GRAND FORKS, N.D. – For the first time this season, North Dakota has fallen from the top spot in the national men's hockey polls.
Following a pair of losses at Minnesota Duluth last weekend, the Fighting Hawks slipped from No. 1 to No. 3 in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls, while UMD jumped from No. 2 to No. 1. The losses were the first on the season for UND, now 5-2-0 overall and 0-2-0 in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC).
Fellow NCHC rival Denver also leapfrogged UND in this week's polls, jumping from third to second in both. Fourth-ranked Boston University and fifth-ranked Boston College rounded out the top five in both polls.
UND's next opponent, Minnesota, was ranked 13th in both polls. The Golden Gophers will host UND on Friday and Saturday at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis.
| USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll |
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School (1st-place votes) |
Record |
Pts. |
PR |
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Minnesota Duluth (50) |
5-1-2 |
1000 |
2 |
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Denver |
6-2-0 |
915 |
3 |
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North Dakota |
5-2-0 |
909 |
1 |
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Boston University |
3-2-0 |
829 |
4 |
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Boston College |
6-2-1 |
765 |
8 |
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Quinnipiac |
4-2-1 |
726 |
6 |
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Massachusetts-Lowell |
4-2-2 |
685 |
5 |
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St. Cloud State |
4-2-0 |
557 |
10 |
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Notre Dame |
4-3-1 |
544 |
7 |
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Minnesota State |
6-2-0 |
537 |
9 |
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Ohio State |
5-0-2 |
509 |
15 |
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Harvard |
2-0-0 |
452 |
13 |
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Minnesota |
3-2-1 |
446 |
12 |
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Penn State |
5-1-1 |
253 |
19 |
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Providence |
3-3-1 |
247 |
14 |
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Yale |
1-0-0 |
223 |
17 |
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Michigan |
3-3-1 |
209 |
11 |
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Bemidji State |
6-2-0 |
188 |
20 |
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Vermont |
4-1-1 |
145 |
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Union |
6-1-1 |
110 |
NR |
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Others receiving votes: Northeastern 88, Lake Superior State 44, Wisconsin 42,
Omaha 25, St. Lawrence 19, Miami 15, Dartmouth 6, Western Michigan 5,
Air Force 4, Holy Cross 3. |
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| USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll |
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School (1st-place votes) |
Record |
Pts. |
PR |
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Minnesota Duluth (33) |
5-1-2 |
509 |
2 |
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Denver (1) |
6-2-0 |
461 |
3 |
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North Dakota |
5-2-0 |
449 |
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Boston University |
3-2-0 |
398 |
4 |
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Boston College |
6-2-1 |
329 |
8 |
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Massachusetts-Lowell |
4-2-2 |
328 |
5 |
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Quinnipiac |
4-2-1 |
321 |
7 |
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St. Cloud State |
4-2-0 |
256 |
10 |
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Notre Dame |
4-3-1 |
221 |
6 |
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Minnesota State |
6-2-0 |
189 |
9 |
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Ohio State |
5-0-2 |
184 |
14 |
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Harvard |
2-0-0 |
130 |
13 |
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Minnesota |
3-2-1 |
125 |
12 |
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Providence |
3-3-1 |
60 |
15 |
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Penn State |
5-1-1 |
32 |
NR |
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Others receiving votes: Union 25, Michigan 14, Yale 13, Vermont 11,
Bemidji State 9, Wisconsin 7, Northeastern 5, Omaha 3, Lake Superior State 1. |
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