ADRIAN, Mich. – The USCHO and DIIIHockeyNews announced their weekly poll on Monday afternoon for NCAA Division III hockey. The Adrian College NCAA men's hockey team dropped a spot in both polls falling to No. 4 by the USCHO and No. 3 by DIIIHockeyNews.
Adrian is coming off a split with Trine University who ranked holds at No. 12 and NO. 11 in the two national polls. The Bulldogs shutout the Thunder on Friday night to claim the NCHA Peters Cup and No. 1 seed for the NCHA Harris Cup Playoffs. On Saturday, the Bulldogs were tripped up on the road with a 3-2 loss to Trine.
The NCHA still continues to be the toughest conference in the nation based on four teams being ranked in both polls. Aurora moves up to No. 3 by the USCHO while holding at No. 4 by DIIIHockeyNews. St. Norbert sits at 5/6 in the polls while Trine continues to be ranked 12/11 in the polls.
Adrian will return to action this weekend when they host Lake Forest College in the NCHA Harris Cup Quarterfinals on February 20-21 at the Arrington Ice Arena. Both games are scheduled for 2:00 PM.