USCHO.com\/CSTV Division I men’s poll<\/a> for the eighth straight time, though the decision wasn’t unanimous this time around.<\/p>\nThe Gophers, who lost to Wisconsin Friday before bouncing back for a Saturday win, pulled in 35 of 40 first-place votes to outdistance New Hampshire. The No. 2 Wildcats got the remaining five nods after beating Dartmouth in Manchester, N.H., Saturday.<\/p>\n
Notre Dame rebounded two spots to No. 3 after a tough sweep of Lake Superior State, while Maine fell from second to fourth after losing a pair to Boston University. Denver completed the top five, edging up two places with a sweep of Niagara.<\/p>\n
St. Cloud State, like Minnesota, saw a lengthy unbeaten streak snapped over the weekend, dropping to No. 6 after taking one point in a series with Minnesota State. Boston College came in at No. 7, beating Merrimack Wednesday and Friday.<\/p>\n
No. 8 this week was Boston University, which zoomed up four places after its sweep of Maine. The Terriers were followed by ninth-ranked Miami, which split with Western Michigan last weekend. And Clarkson battled to a pair of ties against Colgate and Cornell, running its unbeaten streak to nine and settling in at No. 10 in Monday’s poll.<\/p>\n
Michigan State beat Alaska twice but still slipped one place to No. 11 as the Terriers cruised past. Colorado College split against Minnesota-Duluth to rank 12th, and Michigan stayed put at No. 13 after beating Bowling Green and splitting with Northern Michigan.<\/p>\n
No. 14 Vermont rebounded four places from last week’s rankings in the wake of a three-point weekend against Northeastern, while Cornell finished 15th, losing to St. Lawrence and tying Clarkson.<\/p>\n
Quinnipiac held down the No. 16 slot, up three places after beating Brown and Yale. The Bobcats were trailed by Lake Superior State, then North Dakota, newly-ranked St. Lawrence and Niagara.<\/p>\n
Dropping out of the poll was Bemidji State, which lost twice to Michigan Tech.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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