WCHA rules in national polls -- without Gophers

The Gophers received three votes in the uscho.com national hockey ratings -- up from one -- but it is there WCHA hockey brethen which are dominated those polls.

Denver is No. 1 in all three, and five other WCHA teams are rated in all three. The Gophers play all six of those ranked teams in the second half of their conference season, plus Alaska Anchorage up there.

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1. DU 1. DU 1. DU

2. Miami 2, Miami 2. Wisconsin

3. Wisconsin 3. Wisconsin

4. North Dakota 4,. North Dakota 4. Miami

8. CC 8. UMD

9. CC 9. CC

10. UMD 10,UMD

11, Bemidji Sr. 11, Bemidji St.

12. Bemidji St.