Gazette

CC stays at No. 21 in one major poll

March 22, 2010 1:44 PM

JOE PAISLEY

THE GAZETTE

Colorado College was ranked No. 21 in the final U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) poll and did not receive any votes in the latest USA Today/USA Hockey poll, announced Monday afternoon. Air Force did not receive any votes in either poll.

Denver slipped to No. 2 in the USCHO.com poll and No. 3 in the USA Today, switching spots with Boston College.

North Dakota settled in at No. 4 followed by No. 5 Wisconsin. St. Cloud State was No. 7 in both polls while Minnesota-Duluth was No. 14 in the USCHO and No. 16 in the USA Hockey rankings.

USCHO.Com Poll

FINAL (First-place votes in parentheses)

1. Miami, 924 (28) 27-7-7

2. Denver, 865 (6) 27-9-4

3. Boston College, 854 (8) 25-10-3

4. North Dakota, 827 (2) 25-12-5

5. Wisconsin, 816 (2) 25-10-4

6. Cornell, 713 21-8-4

7. St. Cloud State, 688 23-13-5

8. Yale, 556 20-9-3

9. N. Michigan, 520 20-12-8

10. Bemidji State, 517 23-9-4

11. Michigan, 497 25-17-1

12. New Hampshire, 363 17-13-7

13. Ferris State, 355 21-13-6

14. Minnesota-Duluth, 294 22-17-1

15. Vermont, 263 17-14-7

16. Union, 251 21-12-6

17. Alaska-Fairbanks, 244 18-11-9

18. Maine, 176 19-17-3

19. Michigan State, 156 19-13-6

20. RIT, 117 26-11-1

Other receiving votes: Colorado College 31, Boston University 24, UMass-Lowell 7., Nebraska-Omaha 6, Alabama-Huntsville 5, Minnesota 5, St. Lawrence 5, Brown 1.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine

Poll No. 24 (First-place votes in parentheses)

1. Miami, 486 (23) 27-7-7

2. Boston College, 457 (7) 25-10-3

3. Denver, 453 (3) 27-9-4

4. North Dakota, 436 (1) 25-12-5

5. Wisconsin, 415 25-10-4

6. Cornell, 338 21-8-4

7. St. Cloud State, 312 23-13-5

8. Yale, 239 20-9-3

9. Bemidji State, 206 23-9-4

10. N. Michigan, 202 20-12-8