SCHENECTADY, NY – The Union college men's hockey team was tabbed at No. 15 in both the latest USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll.
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Union is coming off a runner-up finish at the Three Rivers Classic, in which the Dutchmen defeated No. 1 St. Cloud State, 7-2, before dropping a 6-3 decision to Brown.
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The Dutchmen return to ECAC Hockey play with a trip to the North Country this weekend, taking on Clarkson and St. Lawrence, Jan. 11-12. Both games are slated to begin at 7 p.m. (ET) and can be viewed live on ESPN Plus.
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| USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll |
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USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Men's College Hockey Poll |
| Rk |
Team (1st votes) |
Record |
Pts |
PR |
 |
Rk |
Team (1st votes) |
Record |
Pts |
PR |
| 1 |
St. Cloud State (25) |
14-2-2 |
968 |
1 |
 |
1 |
St. Cloud State (21) |
14-2-2 |
496 |
1 |
| 2 |
Massachusetts (22) |
15-3-0 |
964 |
2 |
 |
2 |
Massachusetts (12) |
15-3-0 |
485 |
2 |
| 3 |
Denver (3) |
12-4-2 |
846 |
8 |
 |
3 |
Ohio State |
12-4-4 |
414 |
4 |
| 4 |
Ohio State |
12-4-4 |
814 |
7 |
 |
4 |
Denver |
12-4-2 |
389 |
7 |
| 5 |
Minnesota Duluth |
11-5-2 |
791 |
4 |
 |
5 |
Minnesota Duluth |
11-5-2 |
366 |
5 |
| 6 |
Quinnipiac |
15-4-1 |
758 |
5 |
 |
6 |
Quinnipiac |
15-4-1 |
352 |
3 |
| 7 |
Providence |
12-4-4 |
660 |
10 |
 |
7 |
Minnesota State |
16-5-1 |
296 |
12 |
| 8 |
Minnesota State |
16-5-1 |
655 |
3 |
 |
8 |
Providence |
12-4-4 |
276 |
10 |
| 9 |
Notre Dame |
12-6-1 |
613 |
6 |
 |
9 |
Notre Dame |
12-6-1 |
251 |
6 |
| 10 |
Bowling Green |
14-4-3 |
528 |
12 |
 |
10 |
Penn State |
12-6-2 |
207 |
9 |
| 11 |
Penn State |
12-6-2 |
516 |
9 |
 |
11 |
Northeastern |
12-4-1 |
157 |
11 |
| 12 |
Northeastern |
12-4-1 |
465 |
11 |
 |
12 |
Bowling Green |
14-4-3 |
141 |
8 |
| 13 |
Arizona State |
16-7-1 |
395 |
15 |
 |
13 |
Arizona State |
16-7-1 |
103 |
13 |
| 14 |
Western Michigan |
11-6-1 |
322 |
17 |
 |
14 |
Western Michigan |
11-6-1 |
64 |
NR |
| 15 |
Union |
10-5-4 |
315 |
14 |
 |
15 |
Union |
10-5-4 |
37 |
NR |
| 16 |
Clarkson |
12-6-0 |
280 |
19 |
 |
Others Receiving Votes: Clarkson 35, Yale 9, Cornell 2. |
| 17 |
Cornell |
7-5-1 |
141 |
20 |
 |
| 18 |
Lake Superior |
13-6-1 |
132 |
NR |
 |
| 19 |
Yale |
7-4-3 |
120 |
18 |
 |
| 20 |
Miami |
9-7-4 |
104 |
16 |
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| Others Receiving Votes: North Dakota 45, Michigan 20, Air Force 13, UMass Lowell 12, Harvard 9, Northern Michigan 6, Wisconsin 4. |
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