DENVER – The University of Denver hockey team comes in at No. 2 in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live national polls after the most recent rankings were released on Monday.
DU dropped from No. 1 after falling 3-2 and 5-2 at home last weekend to NCHC-foe Arizona State. The Pioneers had been at No. 1 in each of the previous eight rankings this season and in nine straight dating back to the final polls last year. The Pioneers were the unanimous No. 1 team on both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live's lists last week.
Despite dropping, Denver still earned seven first-place votes in the USCHO.com poll and five in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live list.
Michigan State is the new No. 1 team in each ranking after having a bye last weekend. Minnesota ranks No. 3, Boston College is at No. 4 and Maine comes in at No. 4 in the USCHO.com list. The USA Hockey/The Rink Live ranking has Minnesota and BC flipped, with the Eagles at No. 3 and the Gophers at No. 4, while Maine still is at No. 5.
DU has a two-point edge of UM in USCHO.com (910-908) and has 23 more points than BC in USA Hockey/The Rink Live (628-605).
The NCHC leads all conferences with four teams in the top 10 and six ranked overall. Joining the Pioneers in the top-half of the list is Western Michigan at No. 7/7, Colorado College at No. 8/8 and St. Cloud State at No. 9/9. North Dakota comes in at No. 14/15 while Arizona State returns to the rankings at No. 19/20.
UP NEXT: Denver is on its second bye of the season and opens a three-game road swing on Dec. 6-7 at No. 67 Western Michigan before a home-and-home set against No. 8 Colorado College on Dec. 13-14 to wrap up the first half of the season. WMU has a home-and-home series this weekend against No. 6 Michigan.
About the USCHO.com: The Division I men's ice hockey poll is compiled weekly and consists of 50 voters, including coaches and media professionals from across the country.
About the USA Hockey/The Rink Live Poll: The 30th annual USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men's College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.
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