For the first time since early in the season, Air Force garnered a point in the weekly U.S. College Hockey Online rankings.

U.S. College Hockey Online poll

Team (1st-place votes)          Rec.                Pts.      Prev.

1. North Dakota (42)             24- 8-3            989      1

2. Boston College (6)             24- 7-1                        948      2

3. Yale (1)                               23- 5-1            887      3

4. Union (1)                             25- 7-4            837      5

5 (tie). Denver 20- 9-5                        726      6

5 (tie). Michigan 23- 9-4                        726      10

7. New Hampshire 19- 7-6                        659      9

8. Miami 19- 9-6                        628      11

9. Merrimack 21- 7-4                        620      4

10. Notre Dame 21-10-5           608      8

11. Minnesota-Duluth 19- 8-6                        569      7

12. Nebraska-Omaha 20-12-2           457      12

13. Boston University 17- 9-8                        365      15

14. Maine 16-10-6           342      16

15. Western Michigan 16-10-10         248      17

16. RPI 19-10-5           227      14

17. Colorado College 18-15-3           182      19

18. Wisconsin 19-13-4           177      13

19. Minnesota 15-12-5           148      20

20. Dartmouth 16-10-3           114      18

Others receiving votes: Princeton 18, Ferris State 8, Rochester Institute of Technology 6, St. Cloud State 5, Cornell 3, Robert Morris 2, Air Force 1.