Boston College is the unanimous No. 1 in this week's USA Hockey / The Rink Live men's college hockey poll. Winners of four straight, the Eagles swept then-top-ranked Boston University over the weekend.
The University of North Dakota climbed three spots to No. 2, followed by Boston University, Wisconsin and Maine.
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Nebraska-Omaha joined the poll this week, the second time the Mavericks have cracked the top 20 this season.
Hockey East and the NCHC each have six teams ranked while the Big 10 has five and ECAC has two.
ÍáÍáÂþ», points, last week, record, weeks in poll
1, Boston College, 680 (34), 2, 18-4-1, 16
2, University of North Dakota, 630, 5, 18-6-2, 16
3, Boston University, 594, 1, 16-6-1, 16
4, University of Wisconsin, 571, 3, 20-5-1, 13
5, University of Maine, 513, 6, 16-4-2, 12
6, University of Denver, 511, 4, 17-7-2, 16
7, Quinnipiac University, 494, 8, 17-6-2, 16
8, Michigan State University, 456, 7, 17-6-3, 16
9, University of Minnesota, 420, 9, 15-7-4, 16
10, Providence College, 344, 11, 14-7-2, 16
11, University of Massachusetts, 324, 10, 13-6-3, 13
12, University of Michigan, 288, 15, 12-9-3, 16
13, Cornell University, 269, 13, 11-4-4, 16
14, Western Michigan University, 232, 12, 15-8-1, 16
15, St. Cloud State University, 197, 14, 11-8-5, 13
16, Colorado College, 188, 17, 15-8-1, 6
17, University of New Hampshire, 132, 16, 13-8-1, 11
18, Arizona State University, 131, 18, 17-6-5, 14
19, University of Nebraska Omaha, 53, NR, 12-9-3, 2
20, University of Notre Dame, 44, 19, 13-11-2, 7
Others receiving votes: Rochester Institute of Technology, 43; Penn State University, 18; Michigan Tech University, 4; University of Alaska, 3; Clarkson University, 1.