DENVER – The Denver Pioneers hockey team stayed ranked at No. 6 nationally in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls that were released on Monday.
Denver went 1-1-0 last weekend at then-No. 12 Arizona State in a series that featured two overtime contests. The Pioneers won 5-4 in extra time on Friday before falling 6-5 in OT in Saturday's game.
Boston College is the unanimous No. 1 team in the country in both polls, earning all 50 first-place votes in the USCHO.com ranking and all 34 in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live list.
Ahead of DU in each poll is Michigan State at No. 2, Western Michigan at No. 3/4, Minnesota at No. 4/3 and Maine at No.5. WMU holds the three-spot in the USCHO.com ranking while Minnesota is third in the USA Hockey ranking.
Denver is presently at No. 9 in the Pairwise computer rankings that determine the NCAA Tournament field.
The NCHC has the second-most teams ranked among all conferences in each poll, with six in USCHO.com and five (tied) in USA Hockey/The Rink Live. After Western Michigan at No. 3/4 and Denver at No. 6/6, Arizona State comes in at No. 10/11, North Dakota at No. 17/17 and Omaha at No. 20/20. Colorado College ranks at No. 19 in the USCHO.com poll and is receiving votes on the USA Hockey list.
UP NEXT: No. 6 Denver hosts No. 17 North Dakota this weekend in a matchup between two teams battling for home-ice advantage for the NCHC postseason. Friday's game begins at 7 p.m. MT and will be nationally televised on CBS Spors Network. Saturday's start time is 6 p.m. MT and will be televised regionally on Altitude 2 and online at 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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