UND Hockey Up One Spot in USCHO Poll

Hawks #7 in America Heading to Omaha

Courtesy UND Athletics

Following last Saturday’s non-conference win at Union, the University of North Dakota has climbed one spot to No. 7 in both this week’s USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine men’s college hockey polls.

UND’s 3-1 in Schenectady opened the second half of the season for the Fighting Hawks and lifted their overall record to 10-6-3. National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) rival Minnesota Duluth stayed atop both polls, while Penn State leapfrogged Denver for the No. 2 spot in both.

UND’s next opponent, NCHC foe Omaha, moved from 20th to 18th in the USCHO rankings and received votes in the USA Today top 15. The Fighting Hawks and Mavericks square off Jan. 6-7 at Omaha’s Baxter Arena.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

Rk.      School (1st-place votes)         Record           Pts.         PR

1. Minnesota Duluth (47)                    12-3-3            997            1
2. Penn State (3)                                  13-1-1            918            3
3. Denver                                             12-4-4            881            2
4. Harvard                                              9-2-1            868            4
5. Boston University                           10-5-2            779            5
6. Massachusetts-Lowell                    12-5-3            752            7
7. North Dakota                              10-6-3           676            8
8. Boston College                               13-7-2            623            6
9. Minnesota                                        11-5-2            572          11
10. Union                                               14-4-2            516          10
11. Ohio State                                          9-3-4            493            9
12. Notre Dame                                     11-6-2            476          12
13. Vermont                                           12-6-2            429          13
14. Western Michigan                           10-5-3            342          16
15. Quinnipiac                                        11-8-2            320          14
16. St. Lawrence                                    10-5-4            230          17
17. Bemidji State                                   14-7-3            195          15
18. Omaha                                              11-6-3            157          20
19. Minnesota State                              11-7-2              88          19
20. St. Cloud State                                  9-8-1              76          18

Others receiving votes: Michigan Tech 30, Cornell 25, Providence 21, Army 15, Robert Morris 8, Northeastern 4, Air Force 3, Clarkson 2, Wisconsin 1.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll

Rk.      School (1st-place votes)         Record           Pts.         PR

1. Minnesota Duluth (33)                    12-3-3            509            1
2. Penn State (1)                                  13-1-1            443            3
3. Harvard                                              9-2-1            416            4
4. Denver                                             12-4-4            402            2
5. Boston University                           10-5-2            372            6
6. Massachusetts-Lowell                    12-5-3            349            7
7. North Dakota                              10-6-3           294            8
8. Boston College                               13-7-2            257            5
9. Minnesota                                        11-5-2            221          11
10. Union                                               14-4-2            178            9
11. Ohio State                                          9-3-4            160          10
12. Notre Dame                                     11-6-2            155          12
13. Vermont                                           12-6-2            118          14
14. Western Michigan                           10-5-3              93         NR
15. Quinnipiac                                        11-8-2              44          13

Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence 27, Omaha 19, Bemidji State 17, St. Cloud State 4, Robert Morris 2.