Men’s poll sees Boston College still holding down No. 1 ranking

Boston College is still the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, having received 37 first-place votes.

No. 2 Minnesota was listed No. 1 on 12 ballots and third-ranked Michigan had the other first-place vote.

North Dakota remains at No. 4, while Cornell moves up one to No. 5, Massachusetts-Lowell jumps one to sit sixth, Denver rises one to No. 7, Miami is eighth after a No. 9 ranking last week, Western Michigan goes from tenth to ninth and last week’s No. 5-ranked team, Union, falls to No. 10 this week.

Ferris State remains No. 11, Boston University jumps one place to No. 12, flip-flopping with Minnesota-Duluth, while Notre Dame stays at No. 14 and Wisconsin rises three spots to sit 15th.

Michigan State and Harvard hold steady at No. 16 and No. 17, respectively.

Quinnipiac, unranked last week, enters the poll at No. 18, while Merrimack, also unranked last week, comes in at No. 19.

At No. 20, Maine falls five spots to round out the top 20 in this week’s poll.

The USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll consists of 50 voters, including 28 coaches from the Division I conferences and 22 beat writers and sports professionals from across the country.