MANKATO, Minn. - Minnesota State men's hockey rose two positions to No. 16 in Monday's USCHO.com National Division I Rankings Poll and one position to No. 18 in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live National Division I Rankings Poll. The Mavericks were the only team in the CCHA to appear in the rankings, though Michigan Tech and Augustana received votes. MSU is also the second highest ranked men's hockey team in the state of Minnesota, after Minnesota Duluth appeared at No. 7 this week.
Minnesota State (4-2-2, 1-1-0 CCHA) defeated St. Thomas on the road Friday night 3-1, then fell to the Tommies at home on Saturday 4-3 in overtime.
Liam Watkins led all skaters with four points in the series and
Alex Tracy totaled 48 saves in goal. MSU currently ranks fifth in Division I penalty kill percentage (.920)
The Mavericks host Bowling Green (2-3-1, 2-1-1 CCHA) on Friday, November 7 at 7:07 p.m. and Saturday, November 8 at 6:07 p.m. at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center. Bowling Green went to overtime against Bemidji State twice last week, falling in a shootout Friday night and in the extra session on Saturday.
USCHO.com NCAA Division I National Hockey Rankings (Nov. 3)
| Rank/Team (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Pts |
Last |
| 1. Michigan State (42) |
5-1-0 |
989 |
1 |
| 2. Michigan (5) |
9-1-0 |
947 |
2 |
| 3. Penn State (3) |
9-1-0 |
882 |
4 |
| 4. Western Michigan |
5-3-0 |
832 |
3 |
| 5. Quinnipiac |
5-2-1 |
714 |
7 |
| 6. Maine |
5-2-1 |
649 |
12 |
| 7. Minnesota Duluth |
8-2-0 |
645 |
10 |
| 8. North Dakota |
5-3-0 |
634 |
8 |
| 9. Denver |
4-3-1 |
601 |
6 |
| 10. Wisconsin |
6-0-2 |
558 |
14 |
| 11. Connecticut |
4-3-1 |
540 |
9 |
| 12. Boston University |
3-5-1 |
412 |
5 |
| 13. Massachusetts |
6-3-0 |
405 |
13 |
| 14. Northeastern |
5-1-0 |
326 |
NR |
| 15. Providence |
3-3-1 |
230 |
16 |
| 16. Minnesota State |
4-2-2 |
190 |
18 |
| 17. Cornell |
1-1-0 |
160 |
20 |
| 18. Boston College |
2-4-1 |
157 |
11 |
| 19. Ohio State |
4-4-0 |
141 |
17 |
| 20. Colorado College |
5-3-0 |
110 |
15 |
Others receiving votes: Miami 97, Omaha 93, St. Cloud State 87, Union 46, Dartmouth 15, Michigan Tech 14, Bentley 9, Augustana 4, Minnesota 4, UMass Lowell 4, Harvard 3, Arizona State 2.
USA Hockey/The Rink Live NCAA Division I National Hockey Rankings (Nov. 3)
| Rank/Team (First Place Votes) |
Last Week |
2025-26 |
Weeks in Top 20 |
| 1. Michigan State (30) |
1 |
5-1-0 |
6 |
| 2. Michigan (4) |
2 |
9-1-0 |
6 |
| 3. Penn State |
4 |
9-1-0 |
6 |
| 4. Western Michigan |
3 |
5-3-0 |
6 |
| 5. Quinnipiac |
6 |
5-2-1 |
6 |
| 6. Maine |
12 |
5-2-1 |
6 |
| 7. Minnesota Duluth |
11 |
8-2-0 |
6 |
| 8. North Dakota |
8 |
5-3-0 |
6 |
| 9. Wisconsin |
14 |
6-0-2 |
6 |
| 10. Connecticut |
9 |
4-3-1 |
6 |
| 11. Denver |
7 |
4-3-1 |
6 |
| 12. Massachusetts |
13 |
6-3-0 |
6 |
| 13. Boston University |
5 |
3-5-1 |
6 |
| 14. Northeastern |
RV |
5-1-0 |
6 |
| 15. Providence |
15 |
3-3-1 |
6 |
| 16. Cornell |
20 |
1-1-0 |
6 |
| 17. Boston College |
10 |
2-4-1 |
6 |
| 18. Minnesota State |
19 |
4-2-2 |
6 |
| 19. Colorado College |
16 |
5-3-0 |
4 |
| 20. Miami University |
RV |
7-1-0 |
1 |
Others receiving votes: Ohio State University; University of Nebraska Omaha, 51; St. Cloud State University, 41; Union College, 36; Dartmouth College, 7; Michigan Tech University, 7; Harvard University, 3; Arizona State University, 3; Bentley University, 1; University of Minnesota, 1.
