Since Dec. 30, the Gophers have beaten then-No. 1 Boston College 8-1, then No. 2 Notre Dame 4-1. They took last Friday off and barely beat Alaska Anchorage 4-3 and, the next night, routed the Seawolves 7-1.
They are 16-3-3, have a seven-game unbeaten streak (7-0-1) and are 11-1-3 in their last 15. Yet someone is still not voting for them as No. 1.
In the uscho.com poll, the Gophers have 47 of the 50 first-place votes. No. 3 New Hampshire has one and Quinnipiac two.
In the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, the Gophers have 31 first-place votes, Quinnipiac three.
And in the only poll that really matters -- done by a computer which compares numbers -- the Gophers are No. 4 in the PairWise ratings.
Tied for first are those Quinnipiac Bobcats, who have a 17-3-3 mark. They have one more win than the Gophers, the only team with 16.
Tied with Quinnipiac are Boston College and New Hampshire.
RANKINGS UNDER MICROSCOPE