BU Men Drop to #2, Women Up to #5

The latest polls have been favorable to both the men and women’s hockey programs at BU.  The men, after losing to UMass on Friday and defeating Northeastern on Sunday, dropped to #2 in the nation behind Minnesota, while the women rose up to #5.

I have to admit, I only attended a few of the women’s games before I graduated from BU, and I don’t have time to make it to the games now, but their program has made quite an impressive run.  In their 3rd season and they’ve already made it up to the #5 ranking?  That’s awesome in my opinion.  Congratulations to the ladies!  I hope that they continue their success.  Also, if anyone is interested in blogging about the games… just let me know!  I’ll gladly post whatever you have to write about them.

As for the men, it was a little bit of a disappointment, since they had just secured the #1 ranking last weekend, but 2 is definitely not bad.  It seems like the pressure of having such a large target on their back hurt their play against UMass.  What is good to see is that the Terrier men rebounded well in their next game against a tough Northeastern squad.

Here is the current Men’s Poll:

Rank	Team	1st Place Votes	Record	Pts
1	Minnesota	(42)	6-0-4	990	2
2	Boston University	( 4)	7-2-0	943	1
3	Colorado College	( 2)	7-2-3	863	3
4	Boston College		6-3-1	824	5
5	Notre Dame		7-3-1	715	9
6	Northeastern		7-2-2	701	7
7	Miami		6-3-3	666	10
8	Princeton	( 1)	5-1-0	616	12
9	Michigan		8-4-0	581	8
10	Denver		6-4-1	566	4
11	Minnesota State		5-3-2	480	11
12	Air Force	( 1)	10-0-0	469	13
13	New Hampshire		4-4-3	447	6
14	Cornell		2-0-2	385	14
15	Vermont		5-3-2	239	15
16	Massachusetts		5-3-1	166	20
17	St. Cloud State		7-4-0	125	NR
18	Harvard		4-2-0	124	NR
19	Nebraska-Omaha		7-2-1	114	NR
20	North Dakota		4-6-0	91	18
Others Receiving Votes: Dartmouth 79, Mass.-Lowell 66, Alaska-Anchorage 37, Ferris State 37, Clarkson 35, Yale 34, Maine 33, Michigan State 25, Wisconsin 16, Minnesota-Duluth 7, Lake Superior 6, Bemidji State 5, Colgate 5, Ohio State 5, St. Lawrence 5

So BU still did get some love in terms of 1st place votes. I’m surprised that Air Force got one, but it’s not too surprising.  Frank Serratore has his team playing very well, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them perhaps make the tournament without winning the AHA.  It’ll be a difficult road for them, but it’s possible.

As for BU, the games this weekend are as important as ever.  Again, the Terriers have 2 games against a ranked opponent.  I’ll break down the series a bit later on this week.

Source: USCHO, Hockey East Online

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