Quinnipiac atop the USCHO.com poll for the fifth straight week. Yale at No. 13. Both hold tight after a bye week.

Team             (First Place)   Record   Pts  Last Week
 1 Quinnipiac                (39)   24- 5-5   977     1
 2 Minnesota                 (11)   24- 7-5   956     2
 3 Miami                            22- 9-5   903     3
 4 North Dakota                     19-10-7   784     5
 5 Boston College                   20-10-4   758     6
 6 Massachusetts-Lowell             22-10-2   746     7
 7 New Hampshire                    18- 9-7   663     4
 8 St. Cloud State                  21-14-1   620     8
 9 Western Michigan                 19- 9-8   596     9
10 Minnesota State                  22-11-3   582    10
11 Denver                           19-11-5   553    12
12 Notre Dame                       21-12-3   489    11
13 Yale                             16-10-3   386    13
14 Wisconsin                        17-12-7   307    14
15 Niagara                          21- 8-5   287    15
16 Rensselaer                       17-12-5   267    17
17 Providence                       15-12-7   178    18
18 Boston University                18-15-2   154    19
19 Union                            17-12-5   122    20
20 Nebraska-Omaha                   18-16-2    67    16

Others receiving votes: Dartmouth 54, St. Lawrence 18,
Merrimack 12, Air Force 6, Robert Morris 6, Alaska 5,
Michigan 3, Ferris State 1.