Undefeated Merrimack remains top-ranked team in men’s poll

With 48 of 50 first-place votes, Merrimack is once again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll.

The Warriors are the only undefeated team in Division I hockey and earned their first No. 1 ranking in school history last week.

Boston College, with the other two first-place votes, jumps three places to No. 2, tied this week with Notre Dame. Minnesota-Duluth rises two to No. 4 and Minnesota falls two spots to be ranked fifth this week.

Ferris State jumps one to No. 6, Ohio State is up two to No. 7, Colorado College falls from fourth to eighth, Union goes from 13th to ninth and Denver remains No. 10.

At No. 11, Lake Superior State is up two spots, Western Michigan is still 12th, Boston University jumps a pair to No. 13, Yale falls six places to No. 14 and Colgate rises one to No. 15.

Michigan State jumps four to No. 16, Cornell stays 17th, Miami gets back into the rankings at No. 18, Michigan falls eight to No. 19 and Michigan Tech drops two spots to No. 20.