GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota men's hockey team enters the Christmas break ranked No. 2 in the USCHO.com poll and No. 3 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, both of which were released on Monday.
North Dakota climbed from No. 4 in both polls after earning a road sweep at Minnesota Duluth last weekend. The sweep gave the Fighting Hawks a 16-2-2 overall record and sole possession of first place in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.
Defending national champion Providence, the sole remaining unbeaten team in the country, remained No. 1 in both polls.
UND will return to action Jan. 1-2 at home against non-conference foe Alabama-Huntsville.
| USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll |
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School (First place votes) |
Record |
Pts. |
PR |
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Providence (48) |
12-0-3 |
996 |
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North Dakota (1) |
16-2-2 |
932 |
4 |
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Quinnipiac (1) |
15-1-2 |
880 |
2 |
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Boston College |
13-2-1 |
798 |
3 |
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St. Cloud State |
14-4-0 |
793 |
6 |
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Omaha |
12-3-1 |
779 |
5 |
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Harvard |
6-1-3 |
696 |
7 |
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Massachusetts-Lowell |
10-3-4 |
629 |
8 |
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Cornell |
8-1-2 |
564 |
10 |
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Michigan |
9-3-3 |
532 |
9 |
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Boston University |
9-6-3 |
476 |
12 |
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Bowling Green |
11-3-5 |
428 |
14 |
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Yale |
6-4-2 |
368 |
15 |
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Penn State |
11-2-3 |
336 |
16 |
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St. Lawrence |
10-5-2 |
320 |
13 |
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Notre Dame |
9-4-4 |
306 |
18 |
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Denver |
7-7-2 |
254 |
11 |
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Minnesota State |
10-6-4 |
124 |
20 |
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Minnesota Duluth |
7-7-3 |
88 |
17 |
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Merrimack |
6-4-5 |
84 |
19 |
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Others receiving votes: Rensselaer 50, Michigan Tech 36, Holy Cross 14,
Robert Morris 11, Minnesota 6. |
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| USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll |
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School (1st 1 votes) |
Record |
Pts. |
PR |
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| 1. |
Providence (34) |
12-0-3 |
510 |
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Quinnipiac |
15-1-2 |
460 |
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North Dakota |
16-2-2 |
446 |
4 |
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Boston College |
13-2-1 |
376 |
3 |
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St. Cloud State |
14-4-2 |
369 |
6 |
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Omaha |
12-3-1 |
338 |
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Harvard |
6-1-3 |
323 |
7 |
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Massachusetts-Lowell |
10-3-4 |
251 |
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Cornell |
8-1-2 |
232 |
10 |
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Michigan |
9-3-3 |
200 |
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Boston University |
9-6-3 |
142 |
11 |
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Yale |
6-4-2 |
110 |
15 |
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Bowling Green |
11-3-5 |
99 |
14 |
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St. Lawrence |
10-5-2 |
76 |
13 |
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Penn State |
11-2-3 |
75 |
NR |
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| Others receiving votes: Denver 32, Notre Dame 27, Minnesota State 7, Rensselaer 6, Minnesota Duluth 1. |
