GRAND FORKS, N.D.--Following a WCHA split against nationally-ranked Denver last weekend, the Fighting Sioux men's hockey team is ranked No. 9 in the latest USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls released on Monday.

UND dropped one spot from last week's ranking after a 4-3 win over DU on Friday and a 3-0 loss on Saturday. The Pioneers, previously ranked No. 12, fell one spot to No. 13 in both polls.

The Sioux now prepare to face unbeaten Minnesota Duluth on Friday and Saturday in Grand Forks. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 2 in both polls and sit atop the WCHA standings with seven points, one point ahead of second-place UND.

USCHO.com Division I Poll
1. Miami
2. Minnesota Duluth
3. Boston University
4. Boston College
5. Yale
6. Michigan
7. Maine
8. Nebraska-Omaha
9. North Dakota
10. New Hampshire
11. Notre Dame
12. Michigan State
13. Denver
14. Alaska
15. Union
15. Wisconsin
17. Minnesota
18. Rensselaer
19. Cornell
20. St. Cloud State

Others receiving votes: Merrimack, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Colorado College, Michigan Tech, Ferris State, Western Michigan, Clarkson, RIT, Bemidji State, Canisius, Vermont.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll
1. Miami
2. Minnesota Duluth
3. Boston University
4. Boston College
5. Michigan
6. Yale
7. Maine
8. Nebraska Omaha
9. North Dakota
10. New Hampshire
11. Notre Dame
12. Michigan State
13. Denver
14. Union
15. Alaska

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Cornell, RPI, Robert Morris, Quinnipiac.