Mavericks Ranked 17th in Both USCHO & USA Today Polls

1/16/2023 2:15:00 PM

Mankato, Minn. --- The Minnesota State men’s hockey team is ranked #17 for the second consecutive week in both the USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top-20 Polls released today.

The Maverick’s join Michigan Tech (14/14) as the only CCHA schools in the rankings.

This marks the 123 consecutive week that the Mavericks have been ranked in the USCHO poll dating back to October 7, 2017.

Minnesota State (14-9-1, 9-6-1 CCHA), hosts Lake Superior State this weekend in its only home series during the month of January. Game times are slated for 7:07 Friday and 6:07 Saturday.

USCHO.com Division I Men's Ice Hockey Poll
Rank	Team (1st Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Week
1	Quinnipiac (39)	18-1-3	987	1
2	Minnesota (6)	17-6-1	935	2
3	Denver (4)	19-5-0	920	4
4	St. Cloud (1)	16-6-0	826	3
5	Boston University	15-6-0	780	7
6	Penn State	17-6-1	723	5
7	Ohio State	15-8-1	672	8
8	Michigan	13-8-1	666	6
9	Harvard	12-4-1	642	9
10	Western Michigan	14-9-1	562	12
11	Merrimack	15-7-1	447	10
12	Providence	12-6-6	360	14
13	Connecticut	13-7-3	345	11
14	Michigan Tech	15-7-3	331	13
15	Michigan State	13-11-2	299	T17
16	Cornell	10-6-1	293	15
17	Minnesota State	14-9-1	282	T17
18	Boston College	9-6-4	134	20
19	UMass Lowell	12-9-1	113	16
20	RIT	15-6-1	65	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 27, Omaha 26, Northeastern 19, Massachusetts 17, Alaska 12, Bowling Green 4, AIC 3, Bemidji State 3, Colorado College 3, North Dakota 3, Sacred Heart 1

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll
Rank	Team (1st Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Week
1.	Quinnipiac (29)	18-1-3	674	1
2.	Minnesota (4)	17-6-1	635	2
3.	Denver	19-5-0	618	3
4.	St. Cloud State (1)	16-6-0	565	4
5.	Boston	15-6-0	524	7
6.	Penn State	17-6-1	500	5
7.	Michigan	13-8-1	464	6
8.	Ohio State	15-8-1	454	8
9.	Harvard	12-4-1	414	9
10.	Western Michigan	14-9-1	376	12
11.	Merrimack	15-7-1	316	10
12.	Cornell	10-6-1	259	14
13.	Providence	12-6-6	226	T17
14.	Michigan Tech	15-7-3	224	13
15.	Michigan State	13-11-2	217	16
16.	Connecticut	13-7-3	192	11
17.	Minnesota State	14-9-1	188	T-17
18.	Boston College	9-6-4	111	19
19.	RIT	15-6-1	43	NR
20.	UMASS-Lowell	12-9-1	42	20

Others Receiving Votes: University of Notre Dame, 34; University of Massachusetts, 16; Northeastern University, 14; University of Nebraska-Omaha, 13; University of Alaska Fairbanks, 9; Bemidji State University, 7; University of North Dakota, 4; Long Island University, 1.

Minnesota State in 2022-23 National Polls
Poll #               USA Today/USA Hockey (pts)         USCHO.com (pts)
1                       3rd (589)             3rd (826)
2                       3rd (589)             No Poll Released
3                       5th (541)             5th (738)
4                       5th (544)             5th (795)
5                       2nd (636)            2nd (945)
6                       8th (694)             8th (694)
7                       7th (483)             6th (707)
8                       6th (483)             6th (734)
9                       7th (471)             8th (678)
10                     10th (382)            10th (588)
11                     13th (292)            11th (454)
12                     16th (152)            16th (244)
13                     16th (171)            16th (283)
14                     18th (93)             No Poll Released
15                     RV (34)              19th (122)
16                     T17th (112)          T17th (161)
17                     17 (188)             17 (282)

Scoreboard

USCHO.com Division I Men's Ice Hockey Poll

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll