KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan opened the postseason with a sweep of St. Cloud State, pushing the team to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff this upcoming weekend. That sweep helped WMU garner some more national recognition in this week's polls.
The Broncos held strong at No. 3 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls. However, the Brown and Gold collected five first-place votes in the USCHO poll and one in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live poll. Western Michigan leads the NCAA in wins with 28.
Among NCHC teams, Denver, Arizona State and North Dakota were ranked in the top 20.