DENVER – The Denver Pioneers hockey team is ranked No. 6 nationally in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls that were both released on Monday.
The Pioneers have been No. 6 in the USCHO.com poll for four straight weeks and returned to the sixth position in the USA Hockey list after being at No. 7 last Monday.
Denver swept its weekend series at Miami over the weekend, winning 5-1 on Friday and 5-2 on Saturday.
Boston College returned as the top-ranked team in the country after former-No. 1 Michigan State tied and lost at home to Penn State. Minnesota moved up to No. 2 in each poll, followed by MSU at No. 3, the NCHC's Western Michigan at No. 4 and Maine at No. 5.
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 in the USCHO.com poll with five and has four teams in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live list. After Western Michigan at No. 4/4 and DU at No. 6/6 is Arizona State at No. 12/13, North Dakota at No. 18/18 and Colorado College at No. 20/RV. Omaha also received votes in each poll.
UP NEXT: No. 6 Denver begins a three-game homestand this weekend as the Pioneers host St. Cloud State on Friday and Saturday at Magness Arena. DU takes on rival Colorado College at home on March 7 before closing the home-and-home set in Colorado Springs against the Tigers on March 8 in the regular-season finale.
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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