The Gophers, after sweeping Alaska Anchorage 5-0 and 3-1, have climbed three spots to No. 5 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine national ratings.
North Dakota, the Gophers' opponent this weekend, dropped two spots to No. 15. ... Boston College remained No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week, followed by Colorado College, Michigan and Notre Dame.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Men's College Hockey Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses)
Rank School Last Week's Ranking Record
1 Boston College, 507 (30) 1 7-1-0
2 Colorado College, 464 (3) 3 4-0-0
3 University of Michigan, 427 4 6-1-1
4 University of Notre Dame, 366 5 5-2-0
5 University of Minnesota, 353 8 7-1-0
6 Western Michigan, 311 10 5-0-3
7 Merrimack College, 309 9 6-0-0
8 University of Denver, 281 2 3-2-1
9 Yale University, 244 (1) 6 1-0-1
10 Ferris State University, 174 7 6-2-0
11 Union College, 158 11 3-1-3
12 Boston University, 126 12 3-2-1
13 Lake Superior State, 109 NR 7-1-0
14. Minnesota Duluth, 86 15 4-3-1
15 University of North Dakota, 54 13 3-4-1
