Minnesota Duluth dropped one spot to No. 2, behind Minnesota, in today's Inside College Hockey's Power Rankings and fell two spots to No 3. in the latest U.S. College Hockey online poll , released today.
UMD also is ranked No. 3 in the latest USA Today-USA Hockey Magazine poll.
The Bulldogs (18-6-4 overall, 12-5-3 WCHA) split a two-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series at Alaska-Anchorage (7-17-2, 4-17-1), winning 4-1 on Friday and losing 3-2 on Saturday.
UMD hosts North Dakota (15-10-2, 11-9) at 7:07 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Amsoil Arena.