St. Cloud State has taken over the top spot in the most recent USCHO Division I Men's NCAA Hockey Poll, dated Jan. 23. The Huskies, who stand at 18-6-0 overall, garnered 33 first-place votes, and moved up from fourth place after sweeping NCHC foe Denver the prior week.
Second place stayed with Minnesota, which split with Big Ten rival Michigan over the weekend. The Golden Gophers, who gained 13 first-place votes, are 18-7-1 overall.
Quinnipiac (18-3-3) fell from first place to third after suffering ECAC Hockey losses to Cornell and Colgate, its first losses in conference play for the 2022-23 campaign. The Bobcats still earned a pair of first-place votes.
Up from fifth place to fourth is Boston University (17-6-0), which picked up two first-place votes after sweeping Hockey East opponent Maine. The Terriers have won four straight games, and seven of their last eight outings.
Rounding out the top 10 were Denver, Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State, Western Michigan and Harvard. Places 11-20 went to Cornell, UConn, Michigan Tech, Minnesota State, Michigan State, Merrimack, Providence, UMass Lowell, RIT and northeastern.
The next USCHO.com poll drops on Jan. 30.
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