DENVER – The Denver Pioneers hockey team is ranked No. 7 nationally in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls that were both released on Monday.
The Pioneers split their weekend series with St. Cloud State last weekend, winning 3-1 on Friday before losing 2-1 on Saturday. DU dropped one spot in the polls from No. 6, a position it held in the USCHO.com rankings for five straight weeks.
Boston College remained as the top-ranked team in the country and was the unanimous choice in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live poll. Michigan State returned to No. 2 while Minnesota dropped to No. 3 and Western Michigan climbed back to No. 4—each of teams also received one first-place vote on the USCHO.com list. Maine stayed at No. 5 while Providence moved past Denver to No. 6 in each poll.
The Pioneers are presently at No. 10 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. 7/7 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: Denver wraps up the 2024-25 regular season with a home-and-home series against No. 20 Colorado College. The teams begin the set on Friday at 7 p.m. MT at Magness Arena before this year's Gold Pan series concludes on Saturday at 6 p.m. Mt at Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs.
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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