March 8, 2010

OXFORD, Ohio -- Miami and Denver traded national rankings again Monday. Well, sort of.

Following Denver's weekend split with Colorado College, Miami regained the No. 1 ranking in this week's USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, but the Pioneers maintained the narrowest of margins in the USCHO.com/CBS College sports poll. After the top two spots, the voters agreed on positions three through 15, led by Wisconsin, Boston College and North Dakota.

In the USA Today/USA Hockey poll, Miami gained 21 of 34 first-place votes for 497 points, placing second on the other 13 ballots. Denver was first on those and second on the rest for 489 points.

In the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll, the two teams were separated by just four points, 976 to 972. Denver garnered 26 first-place votes, while Miami had the other 24 top-billings.

Miami also reagined the top spot in the INCH Power Ratings.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Men's College Hockey Poll - March 8, 2010
1.	Miami (21)	497	2
2.	Denver (13)	489	1
3.	Wisconsin	432	3
4.	Boston College	400	5
5.	North Dakota	366	7
6.	Yale	336	6
7.	St. Cloud State	307	4
8.	Bemidji State	272	8
9.	Cornell	236	9
10.	New Hampshire	181	10
11.	Michigan State	165	11
12.	Alaska	154	13
13.	Ferris State	82	14
14.	Minnesota-Duluth	74	12
15.	Colorado College	29	15

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I Men's Poll
March 8, 2010
1.	Denver (26)	976	1
2.	Miami  (24)	972	2
3.	Wisconsin	881	3
4.	Boston College	827	5
5.	North Dakota	779	7
6.	Yale 	732	6
7.	St. Cloud State	703	4
8.	Bemidji State	644	8
9.	Cornell	587	9
10.	Michigan State	528	11
11.	New Hampshire	497	10
12.	Alaska	437	14
13.	Ferris State	406	13
14.	Minnesota-Duluth	367	12
15.	Colorado College	261	15
16.	Northern Michigan	205 	19
17.	Union 	178	18
18.	Nebraska-Omaha	170	20
19.	Vermont 	114	16
20.	Mass.-Lowell	79	NR

INCH Power Ratings
March 8, 2010
1.	Miami
2.	Denver
3.	Wisconsin
4.	North Dakota
5.	Yale
6.	Boston College
7.	St. Cloud State
8.	Cornell
9.	Michigan State
10.	Bemidji State
11.	Alaska
12.	Union
13.	New Hampshire
14.	Ferris State
15.	Minnesota-Duluth
16.	Colorado College
17.	RIT
18.	Northern Michigan
19.	Nebraska-Omaha
20.	Mass.-Lowell