DENVER – The Denver Pioneers hockey team moved up to No. 5 in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls after the latest national rankings were released on Monday.
Denver is coming off its final bye weekend of the regular season and was previously ranked No. 7 in the USCHO.com and No. 6 in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls last week. DU last played on Jan. 10-11 against Miami, winning 4-1 and 6-2 to sweep the home series.
Boston College moved up to No. 1 in both polls following a loss by Michigan State, which dropped to No 2 in each ranking. Western Michigan is No. 3 and Minnesota is No. 4 in the USCHO.com poll, while those squads are switched in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live ranking.
Denver is presently at No. 4 in the Pairwise computer rankings that determine the NCAA Tournament field.
The NCHC has the second-most teams ranked among all conferences with six. After Western Michigan at No. 3/4 and Denver at No. 5/5, Arizona State comes in at No. 11/11 and is followed by North Dakota at No. 16/16, St. Cloud State at No. 17/17 and Colorado College at No. 19/19. Omaha also received votes in each poll as well.
UP NEXT: The Pioneers resume play this weekend with a series at the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. The two-game set begins on Friday at 6 p.m. MT, while the Saturday start time is at 5 p.m. MT. Both games will be broadcast on NCHC.tv.
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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