DENVER – The University of Denver hockey team stayed at No. 3 in the national polls after the latest USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live rankings were released on Monday.
 
The Pioneers remain at their highest ranking since also being at No. 3 in each poll on Nov. 27.
 
In the Pairwise Rankings that determine the NCAA Tournament field, Denver and North Dakota are still technically tied with the same score for third in the Pairwise Rankings, but the Fighting Hawks have the slight edge in the tiebreaker (RPI)
 
UND is right behind DU in both people-voting polls at No. 4.
 
Both Denver and North Dakota advanced to this week's NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinals after the Pioneers swept their series in two games against Minnesota Duluth while the Fighting Hawks did the same against Miami.
 
Boston College remains the unanimous No. 1 team in the country in both national rankings, while Boston University is second and Michigan State comes in behind the two NCHC squads at No. 5. Quinnipiac, Maine, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan round out the top 10.
 
The NCHC's has six ranked teams, which are tied for the most among all conferences with Hockey East. The conference also leads all leagues with five schools in the top 15.  The other conference squads in the polls behind DU and UND is Omaha at No. 11/11, Colorado College at No. 12/13, Western Michigan at No. 15/15 and St. Cloud State at No. 17/17.
 
Denver takes on St. Cloud State on Friday at 6:30 p.m. MT in the Frozen Faceoff Semifinals at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The championship game is on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. MT.
 
About the USCHO.com Poll: The rankings are 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 rankings are 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.