Black Bears #20 Poll, #18 PairWise
The Maine hockey team dropped in the national polls after a weekend tie to UMass Lowell and a loss to Boston College. The Bears are still looking for a first road win the season.
The USCHO poll drops Maine from 19th to 20th this week. The important PairWise Rankings have the Bears at #18. Keep in mind, a team needs to be in the top 16 when the NCAA picks playoff teams in March.
After a Tuesday exhibition game, the Bears play a home and home this weekend with UNH.
USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll
January 20, 2014
| Team | (First Place Votes) | Record | Points | Last Poll | |
| 1 | Minnesota | (50) | 17- 2-3 | 1000 | 1 |
| 2 | Boston College | 16- 4-3 | 941 | 4 | |
| 3 | Union | 15- 4-3 | 876 | 6 | |
| 4 | Quinnipiac | 18- 4-5 | 799 | 5 | |
| 5 | St. Cloud State | 12- 4-4 | 767 | 3 | |
| 6 | Ferris State | 17- 5-3 | 757 | 2 | |
| 7 | Providence | 14- 5-5 | 731 | 7 | |
| 8 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 15- 6-2 | 626 | 10 | |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 13- 6-1 | 603 | 9 | |
| 10 | Yale | 9- 4-4 | 514 | 8 | |
| 11 | Northeastern | 14- 7-3 | 461 | 11 | |
| 12 | Cornell | 9- 4-4 | 439 | 12 | |
| 13 | Clarkson | 15- 7-2 | 404 | 14 | |
| 14 | Michigan | 10- 6-2 | 371 | 13 | |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 14- 8-1 | 367 | 15 | |
| 16 | Denver | 12- 7-5 | 252 | 16 | |
| 17 | Vermont | 12- 8-3 | 172 | 18 | |
| 18 | North Dakota | 12- 7-3 | 147 | 20 | |
| 19 | Western Michigan | 12- 8-4 | 103 | NR | |
| 20 | Maine | 11- 8-3 | 47 | 19 | |
| Others receiving votes: Colgate 35, Minnesota State 29, Air Force 20, New Hampshire 17, Bowling Green 7, Nebraska-Omaha 4, Ohio State 4, Bentley 3, Miami 2, Mercyhurst 1, Minnesota-Duluth 1. | |||||
Men’s Division I PairWise Rankings
| Rank | Team | PWR | W-L-T | Win % | Win % Rank | RPI | RPI Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 58 | 17-2-3 | .8286 | 1 | .6121* | 1 |
| 2 | Boston College | 57 | 16-4-3 | .7727 | 2 | .5966* | 2 |
| 3 | Quinnipiac | 56 | 18-4-5 | .7598 | 3 | .5762* | 3 |
| 4t | Union | 54 | 15-4-3 | .7478 | 4 | .5742* | 4 |
| 4t | Ferris State | 54 | 17-5-3 | .7561 | 5 | .5707 | 5 |
| 6t | Providence | 52 | 14-5-5 | .6907 | 8 | .5659* | 6 |
| 6t | Northeastern | 52 | 14-7-3 | .6488 | 14 | .5626* | 7 |
| 8 | St. Cloud State | 51 | 12-4-4 | .6852 | 6 | .5616 | 8 |
| 9 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 50 | 15-6-2 | .6783 | 7 | .5567* | 9 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 49 | 13-6-1 | .6588 | 9 | .5521 | 10 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 48 | 14-8-1 | .6038 | 15 | .5511* | 11 |
| 12t | Clarkson | 46 | 15-7-2 | .6667 | 10t | .5487 | 12 |
| 12t | Cornell | 46 | 9-4-4 | .6607 | 12t | .5473 | 13 |
| 14 | Yale | 45 | 9-4-4 | .6506 | 12t | .5430* | 14 |
| 15t | Michigan | 43 | 10-6-2 | .6163 | 17 | .5413 | 15 |
| 15t | Vermont | 43 | 12-8-3 | .5752 | 19t | .5386 | 16 |
| 17 | Minnesota State | 42 | 14-10-0 | .6111 | 21t | .5380 | 17 |
| 18 | Maine | 41 | 11-8-3 | .5737 | 26 | .5373 | 18 |
| 19t | North Dakota | 40 | 12-7-3 | .5981 | 16 | .5372 | 19 |
| 19t | Colgate | 40 | 11-9-3 | .5410 | 29 | .5353 | 20 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 38 | 12-8-4 | .5805 | 21t | .5306 | 22 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | 37 | 13-12-1 | .5115 | 30 | .5322 | 21 |
| 23t | Denver | 35 | 12-7-5 | .5932 | 18 | .5303 | 23 |
| 23t | Bowling Green | 35 | 12-9-5 | .5691 | 28 | .5281 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota-Duluth | 34 | 9-9-2 | .5000 | 31t | .5251 | 25 |
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