Rankings Rewind: Yale…Not in First!?

After back-to-back losses against Union and Rensselaer, Yale finally gave up the top spot in this week's USCHO poll to Boston College who are now 18-6-0 on the season. Yale is ranked third behind Denver who swept Alaska over the weekend at Magness Arena. Minnesota-Duluth and North Dakota rounded out the top 5. UNH gained one spot in the rankings after completing a series sweep against Providence, placing them at number 6. Rensselaer continues their impressive play and rose one spot in the rankings to number 9 after beating Yale on Saturday night with a commanding 5-2 win. Merrimack came in at number 12, beating out Hockey East rivals BU (number 14) and Maine (number 15). Nebraska-Omaha, Princeton, and Colorado College rounded out the top 20.