GARY SHOOK
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Western Michigan hockey team jumped up one spot to eighth in both the US College Hockey Online and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls on Monday.
WMU is coming off a win and a tie over Arizona State and have now spent each of the past three weeks ranked in the nation's Top 10. The Broncos also sit fifth in the Pairwise ranking, a predictor for at-large bids in the NCAA Tournament.
Western Michigan has now been ranked in 12 consecutive polls, dating back to Nov. 14.
The Broncos head off to Omaha for a National Collegiate Hockey showdown with the Mavericks on Friday and Saturday.