Norwich stays atop D-III men’s poll with 18 of 20 first-place votes

Norwich remains the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll, having earned 18 first-place votes in this week’s poll.

Bowdoin, up one to No. 2, earned a first-place nod, as did No. 5 Wisconsin-Eau Claire, up one notch from No. 6 last week.

Oswego is up one to No. 3, St. Norbert drops two to No. 4 and Hobart retains the No. 5 ranking, tied with Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Adrian holds steady at No. 7, as does Utica at No. 8 and Plattsburgh at No. 9, while Williams rises two to No. 10 this week.

Amherst falls one to No. 11, Massachusetts-Boston jumps one to No. 12, Manhattanville is down two places to No. 13, previously-unranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point enters the rankings at No. 14 and Neumann rounds out the poll where it did last week at No. 15.

The USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters, including 18 coaches of Division III programs and two men’s hockey writers.