Colorado College’s move up to No. 2 in both polls is no surprise after Boston College’s sweep and Denver picking up only a single point at Michigan Tech.

Minnesota, now No. 5 in both polls,  continues to climb as well.

But the big winner this week has to be Michigan Tech, which is now No. 16 according to U.S. College Hockey Online, which runs the Pairwise rankings, which mimics the NCAA Tournament selection process,  and is the poll The Gazette uses for publication.

Air Force received votes in both polls.

U.S. College Hockey Online

Weekly poll

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

1. Boston College (42) 7-1-0   971      1

2. Colorado College (5)            4-0-0   834      3

3. Michigan                              6-1-1   779      4

4. Western Michigan (1)           5-0-3   689      7

5. Minnesota                            7-1-0   684      8

6. Notre Dame             5-2-0   681      5

7. Merrimack                           6-0-0   627      9

8. Denver                                 3-2-1   589      2

9. Yale (1)                                1-0-1   500      10

10. Ferris State             6-2-0   471      6

11. Lake Superior State            7-1-0   390      18

12. Boston University   3-2-1   373      13

13. Union                                 3-1-3   367      11

14. Minnesota-Duluth   4-3-1   331      15

15. North Dakota                     3-4-1   259      12

16. Michigan Tech                    5-2-1   204      NR

17. Northern Michigan  4-3-1   197      14

18. Colgate                              4-2-1   136      16

19. Quinnipiac              6-2-0   114      20

20. Maine                                 3-2-1   97        NR

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 64, Clarkson 47, Dartmouth 30, Miami 22, Nebraska-Omaha 21, Air Force 11, Cornell 11, Harvard 7, Ohio State 7, St. Cloud State 7, Bowling Green 5, Michigan State 3, Alaska-Anchorage 2.

USA Today/USA Hockey

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

1. Boston College (30)                      7-1-0  507     1

2. Colorado College (3)                     4-0-0 464     3

3. Michigan                                        6-1-1  427      4

4. Notre Dame                                  5-2-0  366     5

5. Minnesota                                     7-1-0  353     8

6. Western Michigan                        5-0-3  311      10

7. Merrimack                                                6-0-0 309     9

8. Denver                                           3-2-1  281      2

9. Yale (1)                                          1-0-1  244     6

10. Ferris State                                 6-2-0  174      7

11. Union                                            3-1-3  158      11

12. Boston University                      3-2-1  126      12

13. Lake Superior State                   7-1-0  109     NR

14. Minnesota-Duluth                      4-3-1  86        15

15. North Dakota                              3-4-1  54        13

Others receiving votes: Northern Michigan 23, Colgate 21, Michigan Tech 21, Quinnipiac 18, Maine 12, Clarkson 9, Dartmouth 6; Air Force 1.