Dutchmen hold steady in polls

by Ryan Fay

Union held steady at second in the latest USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine college hockey polls.

The Dutchmen collected 11 of 50 first-place votes in the USCHO poll, an increase of eight over last week. In the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, the Dutchmen recorded 10 of 34 first-place votes after not receiving any last week.

The Dutchmen picked up a road sweep of Maine over the weekend, winning 3-0 on Friday and 5-2 on Saturday.

Minnesota, which was off over the weekend, remained first in both polls. 

The Dutchmen return to action Oct. 24-25 when they host ninth-ranked St. Cloud State.

USCHO.com poll
Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll
1 Minnesota (39) 2- 0-0 989 1
2 Union (11) 4- 0-0 950 2
3 North Dakota 3- 1-0 853 3
4 Colgate 3- 1-0 810 6
5 Providence 1- 1-0 734 5
6 Boston College 1- 1-0 682 7
7 Massachusetts-Lowell 2- 0-1 675 9
8 Ferris State 2- 1-0 663 4
9 St. Cloud State 1- 1-0 605 8
10 Miami 3- 1-0 562 11
11 Denver 2- 0-0 372 16
12 Boston University 1- 0-0 369 14
13 Minnesota State 2- 2-0 357 12
14 Michigan 1- 2-0 296 10
15 Quinnipiac 1- 1-1 278 13
16 Alaska 4- 0-0 267 19
17 Vermont 3- 0-0 209 NR
18 Cornell 0- 0-0 199 15
19 Minnesota-Duluth 2- 2-0 119 20
20 Alaska-Anchorage 3- 0-1 86 NR
Others receiving votes: Nebraska-Omaha 78, Robert Morris 67, Notre Dame 62, Bowling Green 47, Michigan Tech 36, Merrimack 27, Northern Michigan 24, New Hampshire 21, Princeton 17, Ohio State 14, Yale 10, Dartmouth 6, Harvard 6, Northeastern 6, Bemidji State 2, Clarkson 1, Mercyhurst 1.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank School Last Week’s Ranking
1. University of Minnesota, 499 (23) 1
2. Union College, 449 (10) 2
3. University of North Dakota, 428 (1) 3
4. Colgate University, 397 4
5. Providence College, 340 5
6. Boston College, 308 8
7. Ferris State University, 275 6
8. UMass Lowell, 263 9
9. St. Cloud State University, 257 7
10. Miami University, 231 11
11. Boston University, 131 13
12. Minnesota State University, 95 12
13. University of Denver, 93 NR
14. University of Michigan, 60 10
15. Quinnipiac University, 49 14
Others receiving votes: University of Alaska, 45; University of Vermont, 33; Cornell University, 27; University of Notre Dame, 18; Robert Morris University, 15; University of Minnesota Duluth, 14; University of Nebraska Omaha, 14; Yale University, 9; University of Alaska Anchorage, 8; Bowling Green State University, 6; Merrimack College, 6; Michigan Tech University, 5; Ohio State University, 3; University of New Hampshire, 1; Bemidji State University, 1.

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