Win a few games in conference and people notice.
This week’s NFHCA Poll pushed the Knights up four places to a tie for 19th with William & Mary. The weekend Big Ten sweep over Indiana and Iowa was a good start to conference play.
The schedule-makers did no favors for Rutgers. Four of its remaining five games against ranked opponents are on the road, starting on Friday at No. 10 Northwestern. The Stanford game, though, is on the road for both teams as they play that weekend in Ann Arbor. Still, the ranking continues a season-long move upward for the Knights.