MANKATO, Minn. - Minnesota State men's hockey was ranked No. 14 by USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live in the NCAA Division I national rankings poll on Monday (Dec. 29). The Mavericks improved one position from December 15 in the USCHO.com poll.

The Mavericks (11-4-5) play next at the Coachella Cactus Cup in Palm Springs, California. The four-team tournament pits Minnesota State against UMass Lowell (Hockey East) on Friday at 5:30 p.m. CT at Acrisure Arena. The Mavericks will play a second game against either Yale or St. Cloud State on Saturday.

Michigan remained the top ranked team in the nation, followed by Wisconsin, Michigan State, North Dakota and Minnesota Duluth. The Mavericks were the only CCHA team to appear in the polls.

USCHO.com Division I National Men's Hockey Poll (Dec. 29)

Rank/Team (First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last
1. Michigan (38)	16-4-0	983	1
2. Wisconsin (12)	13-2-2	949	2
3. Michigan State	13-4-0	882	3
4. North Dakota	14-4-0	836	4
5. Minnesota Duluth	14-6-0	758	5
6. Denver	12-6-1	745	6
7. Western Michigan	11-6-0	703	7
8. Penn State	11-5-0	612	9
9. Dartmouth	12-2-0	596	8
10. Quinnipiac	12-4-2	546	10
11. Connecticut	9-5-3	467	11
12. Northeastern	10-6-0	410	13
13. Boston College	10-6-1	371	12
14. Minnesota State	11-4-5	349	15
15. Maine	11-7-1	308	14
16. Providence	8-6-2	245	16
17. Cornell	7-4-0	222	17
18. Harvard	7-3-1	145	18
19. Boston University	9-8-1	99	19
20. Union	12-5-2	76	20

Others receiving votes: Augustana 57, New Hampshire 57, Colorado College 26, Holy Cross 20, Arizona State 8, Michigan Tech 8, Massachusetts 6, Bemidji State 4, Princeton 4, St. Cloud State 3, St. Thomas 3, Miami 2.

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Division I National Men's Hockey Poll (Dec. 29)

Team/Rank (First Place Votes)	Votes	Record	Weeks in Top 20
1. Michigan (30)	676	16-4-0	13
2. Wisconsin (4)	654	13-2-2	13
3. Michigan State	637	13-4-0	13
4. North Dakota	589	14-4-0	13
5. Minnesota Duluth	556	14-6-0	10
6. Denver	537	12-6-1	13
7. Western Michigan	505	11-6-0	13
8. Dartmouth	439	12-2-0	7
9. Penn State	425	11-5-0	13
10. Quinnipiac	402	12-4-2	13
11. Connecticut	313	9-5-3	13
12. Northeastern	270	10-6-0	8
13. Boston College	254	10-6-1	13
14. Minnesota State	229	11-4-5	13
15. Providence	193	8-6-2	13
16. Harvard	177	7-3-1	5
17. Cornell	155	7-4-0	13
18. Maine	129	11-7-1	13
19. Boston University	66	9-8-1	13
20. New Hampshire	39	10-7-0	2

Others Receiving Votes: Augustana University, 32; Union, 32; Arizona State University, 10; University of Massachusetts, 10; Colorado College, 7; College of the Holy Cross, 6; Princeton University, 5; Michigan Tech University, 3; Miami University, 1