North Dakota still No. 1 in men’s poll

North Dakota earned 42 of 50 first place votes this week to remain the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll.

Boston College and Yale stay No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, but Michigan jumps one to No. 4 and Denver jumps a notch to No. 5.

Miami is also up one to No. 6, while Merrimack is up two to No. 7, Notre Dame stays eighth, Union takes a five-spot dive to No. 9 and New Hampshire remains the 10th-ranked team in the nation.

At No. 11, Minnesota-Duluth holds steady, Western Michigan leaps to No. 12 from No. 15 a week ago, while Colorado College also jumps three ranks to No. 13, Nebraska-Omaha falls to No. 14 and Dartmouth cracks the top 15.

Boston University is down to No. 16 from No. 13, Maine drops three to No. 17, Rensselaer is up two to No. 18, Wisconsin remains No. 19 and Cornell enters the top 20 at No. 20.