Weekly poll recap: UND, Wisconsin set for top-10 matchup

Colorado College's Tanner Ockey (10) gets caught up with North Dakota's Gabe Bast (2) as forward Nick Jones (8) defends in the first period of Friday night's game. Photo by Isaiah J. Downing — Colorado College Tigers forward Tanner Ockey (10) gets caught up with North Dakota Fighting Hawks defenseman Gabe Bast (2) as forward Nick Jones (8) defends in the first period Friday. Photo by Isaiah J. Downing.

By Brad Elliott Schlossman

October 30, 2017 02:16 PM

UND retained its spot at No. 4 in the country after its weekend split at Colorado College. UND lost to the unranked Tigers 2-1 on Friday night before rebounding for a 6-4 victory on Saturday night in World Arena.

USCHO released its weekly poll Monday morning.

UND’s spot: UND remained at No. 4, only behind Denver, St. Cloud State and Harvard. There was no change in the top four.

UND’s next opponent: Wisconsin (6-3) is No. 7 nationally. The Badgers will be the second ranked foe that UND has played this season. The other is Minnesota.

The top spot: Denver (4-0-2) stayed at No. 1 after winning back-to-back games in Boston. The Pioneers beat Boston University with a last-minute goal on Friday and routed Boston College 6-1 on Saturday.

Biggest jump: Providence (5-2) jumped up five spots to No. 6 after beating Boston College 2-1 and Boston University 3-0 at home. Northeastern (4-2-1) also moved up five spots to No. 15 after sweeping UMass-Lowell.

Biggest fall: Boston University (3-4-1) dropped six spots to No. 12 after losing to Denver and Providence.

One that makes you wonder: Despite making the NCAA tournament a year ago and starting 5-1-2 this season, Ohio State is sitting at No. 16, having a tough time gaining traction in the polls.

USCHO poll
Oct. 30, 2017
Rank	Team	Record	Points	Last
1	Denver (42)	4-0-2	991	1
2	St. Cloud State (8)	5-0	952	2
3	Harvard	1-0	900	3
4	North Dakota	5-2-1	775	4
5	Minnesota	5-3	759	7
6	Providence	5-2	689	11
7	Wisconsin	6-3	654	5
8	Minnesota Duluth	4-2-2	621	10
9	MSU-Mankato	5-2	605	12
10	Notre Dame	4-3-1	515	8
11	Quinnipiac	3-1-1	459	13
12	Boston University	3-4-1	436	6
13	Clarkson	4-3-1	422	9
13	New Hampshire	5-1-1	422	14
15	Northeastern	4-2-1	268	20
16	Ohio State	5-1-2	220	NR
17	Penn State	4-4	194	15
18	Cornell	2-0	133	NR
19	Air Force	5-2-1	108	18
20	Michigan Tech	4-4-1	95	16

SOURCE: GF Herald

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By Brad Elliott Schlossman

Schlossman has covered college hockey for the Grand Forks Herald since 2005. He has been recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors as the top beat writer for the Herald's circulation division four times and the North Dakota sportswriter of the year once. He resides in Grand Forks. Reach him at bschlossman@gfherald.com.