Boston College Hockey Places Third In Final USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine College Hockey Poll

On Monday, USA Today and USA Hockey released the final college hockey poll of the season. While Boston College fell short of another national title this weekend in Philadelphia, the Eagles find themselves ranked third in the season-ending poll.

First-time national champ Union finished first with all 34 first-place votes, naturally. National runner-up Minnesota finished second, while Boston College, UMass-Lowell and North Dakota round out the top five. Five of the top 15 programs in the final poll hail from Hockey East, with Providence (9), Notre Dame (11) and Vermont (14) all cracking the top 15.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine College Hockey Poll Men's Poll (Final Poll Of 2013-14 Season)

1. Union, 510 (34)
2. Minnesota, 476
3. Boston College, 442
4. UMass Lowell, 380
5. North Dakota, 363
6. Ferris State, 334
7. Wisconsin, 318
8. St. Cloud State, 251
9. Providence, 235
10. Quinnipiac, 195
11. Notre Dame, 185
12. Minnesota State,151
13. Colgate, 126
14. Vermont, 50
15. Denver, 21

Others receiving votes: Cornell, 20; Michigan, 20; Northeastern, 3.

With the women's team's fifth place finish in the final USA Today/USA Hockey poll, Boston College is one of two schools to place both its teams in the top five of both season-ending polls. Minnesota finishes second in both polls to claim this year's Western conference title.*

We'll have more coverage from this past weekend's Frozen Four in Philadelphia throughout the week, so check back here often. Cheesesteaks.

* not a real thing