Gophers men's hockey is the unanimous No. 1 in this week's USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls.
A 3-3 tie and 6-1 victory over then-No. 5 Boston College last weekend solidified the top spot and all 84 first-place votes in both polls.
Notre Dame, Providence, Michigan and North Dakota round out the Top 5 in the USCHO poll. St. Cloud State, Minnesota State and Minnesota-Duluth are also in the Top 20.
The Gophers will enjoy a bye week before traveling to South Bend, Ind., to face No. 2 Notre Dame.
Both Gophers men's and women's hockey teams are now unanimous No. 1s. The women have been No. 1 since the season started. The men are in their second week at No. 1. They are the first men's No. 1 to hold college hockey's top spot more than one week throughout the first month of the season.
USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll
October 28, 2013
1
Minnesota
(50)
5- 0-1
1000
1
2
Notre Dame
5- 1-0
890
2
3
Providence
4- 0-1
844
8
4
Michigan
4- 1-1
810
4
5
North Dakota
2- 1-1
777
6
6
Miami
3- 2-1
743
3
7
Quinnipiac
6- 1-0
671
9
8
Boston College
2- 2-1
670
5
9
St. Cloud State
3- 0-1
643
10
10
Rensselaer
4- 1-0
529
12
11
Yale
1- 1-0
457
7
12
Lake Superior
4- 0-0
383
15
13
Wisconsin
2- 2-0
380
11
14
Cornell
2- 0-0
285
19
15
Massachusetts-Lowell
3- 3-0
262
18
16
Minnesota State
2- 2-0
195
16
17
Clarkson
6- 1-1
184
NR
18
Boston University
3- 3-0
168
13
19
Northeastern
5- 1-0
154
20
20
Minnesota-Duluth
3- 2-1
108
NR
Others receiving votes: New Hampshire 106, Brown 54, Denver 47, Alaska-Anchorage 36, St. Lawrence 32, Air Force 16, Ferris State 15, Harvard 13, Alaska 12, Maine 4, Bowling Green 2.
Complete USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.
Gophers coach Don Lucia on great first month of the season: