The University of Wisconsin men's hockey team remained stable in the USCHO.com rankings, with no changes in the pairwise rankings from other conference tournament results.
The Badgers were ranked No. 9 in the USCHO.com national rankings on Monday, marking the second consecutive week they have been in that position on the final day before NCAA Tournament selections are announced on Sunday.
Wisconsin also ranks ninth in the pairwise rankings and would finish eighth, ninth or 10th in the metrics that determine overall selection and seeding for the tournament.
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The Badgers had last weekend off, but will be back in action this weekend after being eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament by Ohio State in Game 3 of their quarterfinal series on March 10th. Therefore, it will be a long time before their names appear in the game. Sunday bracket.
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Four Big Ten teams are in the top 10 of the USCHO rankings, led by No. 5 Michigan State. Minnesota's loss to Michigan State in the Big Ten semifinals on Saturday left the Gophers in a three-team tie in the conference standings. Around the Badgers were No. 8 and Michigan State was No. 10.
The University of Michigan will play Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday.
The USCHO.com Division I women's poll was not held on Monday due to the middle of the NCAA Tournament. The Badgers, ranked No. 2 last week, advanced to their 15th Frozen Four after defeating St. Lawrence 4-0 in the regional final Saturday at La Verne Arena.
The University of Wisconsin will play Colgate in the women's hockey national semifinals on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Durham, New Hampshire.
USCHO.com Division I Men's Rankings, March 18, 2024
rank
Team (1st place vote)
record
point
last
1
Boston College (50)
29-5-1
1000
1
2
boston university
25-8-2
945
2
3
denver
26-9-3
880
3
Four
north dakota
26-10-2
839
Five
Five
michigan
23-9-3
806
Four
6
quinnipiac
26-8-2
720
7
7
maine
23-10-2
691
8
8
minnesota
22-10-5
632
6
9
wisconsin
26-11-2
603
9
Ten
michigan
21-13-3
571
11
11
Omaha
22-11-4
476
12
12
University of Colorado
21-13-3
420
Ten
13
Massachusetts
20-12-3
389
16
14
cornell
19-6-6
351
15
15
western michigan
21-15-1
274
14
16
providence
18-13-4
250
13
17
st cloud state
17-15-5
222
18
18
R.I.T.
26-10-2
131
19
19
new hampshire
20-15-1
126
17
20
bemidji state
20-15-2
64
20
Other people to vote for: Arizona State University 43, Northeastern University 26, American International 16, Michigan Technological University 8, Dartmouth College 5, Holy Cross College 2.
Photo: Wisconsin men's hockey loses to Ohio State in Game 3 of Big Ten Tournament