The University of North Dakota climbed two spots to No. 3 this week in the USA Hockey / The Rink Live men's college hockey poll. Boston College continues its tight grip on the top spot, earning all first-place votes again, after sweeping Vermont over the weekend.
Boston University follows again at No. 2, while Denver slipped to fourth and Wisconsin climbed into the fifth position.
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Hockey East and the NCHC lead with six ranked teams while the Big 10 has four, the ECAC has two, and Atlantic Hockey has one.
Team, points, last week, record, weeks in poll
1. Boston College, 680 (34), 1, 25-5-1, 20
2. Boston University, 646, 2, 22-8-2, 20
3. University of North Dakota, 596, 5, 22-8-2, 20
4. Denver University, 559, 3, 21-8-3, 20
5. University of Wisconsin, 541, 6, 24-8-2, 18
6. Michigan State University, 522, 4, 21-8-3, 20
7. Quinnipiac University, 498, 7, 23-7-2, 20
8. University of Minnesota, 443, 8, 19-8-5, 20
9. University of Maine, 392, 9, 19-9-2, 16
10. Providence College, 353, 11, 17-10-3, 17
11. Western Michigan University, 309, 12, 18-11-1, 20
12. University of Massachusetts, 269, 14, 17-10-3, 17
13. St. Cloud State University, 260, 15, 15-10-5, 17
14. Colorado College, 258, 10, 18-10-2, 10
15. Cornell University, 224, 13, 16-5-6, 20
16. University of Michigan, 200, 16, 17-12-3, 20
17. University of New Hampshire, 142, 17, 17-12-1, 15
18. University of Nebraska Omaha, 97, 19, 16-10-4, 6
19. Arizona State University, 61, 18, 21-7-6, 19
20. Rochester Institute of Technology, 46, NR, 22-10-2, 9
Others receiving votes: Northeastern University, 29; University of Notre Dame, 12; Bemidji State University, 1; College of the Holy Cross, 1; Minnesota State University, 1.