DENVER – The Denver Pioneers hockey team ranks No. 6 nationally in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls that were released on Monday.
Denver went 1-0-1 last weekend against the Omaha Mavericks. The teams tied 3-3 on Friday night before the Pioneers won 11-2 on Saturday night to tie the NCHC record for the most goals in a league game in its history. Overall, DU earned four points on the weekend in the conference standings, as the Mavs won the end-of-game shootout on Friday in 16 rounds—the longest in league history—to earn the extra point.
Boston College remains as the No. 1 team in the country and earned 48-of-50 first-place votes in the USCHO.com poll and 33-of-34 top votes in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live rankings.
Ahead of DU in both polls is Michigan State at No. 2, Minnesota at No. 3, Western Michigan at No. 4 and Maine at No. 5.
Denver is presently at No. 8 in the Pairwise computer rankings that determine the NCAA Tournament field.
The NCHC has the second-most teams ranked among all conferences with five. After Western Michigan at No. 4/4 and Denver at No. 6/6, Arizona State comes in at No. 12/12, North Dakota at No. 16/16 and Colorado College at No. 20 in the USCHO.com poll and is receiving votes on the USA Hockey list.
UP NEXT: Denver gets set for a top-15 matchup this weekend as it travels to the desert to face the No. 12 Arizona State Sun Devils at Mullett Arena. Friday's game begins at 7 p.m. MT and will be nationally televised on CBS Spors Network. Saturday's start time is 5 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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