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MINOT, N.D. – As the Beaver hockey teams prepare to host a busy week of action on the ice, both teams head into the weekend ranked in the Top 10 in the nation once again.

The ACHA announced its weekly men's and women's Division I polls, and the Minot State men remained at No. 4 in the fourth ACHA Division I men's poll, while the Minot State women slipped to No. 9 in the second ACHA Division I women's poll.

The Minot State men (8-0-1-1 overall) have been at the No. 4 spot in the poll, voted on by the coaches, each week this season. The Beavers host No. 10-ranked Mary (6-2-0 overall, 3-1-0 MCH) tonight at 7 p.m. at the Maysa Arena, then host No. 5 Drury (Mo.) on Friday and Saturday. Puck drops at 7:30 p.m. both nights against the Panthers.

Drury moved up two spots in this week's poll.

Defending national champion Ohio retained the No. 1 spot in this week's poll with 26 first-place votes and 672 points, while UNLV was No. 2 with 5 first-place votes and 644 points. Adrian (Mich.) was No. 3 with 622 points, Minot State was No. 4 with 590 points, and Drury was No. 5 with 569 points.

Minot State's in-state rivals, Jamestown and Mary, were No. 8 and No. 10, respectively, with the Jimmies moving up one spot and collecting 480 points, while Mary held strong at No. 10 and collected 444 points.

In the women's poll, Michigan-Dearborn remained No. 1 and Liberty (Va.) held strong at No. 2 for the second straight week, while Niagara (N.Y.) moved up a spot to No. 3, and Midland (Neb.) slipped a spot to No. 4. Sault College moved up two places to the No. 5 spot.

Minot State (3-2-1 overall, 2-2-0 WMCH) slipped from No. 5 to No. 9 after a pair of road losses at then-No. 3 Midland over the weekend.

The Beaver women host Jamestown this week on Thursday night at 7 p.m. at the Maysa Arena, then at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.