Boston College again a unanimous No. 1 in men’s poll

For the second week in a row, Boston College is the unanimous No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll.

After that, changes abound in this week’s rankings.

Minnesota-Duluth is up one to No. 2, while Michigan also rises one spot to sit third this week. Minnesota jumps to No. 4 from No. 5 and Boston University is up one to No. 5.

Union jumps two to No. 6, Miami is up four to No. 7, Ferris State drops from No. 2 to No. 8, Denver remains ninth and Massachusetts-Lowell drops three to come in tenth.

At No. 11, Maine is down one, North Dakota stays 12th, as does Cornell at No. 13, Western Michigan jumps two to No. 14 and Merrimack is down one to No. 15.

Michigan State falls one to No. 16, Air Force jumps two to sit 17th, Notre Dame drops one to No. 18, while previously-unranked Harvard and Colgate are ranked 19th and 20th, respectively.

Ten other teams received votes this week.

The USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll consists of 50 voters, including 28 coaches from the Division I conferences and 22 beat writers and sports professionals from across the country.