The Gophers continue their run at No. 1 after a weekend sweep of Notre Dame. They shut out the Irish 5-0 on Friday night and held on for a 4-2 victory on Sunday.
North Dakota remains at No. 2, while Boston University, Massachusetts-Lowell and Michigan Tech climbed into the USCHO Top 5.
Minnesota State moved up four spots to No. 9 after a weekend sweep of Bemidji State. Minnesota Duluth jumped to No. 13 after sweeping St. Cloud State. The Huskies fell from No. 7 to No. 15.
Bowling Green earned a spot in the USCHO Top 20 for the first time since 2007.
The Big Ten was 3-5-0 last weekend and the Gophers remain the conference's only ranked team. Last week I took a look at how college hockey's unique parity could be jeopardy with the newly formed "Power 5." Read it here if you missed it.
Minnesota programs were 6-4-0 over the weekend with all four losses at the hand of an in-state rival. The No. 1 Gophers and No. 13 Bulldogs play a home-and-home series this weekend starting at Mariucci Arena on Friday night.
Complete USCHO men's poll and last weekend's Top 20 results.
The Gophers women's hockey team was off this weekend and remains at No. 2 in the USCHO women's poll.
