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 won both games against then-No. 20/RV Colorado College last week, winning 4-1 at home on Friday and 4-3 on Saturday at Colorado Springs to wrap up the regular season. DU will play CC again this weekend in a best-of-three series in the NCHC Quarterfinals at Magness Arena.
Denver moved up one spot in the polls after being at No. 7 in each last week. Michigan State stayed at No. 2 while Western Michigan moved up to No. 3. Minnesota dropped to No. 5 in the USCHO.com poll and No. 4 in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live list after losing at home in the Big Ten Quarterfinals to Notre Dame, while Maine comes in ranked No. 4 and 5, respectively, in each of those rankings.
Providence, which was previously at No. 6, dropped to No. 7 and No. 8 in the polls.
The Pioneers are presently at No. 9 in the Pairwise computer rankings that determine the NCAA Tournament field.
The NCHC is tied with 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. 3/3 and DU at No. 6/6 is Arizona State at No. 12/13, North Dakota at No. 17/18 and Omaha at No. 20/RV. Colorado College also received votes in the USCHO.com poll.
UP NEXT: Denver begins a best-of-three series in the NCHC Quarterfinals against Colorado College on Friday at 7 p.m. MT at Magness Arena. Game 2 is Saturday at 6 p.m. and if necessary, a Game 3 on Sunday will be at the same time.
About the USCHO.com Poll: 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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