Providence College Athletics

Men's Hockey Ranked In Two National Polls

1/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Jan. 9, 2006

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's hockey team maintained its No. 12 ranking in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll and climbed to No. 11 in the USCHO.com/CSTV Poll, which were released on Monday, January 9. For the Friars, it marks their highest ranking since November 4, 2002 when they were ranked eighth in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll and 10th in the USCHO.com Poll.

The Friars (12-7-1, 9-2-1 Hockey East) are currently in a second-place tie with New Hampshire in the Hockey East standings. Providence split a pair of games over the weekend. On Friday, January 6, the Friars won at No. 20 Boston University, 5-1, for their sixth consecutive victory. The following night, PC fell to No. 5/6 Boston College, 4-1, at Schneider Arena. It marked PC's first home loss of the season and its first home defeat since February 19, 2005.

The Friars are back in action on Sunday, January 15 when they face UMass Lowell at 7:00 p.m.

USCHO.com/CSTV Poll Division I Men's PollJanuary 9, 2006Rank    Team (First place votes)        Record  Pts.1.      Wisconsin (40)                  16-2-2  8002.      Minnesota                       13-5-4  7223.      Miami (Ohio) (3)                14-3-3  7134.      Boston College                  12-4-2  6805.      Colorado College                17-6-1  6496.      Vermont                         13-5-2  5647.      Cornell                         10-3-2  5508.      Michigan                        13-7-1  5149.      Maine                           14-6-0  48010.     North Dakota                    14-9-1  44011.     Providence College              12-7-1  33212.     New Hampshire                   10-7-4  32513.     St. Lawrence                    12-7-1  30614.     Clarkson                        12-6-2  25215.     Lake Superior State             12-6-4  22416.     Colgate                         10-5-5  19017.     Harvard                         10-7-2  17918.     Denver                          11-9-2  15719.     Ferris State                    9-6-5   8120.     Ohio State                      10-8-3  50
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey PollJanuary 9, 2006Rank Team (First place votes) Record Pts.1. Wisconsin (34) 16-2-2 5102. Minnesota 13-5-4 4423. Miami (Ohio) 14-3-3 4244. Boston College 12-4-2 4195. Colorado College 17-6-1 4096. Vermont 13-5-2 3127. Maine 14-6-0 2868. Cornell 10-3-2 2679. Michigan 13-7-1 26610. North Dakota 14-9-1 17611. New Hampshire 10-7-4 NR12. Providence College 12-7-1 13913. Clarkson 12-6-2 8414. Lake Superior State 12-6-4 6115. St. Lawrence 12-7-1 59
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