MANKATO, Minn. – Minnesota State was ranked No. 15 by USCHO.com and No. 14 by USA Hockey/The Rink Live National Division I men's hockey polls on Monday (Dec. 15).
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The Mavericks are 11-4-5 overall, including 8-3-3 in CCHA games and lead the conference standings heading into the holiday break. Michigan retained the top spot in both polls for a third straight week, followed by Wisconsin, Michigan State, North Dakota and Minnesota Duluth.
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Fellow CCHA school Augustana appeared at No. 20 in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live rankings. Bemidji State and Michigan Tech also received national votes.
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Minnesota State hosts Switzerland in the World Junior Pre-Tournament Series on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center box office.
USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll - Dec. 15, 2025
| Rank/Team (First Place) |
Record |
 Pts. |
Last Poll |
| 1. Michigan (36) |
16-4-0 |
982 |
1 |
| 2. Wisconsin (13) |
12-2-2 |
942 |
2 |
| 3. Michigan Tech (1) |
12-4-0 |
896 |
3 |
| 4. North Dakota |
14-4-0 |
835 |
4 |
| 5. Minnesota Duluth |
14-6-0 |
744 |
5 |
| 6. Denver |
12-6-1 |
743 |
6 |
| 7. Western Michigan |
10-6-0 |
666 |
7 |
| 8. Dartmouth |
11-1-0 |
656 |
8 |
| 9. Penn State |
11-5-0 |
594 |
9 |
| 10. Quinnipiac |
12-4-2 |
554 |
10 |
| 11. Connecticut |
9-5-3 |
459 |
12 |
| 12. Boston College |
10-5-1 |
423 |
13 |
| 13. Northeastern |
10-6-0 |
396 |
11 |
| 14. Maine |
11-7-1 |
324 |
15 |
| 15. Minnesota State |
11-4-5 |
294 |
14 |
| 16. Providence |
8-6-2 |
250 |
16 |
| 17. Cornell |
7-4-0 |
205 |
17 |
| 18. Harvard |
7-3-1 |
131 |
18 |
| 19. Boston University |
9-8-1 |
107 |
20 |
| 20. Union |
12-5-2 |
60 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Augustana 57, Colorado College 56, New Hampshire 38, Holy Cross 21, Massachusetts 18, Miami 18, Arizona State 10, Bemidji State 10, St. Cloud State 4, Princeton 3, St. Thomas 2, Michigan Tech 1, RIT 1
USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men's College Hockey Poll - Dec. 15, 2025
| Rank/Team (First Place) |
Last Week |
Record |
Weeks in Top 20 |
| 1. Michigan (29) |
1 |
16-4-0 |
12 |
| 2. Wisconsin (5) |
2 |
12-2-0 |
12 |
| 3. Michigan State |
3 |
12-4-0 |
12 |
| 4. North Dakota |
6 |
14-4-0 |
12 |
| 5. Minnesota Duluth |
4 |
14-6-0 |
9 |
| 6. Denver |
5 |
12-6-1 |
12 |
| 7. Dartmouth |
7 |
11-1-0 |
6 |
| 8. Western Michigan |
8 |
10-6-0 |
12 |
| 9. Penn State |
9 |
11-5-0 |
12 |
| 10. Quinnipiac |
10 |
12-4-2 |
12 |
| 11. Connecticut |
13 |
9-5-3 |
12 |
| 12. Boston College |
12 |
10-5-1 |
12 |
| 13. Northeastern |
11 |
10-6-0 |
7 |
| 14. Minnesota State |
14 |
11-4-5 |
12 |
| 15. Maine |
18 |
11-7-1 |
12 |
| 16. Cornell |
15 |
7-4-0 |
12 |
| 16. Providence |
17 |
8-6-2 |
12 |
| 18. Harvard |
16 |
7-3-1 |
4 |
| 19. Boston University |
20 |
9-8-1 |
12 |
| 20. Augustana |
RV |
9-5-3 |
1 |
| 20. New Hampshire |
RV |
10-7-0 |
1 |
Others receiving votes: Union College, 22; University of Massachusetts, 18; Colorado College, 12; Arizona State University, 6; College of the Holy Cross; Bemidji State, 5; Miami University, 5; Rochester Institute of Technology, 1.
