Princeton Jumps Into Top 10; Cornell, Harvard Maintain National Rankings

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Tigers of Princeton, having completed a weekend sweep in the Capital District, climbed to No. 8 in both national polls, released Monday. Princeton is joined in the national rankings by Cornell (No. 14) and Harvard (No. 18).

Coach Guy Gadowsky's Tigers earned 250 points in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, and 616 points in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll, jumping three slots in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and fourth spots in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll. Princeton (5-1 overall, 4-1 in ECAC Hockey) netted a pair of 4-1 triumphs over Rensselaer (Friday) and Union (Saturday).

The Big Red (2-0-2 overall and 2-0-2 ECAC Hockey), under the guidance of coach Mike Schafer, secured three points in a home-and-home series with Colgate. Cornell registered a 4-1 triumph at Colgate Thursday, and rallied to secure a 2-2 tie with the visiting Raiders Saturday at Lynah Rink. The Big Red garnered 118 points in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, and 385 points in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll.

The Harvard Crimson (4-2 overall, 4-2 in ECAC Hockey) returned to the national polls, earning a slot in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll on the strength of a weekend sweep of Clarkson (5-1 Friday) and St. Lawrence (1-0 Saturday). Coach Ted Donato's squad accumulated 124 points in the poll.

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About the Polls:

The 14th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.

The USCHO.com/CBS College Sports XXL Poll consists of 50 voters, including 28 coaches from the Division I conferences and 22 beat writers and sports professionals from across the country. The poll, published weekly by the Associated Press, is a joint production of USCHO.com, which provides in-depth coverage of college sports, including hockey, lacrosse, soccer and others, and CBS College Sports XXL Networks, Inc., the only digital media company dedicated solely to college sports. CBS College Sports XXL operates a 24-hour college sports cable network, also available via DISH and DirecTV satellite.