The Gophers were idle last weekend, so it is not too surprising they are in the same spots as they were last week in the two national polls.
The Mariucci-based maroon and gold are No. 1 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll -- two points ahead of a new second-place team, Boston University. BU jumped over Minnesota Duluth, which dropped to third.
1University of Minnesota 474(16)119-9-1
2Boston University 472 (9)316-8-1
3 Minnesota Duluth 458 (8)218-6-4
4Boston College 350 516-10-1
5Ferris State University 347(1) 718-8-4
6University of Michigan 343 817-9-4
7UMass Lowell 317 918-7-0
8Merrimack College 315 415-6-5
9University of Notre Dame 220 616-11-3
10Colorado College 202 1115-9-2
11Union College 170 1216-6-7
12University of Maine 138 1516-8-3
13Cornell University 67 1411-6-6
14University of Denver 66 1315-9-4
15University of North Dakota45 NR15-10-2
In the USCHO.com poll, they remain No. 2 while the two teams immediately above and below them switched spots. UMD dropped to No. 3 after a split at Alaska Anchorage.
1Boston University (12) 16- 8-1 930 3
2Minnesota (22) 19- 9-1 922 2
3Minnesota-Duluth (10) 18-6-4 899 1
4Michigan ( 4) 17-9-4 805 7
5Boston College 16-10-1770 5
6Ferris State ( 1) 18- 8-4760 6
7Massachusetts-Lowell( 1) 18- 7-0 716 9
8Merrimack 15- 6-5 704 4
9Notre Dame 16-11-3 536 8
10Colorado College 15- 9-2 53411
11Union 16- 6-7 50711
12Maine 16- 8-3 44515
13Cornell 11- 6-6 33314
14Denver 15- 9-4 31913
15Ohio State 14-10-528910
16North Dakota 15-10-225317
17Michigan State 15-11-4218NR
18Western Michigan 14-11-520216
19Northern Michigan 12-10-610819
20Miami 15-13-293 18
And then there is the PairWise rankings, which matter the most because they mimic the methods the NCAA uses to fill its NCAA field with 11 at-large teams. Five champions of conference tournaments get automatic bids.
Comparisons
won records
1Boston University 30 16-8-1
2tMichigan 28 17-9-4
2tMass-Lowell 28 18-7-0
4Ferris State 27 18-8-4
5Minnesota-Duluth 26 18-6-4
6Boston College 25 16-10-1
7tMinnesota 24 19-9-1
7tMerrimack 24 15-6-5
9Maine 21 16-8-3
10tNotre Dame 20 16-11-3
10tUnion 20 16-6-7.
12Ohio State 18 14-10-5
13tMichigan State 17 15-11-4
Bubble teams as of this moment:
13tNorthern Michigan17 12-10-6
15tNorth Dakota 16 15-10-2
Just out as of this moment:
15tColorado College 1615-9-2
