Nov. 23, 2009

OXFORD, Ohio -- A win and a tie at Western Michigan over the weekend allowed Miami to hold onto the consensus No. 1 ranking for the seventh straight week Monday, as the three major polls were released today. The RedHawks sit atop USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 for the eighth straight week, while headlining the USCHO.com Top 20 and Inside College Hockey Ratings for the seventh time in a row.

Miami held onto 26 first-place votes in the USA Today poll, down just five from Nov. 16. The RedHawks had the same drop in the USCHO.com rankings, holding the top spot on 37 of the 50 ballots.

Denver moved up one spot to No. 2 after a weekend sweep of North Dakota, who fell from No. 2 to No. 4. UMass-Lowell is third in both polls, while Colorado College is fifth.

Both of Miami's opponents this week are ranked in the top six. In addition to North Dakota, who the RedHawks face Satursday at the Subway Holiday Classic, Bemidji State, Friday's opponent is rated sixth.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Men's College Hockey Poll - November 23, 2009
1.	Miami (26)	502	1
2.	Denver (6)	479	3
3.	Mass. Lowell (2)	440	4
4.	North Dakota	374	2
5.	Colorado College	364	7
6.	Bemidji State	290	8
7.	Michigan State	270	6
8.	Cornell	256	5
9.	Massachusetts	240	11
10.	Quinnipiac	234	13
11.	Yale	144	9
12.	Alaska	137	10
13.	Minnesota-Duluth	94	NR
14.	Notre Dame	86	14
15.	Boston College	42	NR

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I Men's Poll
November 23, 2009
1.	Miami (37)	983	1
2.	Denver (9)	938	3
3.	Mass.-Lowell (2)	864	4
4.	North Dakota	794	2
5.	Colorado College	792	7
6.	Bemidji State (2)	690	8
7.	Cornell	648	5
8.	Michigan State	632	6
9.	Quinnipiac	622	13
10.	Massachusetts	587	11
11.	Yale	417	9
12.	Alaska	401	10
13.	Notre Dame	381	14
14.	Minnesota-Duluth	378	20
15.	Wisconsin 	292	15
16.	Boston College	250	17
17.	Ferris State	247	NR
18.	Vermont	188	17
19.	Nebraska-Omaha	109	12
20.	Colgate	70	NR

INCH Power Ratings
November 23, 2009
1.	Miami
2.	Denver
3.	UMass Lowell
4.	North Dakota
5.	Colorado College
6.	Cornell
7.	Bemidji State
8.	Michigan State
9.	Quinnipiac
10.	Massachusetts
11.	Yale
12.	Alaska
13.	Minnesota Duluth
14.	Notre Dame
15.	Vermont
16.	Wisconsin
17.	Boston College
18.	Ferris State
19.	Nebraska-Omaha
20.	Colgate