Familiar faces adorn the top of men’s college hockey this week, with no new teams entering NCAA.com correspondent Jordan Menard’s latest Power 5 rankings.
Here’s a look at Menard’s complete rankings:
No. 1 Boston College (Previous: 1) — BC took a sweep over Vermont where on Friday, Cutter Gauthier scored two goals and Will Smith had three assists. Then on Saturday, Ryan Leonard and Gauthier both had three points.
Gauthier ➡️ Leonard
💻 https://t.co/5s2DsDrJfa pic.twitter.com/0X1Wo5TLVP
— BC Men’s Hockey (@BC_MHockey) February 25, 2024
No 2 Boston University (2) — The Terriers swept UConn this weekend. In Friday’s 6-1 win, Macklin Celebrini scored two goals and had two assists, and then on Saturday Nick Zabaneh scored a pair of goals and had an assist.
No. 3 Denver (4) — The Pios tied and then took an 8-1 win over Miami (Ohio) this weekend. In Saturday’s win, Denver had eight different goal scorers, while Tristian Broz had three assists as well as a goal.
No. 4 North Dakota (5) — North Dakota took the sweep over Minnesota Duluth this weekend with a 6-0 shutout on Friday and a 4-2 win on Saturday. Jackson Blake racked up seven points across both games with a goal and four assists on Friday and then a pair of assists on Saturday.
This is just awesome. #UNDproud | #LGH | #HobeyBlaker pic.twitter.com/4VavmYCKQ9
— North Dakota Hockey (@UNDmhockey) February 24, 2024
No. 5 Michigan State (3) — The Spartans split with Ohio State this weekend. On Saturday, Karsen Dorwart had three points with a goal.