With the first week of the season in the books, Minnesota maintained the top spot in the Oct. 13 edition of the U.S. College Hockey Online poll.
Union jumped from fifth to second with wins against both American International and New Hampshire. Boston College went three spots in the opposite direction after suffering a 5-2 loss to UMass-Lowell.
Providence (fifth) and Boston College (seventh) remain the highest-ranked Hockey East teams this week.
Here’s the USCHO top 20:
1. Minnesota
2. Union
3. North Dakota
4. Ferris State
5. Providence
6. Colgate
7. Boston College
8. St. Cloud State
9. UMass-Lowell
10. Michigan
11. Miami (Ohio)
12. Minnesota State
13. Quinnipiac
14. Boston University
15. Cornell
16. Denver
17. Ohio State
18. Wisconsin
19. Alaska
20. Minnesota-Duluth
NESN’s Tom Caron got a vote, and this is how his ranks stacked up.
1. Minnesota
2. Union
3. Ferris State
4. North Dakota
5. Providence
6. Colgate
7. Massachusetts-Lowell
8. Boston College
9. Minnesota State
10. Miami University
11. Wisconsin
12. St. Cloud State
13. Michigan
14. Boston University
15. Michigan State
16. Cornell
17. Denver
18. Ohio State
19. Notre Dame
20. Minnesota-Duluth
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