GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team is the nation’s to-ranked squad for the fifth straight week.
Coach Dave Hakstol’s team received 33 of 34 first-place votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and 44 of 50 first-place votes in the USCHO.com poll.
Minnesota State, Boston, Michigan Tech and Miami round out the top five in the USA Today poll. The top four are the same in the USCHO poll, with Denver rated fifth.
North Dakota plays St. Cloud State Friday in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff semifinals at Target Center in Minneapolis.
The other semifinal on Friday at the Target Center in Minneapolis will pit Miami against Denver.
The winners advance to the NCHC championship on Saturday, with the title winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
