
5. Ferris State, 360 4
6. Quinnipiac, 356 5
7. UMass Lowell, 309 7
8. Wisconsin, 281 8
9. Northeastern, 217 12
10. Michigan, 168 11
11. North Dakota, 144 RV
12. Providence, 129 9
13. Cornell, 110 10
14. Yale, 82 13
15. Maine, 43 RV
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame, 34; Denver, 14; Vermont, 14; Colgate, 9; Minnesota State, 7; Minnesota Duluth, 5; Clarkson, 2.
Union is tied for third with St. Cloud State in the PairWise Rankings.
The PairWise Ranking is a system which attempts to mimic the method used by the NCAA Selection Committee to determine participants for the NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament.
To see the complete PairWise rankings, click here.
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