By OnMilwaukee Staff Writers   Published Feb 08, 2006 at 4:37 PM

The Milwaukee School of Engineering became the first-ever team in the eight-year history of the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association to earn a national ranking as the Raiders entered the USCHO.com poll at No. 15 this week. MSOE clinched the league regular-season championship for the second straight year with a pair of victories over Northland College last weekend.

The Raiders are unbeaten in their last eight games with a 7-0-1 record during the stretch. MSOE ranks fourth in the nation with 5.05 goals per game, and sixth in the nation with a 2.24 goals against average.