Sadly, I'm not surprised that Minnesota remained atop the USCHO.com poll despite a weekend loss to Minnesota State. Strange things take place on a weekly basis in this poll. Fact is, Quinnipiac holding steady at No. 2 probably isn't even the most egregious abnormality this week. Northern Michigan is in 8th place in the CCHA, its conference record 5-11-4, yet someone voted it as the 20th-best team in the nation.

Yale also holds on to No. 8.

Here's the full poll, with my ballot below.

Team	(First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	Minnesota	(28)	18- 4-4	975	1
2	Quinnipiac	(22)	18- 3-3	967	2
3	New Hampshire		15- 6-2	871	4
4	Miami		15- 6-5	835	6
5	Boston College		14- 7-2	771	3
6	Western Michigan		16- 6-4	723	9
7	North Dakota		13- 8-5	633	5
8	Yale		12- 5-3	605	8
9	Notre Dame		16-10-0	564	7
10	Denver		13- 8-4	506	10
11	Boston University		13- 9-1	479	11
12	St. Cloud State		15-10-1	446	16
13	Massachusetts-Lowell		14- 7-2	416	15
14	Nebraska-Omaha		15- 9-2	406	13
15	Minnesota State		16- 9-3	393	14
16	Dartmouth		11- 7-2	302	12
17	Niagara		15- 4-5	180	17
18	Union		13- 8-4	151	19
19	Wisconsin		11- 8-5	127	20
20	Alaska		12- 8-4	69	NR
Others receiving votes: Ferris State 42, Colgate 19, Providence 11, Cornell 5, Holy Cross 2, Merrimack 1, Northern Michigan 1.

 How I voted...
1. Quinnipiac
2. Minnesota
3. Western Michigan
4. New Hampshire
5. Miami
6. Yale
7. Boston College
8. St. Cloud State
9. North Dakota
10. Nebraska-Omaha
11. Notre Dame
12. UMass-Lowell
13. Denver
14. Dartmouth
15. Wisconsin
16. Minnesota State
17. Boston University
18. Ferris State
19. Niagara
20. Alaska