Despite loss, RedHawks retain No. 1 hockey ranking

Miami gets 26 of 48 first-place votes in one national poll and 22 of 33 in the other.


RedHawks atop the polls

USCHO.com

1. Miami (26) 925

2. Denver (20) 899

3. North Dakota (1) 867

4. Boston University 760

5. Michigan 697

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine

1. Miami (22) 490

2. North Dakota 446

3. Denver (11) 433

4. Boston University 407

5. Michigan 368

First-place votes in parentheses

A weekend series split against Michigan State didn’t hurt the Miami University hockey team in the national rankings.

Despite their first loss of the season — a 3-2 overtime setback to the visiting Spartans on Saturday, Oct. 24 — the RedHawks retained their No. 1 spot in the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO.com) and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls released Monday, Oct. 26.

Miami (4-1-1) received 26 of 48 first-place votes in the USCHO.com poll and 22 of 33 first-place votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.

In the USCHO.com rankings, Denver (4-2-0) is No. 2, followed by North Dakota (4-1-1), Boston University (1-2-0) and Michigan (2-2-0).

In the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine rankings, North Dakota is No. 2, followed by Denver, Boston U. and Michigan.

The RedHawks return to the ice Friday and Saturday for a two-game Central College Hockey Association series at Northern Michigan. Miami travels to Michigan on Nov. 6-7, and returns home to Steve Cady Arena on Nov. 13-14 to face Ferris State.