TEMPE, Ariz. -- For the first time in program history, Sun Devil Hockey is a consensus top-10 ranked program in the two college hockey national polls – the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls.
ASU (20-9-3) came in at No. 10 in each poll, falling from No. 9 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, while climbing from No. 11 in the USCHO.com poll after winning their fifth-straight game Saturday and nine of their last 10.
The highest the Sun Devils ever reached last season was No. 11 in the USCHO poll and No. 10 in the USA Today poll the week of Feb. 18, 2019. At the time, the team was 21-10-1 on their way to the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament run.
This season, head coach Greg Powers and team is one of just four teams in the country to reach 20 wins – their second-straight, 20-win season in just their fourth, full year of NCAA hockey – with four games remaining in the regular season. The team hosts Alaska Anchorage Feb. 14-15 at Oceanside Ice Arena for Senior Weekend and the last home series of the 2019-20 season.
The Sun Devils currently sit at No. 10* in the all-important Pairwise rankings, which accurately portrays the top-16 teams that make the NCAA Tournament. Six bids are automatic from conference tournament champions.
The NCAA Tournament field will be revealed March 22, 2020 with the network still to be announced.
*As of Feb. 10; Pairwise rankings change frequently.
ASU (20-9-3) came in at No. 10 in each poll, falling from No. 9 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, while climbing from No. 11 in the USCHO.com poll after winning their fifth-straight game Saturday and nine of their last 10.
The highest the Sun Devils ever reached last season was No. 11 in the USCHO poll and No. 10 in the USA Today poll the week of Feb. 18, 2019. At the time, the team was 21-10-1 on their way to the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament run.
This season, head coach Greg Powers and team is one of just four teams in the country to reach 20 wins – their second-straight, 20-win season in just their fourth, full year of NCAA hockey – with four games remaining in the regular season. The team hosts Alaska Anchorage Feb. 14-15 at Oceanside Ice Arena for Senior Weekend and the last home series of the 2019-20 season.
The Sun Devils currently sit at No. 10* in the all-important Pairwise rankings, which accurately portrays the top-16 teams that make the NCAA Tournament. Six bids are automatic from conference tournament champions.
The NCAA Tournament field will be revealed March 22, 2020 with the network still to be announced.
*As of Feb. 10; Pairwise rankings change frequently.