GRAND FORKS, N.D. - The North Dakota men's hockey team is ranked No. 5 in this week's USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll released earlier today.

UND finished the season with a 26-13-3 overall record and advanced to the NCAA West Region championship game, where it fell 5-2 to Minnesota on Sunday.

The Fighting Sioux also captured their league-record third straight Broadmoor Trophy as Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) champions and earned the No. 1 seed for the regional tournament.

Top-ranked Boston College, which has won 17 straight games, retained its spot atop the poll, followed by No. 2 Minnesota, No. 3 Union and No. 4 Ferris State.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll
Rk. School (1st place) Record Pts. PR
1. Boston College (34) 31-10-1 510 1
2. Minnesota 28-13-1 463 6
3. Union 26-7-7 452 3
4. Ferris State 25-11-5 402 8
5. North Dakota 26-13-3 350 4
6. Minnesota Duluth 25-10-6 340 5
7. Michigan 24-13-4 321 2
8. Cornell 19-9-7 215 14
9. Massachusetts-Lowell 24-13-1 205 13
10. Denver 25-14-4 177 9
11. Boston University 23-15-1 170 10
12. Maine 23-14-3 157 11
13. Miami 24-15-2 147 7
14. Western Michigan 21-14-6 125 12
15. Air Force 21-11-7 25 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Michigan State 21

 

 

~ Go Sioux ~