MANKATO, Minn. – Minnesota State men's hockey improved to No. 14 in two NCAA Division I National Rankings Polls on Monday (Nov. 17). The Mavericks (6-2-4, 3-1-2 CCHA) defeated Lake Superior State 2-1 in overtime on Friday at Taffy Abel Arena, then won 4-2 on Saturday against the Lakers. No. 14 is the highest ranking the Mavericks have received this season.
 
Michigan State (9-1-0) was a unanimous choice as the No. 1 team in both USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls. Michigan (11-3-0), Denver (8-3-1), Minnesota Duluth (11-3-0) and Penn State (10-4-0) rounded out the top five.
 
MSU's opponent this upcoming weekend, Michigan Tech received national votes. The Mavericks host the Huskies Friday at 7:07 p.m. and Saturday at 6:07 p.m. at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center.

USCHO.com NCAA Division I National Hockey Rankings (Nov. 17)

Rank/Team (First Place)	Record	Pts.	Last Poll
1. Michigan State (50)	9-1-0	1000	1
2. Michigan	11-3-0	927	2
3. Denver	8-3-1	871	4
4. Minnesota Duluth	11-3-0	823	3
5. Penn State	10-4-0	767	5
6. North Dakota	8-4-0	715	6
7. Wisconsin	8-2-2	659	7
8. Western Michigan	7-5-0	637	9
9. Quinnipiac	7-3-2	611	10
10. Maine	7-4-1	567	8
11. Connecticut	6-4-2	484	14
12. Northeastern	7-3-0	378	11
13. Dartmouth	6-0-0	314	19
14. Minnesota State	6-2-4	278	16
15. Boston College	6-4-1	274	18
16. Providence	5-4-2	242	15
17. Massachusetts	7-6-0	211	12
18. Boston University	5-6-1	176	13
19. Cornell	4-2-0	149	20
20. Union	8-2-1	136	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Ohio State 94, Colorado College 74, Michigan Tech 33, Omaha 19, Harvard 16, Miami 15, RIT 15, St. Cloud State 6, Bemidji State 5, Holy Cross 3, Arizona State 1

USA Hockey/The Rink Live NCAA Division I National Hockey Rankings (Nov. 17)

Rank/Team (First Place)	Last Week	Record	Weeks in Top 20
1. Michigan State (34)	1	9-1-0	8
2. Michigan	2	11-3-0	8
3. Denver	4	8-3-1	8
4. Minnesota Duluth	4	8-3-1	5
5. Penn State	5	10-4-0	8
6. North Dakota	6	8-4-0	8
7. Western Michigan	8	7-5-0	8
8. Wisconsin	7	8-2-2	8
9. Quinnipiac	9	7-3-2	8
10. Connecticut	T-13	6-4-2	8
11. Maine	10	7-4-1	8
12. Northeastern	11	7-3-0	3
13. Dartmouth	20	6-0-0	2
14. Minnesota State	18	6-2-4	8
15. Boston College	16	6-4-1	8
16. Providence	15	5-4-2	8
17. Cornell	19	4-2-0	8
18. Massachusetts	T-13	7-6-0	8
19. Boston University	12	5-6-1	8
20. Union	RV	8-2-1	1

Others receiving votes: Ohio State University, 43; Colorado College, 32; University of Nebraska Omaha, 14; Michigan Tech University, 13; Harvard University, 10; Rochester Institute of Technology, 10; St. Cloud State University, 5; Miami University, 1.