North Dakota new No. 1 in men’s poll

North Dakota is the new No. 1-ranked team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll.

The Sioux were second last week, but made the jump to No. 1 this week with 21 first-place votes.

Boston College tumbles from the top spot to No. 2, while Yale remains No. 3, Merrimack jumps two spots to No. 4 and Union is up a pair to No. 5.

Denver falls to No. 6 from No. 4, Minnesota-Duluth also dropped two ranks to No. 7, Notre Dame rises one to No. 8, trading places with New Hampshire, and Michigan is back in the top 10, climbing one notch from their No. 11 ranking last week.

Miami is now No. 11, falling out of the top 10, Nebraska-Omaha is at 12, switching with Wisconsin, Rensselaer stays at No. 14 and Boston University does the same at No. 15.

Maine rises three spots to No. 16, Western Michigan holds steady at No. 17, Dartmouth falls two places to No. 18, Colorado College is up one to No. 19 and Minnesota enters the rankings this week at No. 20.