Arizona State Hockey stays steady at No. 15

Another in-season tournament, another trophy on the shelf.

After securing the Ice Breaker with a 5-2 win over Alaska on Saturday night, the Sun Devils neither gained nor lost ground in the USCHO Top 20 poll, staying put at No. 15 in Monday's poll.

A product of the competition faced, neither Notre Dame nor Alaska were teams that would move the needle in the eyes of the voters. At 2-2-0 to open the season, staying steady is exactly what the Devils can ask for at this early point.

The rest of the poll saw some shuffling with one drop at the bottom of the poll, rankings and results of the week below.

1. Boston University (2-0-1); LW: 3

vs. Colgate: 6-2 W 10/10, 2-2 T 10/11

2. Western Michigan (1-1-0); LW: 1

vs. Ferris State: 2-3 L 10/10; at Ferris State: 6-4 W 10/11

3. Michigan State (1-1-0); LW: 2

vs. New Hampshire: 3-4 L 10/9, 2-0 W 10/10

4. Michigan (4-0-0), LW: 9

at Providence: 5-1 W 10/10, 3-1 W 10/11

5. Denver (1-0-1); LW: 5

at Air Force: 1-1 T 10/10; vs. Bentley: 6-0 W 10/11

6. Penn State (3-1-0); LW: 4

at Clarkson: 4-6 L 10/9, 5-2 W 10/10

7. Maine (2-0-0); LW: 6

vs. Holy Cross: 5-2 W 10/10, 6-0 W 10/11

8. North Dakota (2-0-0); LW: 10

vs. St. Thomas: 6-2 W 10/10, 5-2 W 10/12 (at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, MN)

9. Boston College (1-1-1); LW: 11

at Minnesota: 3-1 W 10/9, 2-2 T 10/10

10. Quinnipiac (2-1-0); LW: 8

vs. Alaska: 1-2 L 10/10; vs. Notre Dame: 7-2 W 10/11 (Ice Breaker Tournament)

11. Massachusetts (3-0-0); LW: 14

at Stonehill: 4-1 W 10/10

12: Connecticut (1-1-0); LW: 13

Did not play

13. Minnesota (1-2-1); LW: 12

vs. Boston College: 1-3 L 10/9, 2-2 T 10/10

14. Providence (0-2-0); LW: 7

vs. Michigan: 1-5 L 10/10, 1-3 L 10/11

15. Arizona State (2-2-0); LW: 15

vs. Notre Dame: 5-3 W 10/10; vs. Alaska 5-2 W (Ice Breaker Tournament)

16. Ohio State (2-0-0); LW: 16

vs. Northern Michigan: 5-2 W 10/10, 3-1 W 10/11

17. Wisconsin (2-0-0); LW: 17

Did not play (6-0 exhibition win over USNTDP)

18. Cornell (0-0-0); LW: 17

Did not play; season begins 10/31 at Massachusetts)

19. Colorado College (3-1-0); LW: NR

vs. Bentley: 5-2 W 10/10; at Air Force: 4-2 W 10/11

20. Minnesota State (1-1-0); LW: 20

at Omaha: 2-6 L 10/10, 4-1 W 10/11

St. Thomas (0-2-2, LW: 20) dropped from the rankings after their sweep at the hands of North Dakota. Other notable teams receiving votes: Michigan Tech (1-1-0), New Hampshire (1-1-0), Sacred Heart (2-0-0), and Clarkson (1-2-0).

Arizona State will travel to Augustana in hopes of improving their ranking in the first road series of the season. Other ranked matchups to watch this weekend:

No. 3 Michigan State at No. 1 Boston University
No. 7 Maine at No. 10 Quinnipiac
No. 13 Minnesota at No. 9 North Dakota
No. 16 Ohio State at No. 12 Connecticut

Don't miss the rest of our preview of Arizona State at Augustana throughout the week!