As the conference championships come up, college hockey teams separate themselves as the best teams in the country, including Boston College who remains No. 1 in the latest NCAA Division I College Hockey rankings. 

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UConn and Boston University competed in a huge ranked matchup and tied at 2-2, but both remained in the rankings. 

There were plenty of other games among ranked teams that played a great factor in who won regular-season conference titles. Here's what to know about where everyone stands in the most recent polling released by USCHO.com.

Boston College Stays At No. 1

• With a win and a tie facing off against New Hampshire, which received votes last week, the Eagles are still the No. 1 team with a 25-6-2 record.
• If Boston College can continue to play great hockey, it could win the conference tournament and its first national championship since 2012.
• The Eagles will begin its conference tournament against Merrimack at home this Saturday.

Michigan State Overtakes Minnesota For No. 2 Spot

• The Spartans clinched their second straight Big Ten regular season title when they defeated Notre Dame 5-2 in both games this past weekend for a share of the conference.
• Minnesota is the other team to win a share of the Big Ten. It could have potentially won an outright title, but it split games between Penn State, losing in overtime on Friday and winning 5-3 on Saturday.
• Due to Michigan State Hockey owning the tiebreaker, they earned the top seed and a bye to the quarterfinals in the Big Ten tournament. They hope to win the conference completely.

Cornell Drops From The Rankings

• Cornell is no longer in the rankings after losing to Union on the road, 4-1, in the second-to-last game of the regular season.
• The loss by the Big Red opened the door for Holy Cross to slide in, and they are now tied for the No. 20 spot with Colorado College.
• Both teams are set to begin their conference tournaments before the NCAA Tournament selection show on March 23rd.

NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Rankings From USCHO.com

As of March 3

1. Boston College (42) – 25-6-2 – 990 – Prev. 1

2. Michigan State (6) – 24-6-4 – 945 – Prev. 3

3. Minnesota (1) – 24-8-4 – 899 – Prev. 2

4. Western Michigan (1) – 24-7-1 – 845 – Prev. 4

5. Maine – 21-6-5 – 816 – Prev. 5

6. Providence – 20-8-5 – 720 – Prev. 7

7. Denver – 24-9-1 – 678 – Prev. 6

8. Connecticut – 19-10-4 – 613 – Prev. 9

9. Ohio State – 21-11-2 – 584 – Prev. 8

10. Boston University – 18-12-2 – 554 – Prev. 10

11. Michigan – 18-13-3 – 500 – Prev. 11

12. Arizona State – 19-13-2 – 407 – Prev. 12

13. Quinnipiac – 22-10-2 – 368 – Prev. 13

14. Minnesota State – 23-8-3 – 322 – Prev. 14

15. Penn State – 18-12-4 – 316 – Prev. 15

16. Massachusetts – 18-12-4 – 308 – Prev. 17

17. Umass Lowell – 15-13-4 – 211 – Prev. 16

18. North Dakota – 18-13-2 – 178 – Prev. 18

19. Clarkson – 21-10-3 – 123 – Prev. 19

T20. Colorado College – 17-14-1 – 38 – Prev. 20

T20. Holy Cross – 20-12-2 – 38 – NR

Dropped Out: Cornell (20).

Others Receiving Votes: Omaha 19, Sacred Heart 10, New Hampshire 8, Colgate 4, Merrimack 3, Dartmouth 1, LIU 1, Wisconsin 1.

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