Dutchmen fall in college hockey polls

by Ryan Fay

Union fell in both college hockey polls this week.

The Dutchmen dropped from 12th to 15th in the USCHO.com top-20 poll. They fell out of the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine top-15 poll after being ranked 12th a week ago.

Union dropped a 4-3 decision to Quinnipiac on Friday before snapping a six-game winless streak with 6-1 win over Princeton on Saturday.

The Dutchmen are off for exams this week before travelling to Notre Dame for the Shillelagh Tournament Nov. 28-29.

USCHO.com poll
Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll
1 Michigan Tech (24) 10- 0-0 940 5
2 North Dakota (12) 8- 2-1 916 2
3 Boston University (14) 6- 1-1 913 3
4 Minnesota 7- 3-0 830 1
5 Massachusetts-Lowell 7- 2-2 731 4
6 Colgate 8- 3-1 726 6
7 Miami 8- 4-0 686 7
8 Minnesota-Duluth 8- 4-0 663 13
9 Minnesota State 7- 3-0 574 9
10 Denver 6- 3-0 509 11
11 Vermont 7- 2-1 477 10
12 Boston College 5- 5-0 439 8
13 Nebraska-Omaha 6- 1-1 394 14
14 Quinnipiac 7- 2-1 283 20
15 Union 6- 5-1 249 12
16 St. Cloud State 4- 5-1 248 15
17 Northern Michigan 6- 1-1 205 18
18 Bowling Green 8- 3-1 177 19
19 Providence 4- 5-1 163 16
20 Robert Morris 7- 1-2 108 17
Others receiving votes: Merrimack 61, St. Lawrence 54, Ferris State 53, Harvard 44, Notre Dame 22, Penn State 19, Yale 15, Michigan 1.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Rank School Last Week’s Ranking
1. Michigan Tech University, 480 (17) 5
2. Boston University, 462 (10) 3
3. University of North Dakota, 458 (7) 2
4. University of Minnesota, 408 1
5. UMass Lowell, 329 4
6. Colgate University, 318 6
7. Miami University, 297 7
8. University of Minnesota Duluth, 277 15
9. Minnesota State University, 222 9
10. University of Vermont, 174 10
11. University of Denver, 164 11
12. Boston College, 146 8
13. University of Nebraska Omaha, 105 13
14. Quinnipiac University, 68 NR
15. St. Cloud State University, 43 14
Others receiving votes: Union College, 35; Bowling Green State University, 23; Harvard University, 20; Providence College, 17; Northern Michigan University, 11; Yale University, 9; Merrimack College, 5; Robert Morris University, 5; Ferris State University, 3; St. Lawrence University, 2.

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