Men’s hockey falls three spots in newest rankings
October 20, 2009
After a one-point weekend, the Minnesota men’s hockey team slipped three spots to No. 11 in the newest USA Today men’s hockey poll.
Getting shutout 4-0 in the opener,then No. 8 Gophers earned a 3-3 tie Saturday night, escaping with one-point against archrival North Dakota.
As for the Sioux, after entering the weekend ranked No. 4, their solid three-point effort against the Gophers allowed them to move up two spots, to No. 2 in the country.
The Gophers next opponent, Denver, dropped two spots to No. 5 after a surprising split against unranked Ohio State.
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association has three members in the top-15 nationally. Joining North Dakota and Minnesota in the rankings is Minnesota Duluth, who after starting the year 3-1-0, is ranked for the first time in 2009-10, coming in at No. 14.
Miami (OH) remains at the No. 1 spot, and here’s how the rest of the top ten looks:
No. 2-North Dakota
No. 3-Boston University
No 4.-Michigan
No. 5-Denver
No. 6-Cornell
No. 7-Vermont
No. 8-Princeton
No. 9-Yale
No. 10-Notre Dame