March 3, 2003

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's hockey team climbed to No. 13 in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll and the U.S. College Hockey Online Poll, which were released on Monday, March 3.

Colorado College, Cornell, New Hampshire, Maine and Ferris State are the top five, respectively, in both polls. The Friars moved up two spots in the USCHO.com poll and climbed one spot in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll. Providence is coming off a 3-1 victory over UMass Lowell in the final regular season game on February 28 to finish the month with an undefeated record (6-0-2).

The Friars begin their best-of-three Hockey East Quarterfinal series versus Boston University on Thursday, March 6 at Schneider Arena. The second game is Friday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. and if a third game is necessary it will be on Saturday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m. All games will be played at Schneider Arena.

USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll
Rank	School (1st Place vts.)	Record	Points
1	Colorado Coll. (11)	24-5-5	249
2	Cornell (6)	        24-4-1	240
3	New Hampshire	        21-7-6	208
4	Maine	                24-7-5	190
5	Ferris State	        25-8-1	187
6	Boston College	        21-9-4	170
7	Minnesota	        19-8-8	166
8	MSU-Mankato	        17-8-9	121
9	Michigan	        24-9-1	120
10	Boston Univ.	        21-12-3	103
11	North Dakota            22-9-5	76
12	Harvard                 19-8-2	69
13	PROVIDENCE              19-12-3	54
14	Denver                  20-10-6	44
15	Ohio State              22-10-3	15


USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Poll
Rank	School (1st Place vts.)	Record	Points
1	Colorado Coll. (22)	24-5-5	582
2	Cornell (17)	        24-4-1	572
3	New Hampshire	        21-7-6	501
4	Maine	                24-7-5	438
5	Ferris State	        25-8-1	429
6	Boston College	        21-9-4	424
7	Minnesota	        19-8-8	374
8	Michigan	        24-9-1	301
9	MSU-Mankato	        17-8-9	265
10	Boston Univ.	        21-12-3	246
11	North Dakota	        22-9-5	194
12	Harvard	                19-8-2	141
13	PROVIDENCE	        19-12-3	112
14	Denver	                20-10-6	97
15	Ohio State	        22-10-3	67