St. Cloud State Nation's New No. 1 Team as Huskies, Minnesota and Denver Stand 1-2-3

Five WCHA Clubs Among Nation's Best for Nov. 5-11; North Dakota 8th; Colorado College 12th; UW, MSU, MTU and UMD Also Receive Votes

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Nov. 6, 2001

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MADISON, Wisc. - The St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State University Huskies, on the strength of a weekend sweep over defending WCHA champion North Dakota and riding a season-opening eight-game winning streak, are the nation's new No. 1-ranked Division I men's college hockey team in both weekly polls released November 5th. Coach Craig Dahl's club garnered 16 of 19 first place votes in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll and 36 of 40 first place votes in the USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll. SCSU plays host to Colorado College this Friday and Saturday (Nov. 9-10).

Right behind SCSU are two more undefeated Western Collegiate Hockey Association teams with the University of Minnesota University of Minnesota University of Minnesota University of Minnesota University of Minnesota (6-0-1) ranked second in both polls and the University of Denver University of Denver University of Denver University of Denver University of Denver (6-0-0) third in both weekly rankings. This weekend, coach Don Lucia's Golden Gophers host MSU-Mankato while coach George Gwozdecky's Pioneers travel to Michigan Tech.

Celebrating it's 50th anniversary season and home to 31 national championship teams since 1951, the WCHA has five teams ranked among the nation's best for the week of Nov. 5-11. In addition to SCSU, Minnesota and Denver in the 1, 2, and 3 spots, North Dakota is 8th (USCHO.com) and 10th (USA Today/AHM) while Colorado College is 12th (USA Today/AHM) and 13th (USCHO.com). Also receiving votes were Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin, Minnesota State-Mankato Minnesota State-Mankato Minnesota State-Mankato Minnesota State-Mankato Minnesota State-Mankato, Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Michigan Tech and Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota-Duluth. So far in 2001-02, WCHA-member teams have combined for a 23-6-1 (.783) non-conference mark.