MANKATO, Minn. - Minnesota State men's hockey was ranked No. 16 by USCHO.com and No. 18 by USA Hockey in NCAA Division I national polls this week. The Mavericks (20-10-7) defeated Ferris State in the CCHA Quarterfinals over the weekend and host No. 19 Michigan Tech on Saturday, March 14 at 7:07 p.m. CT in the CCHA Semifinals.
University of Michigan remained No. 1 in both polls this week, followed by North Dakota, Michigan State, Western Michigan and Providence. Minnesota State was ranked No. 16 by USCHO.com and USA Hockey last week. The Mavericks have been nationally ranked in all 23 weekly polls this season and have been as high as No. 13 in Week 9.
USCHO.com Division I Hockey Rankings (Mar. 9)
| Rank/Team (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Pts |
Last Poll |
| 1. Michigan (30) |
26-7-1 |
968 |
1 |
| 2. North Dakota (12) |
27-8-1 |
943 |
3 |
| 3. Michigan State (7) |
25-7-2 |
912 |
2 |
| 4. Western Michigan (1) |
26-9-1 |
854 |
4 |
| 5. Providence |
23-9-2 |
781 |
5 |
| 6. Denver |
23-11-3 |
725 |
7 |
| 7. Quinnipiac |
26-7-3 |
707 |
8 |
| 8. Minnesota Duluth |
22-13-1 |
599 |
10 |
| 9. Cornell |
20-8-1 |
598 |
9 |
| 10. Penn State |
20-12-2 |
541 |
6 |
| 10. Wisconsin |
21-11-2 |
541 |
11 |
| 12. Dartmouth |
19-7-4 |
465 |
12 |
| 13. Augustana |
22-10-4 |
345 |
15 |
| 14. Connecticut |
18-11-5 |
343 |
14 |
| 15. Massachusetts |
21-12-1 |
321 |
17 |
| 16. Minnesota State |
20-10-7 |
211 |
16 |
| 17. Boston College |
19-14-1 |
200 |
13 |
| 18. St. Thomas |
20-11-5 |
193 |
19 |
| 19. Michigan Tech |
23-12-3 |
124 |
20 |
| 20. Union |
22-10-3 |
55 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Maine 48, Miami 9, Bentley 8, Sacred Heart 7, Boston University 1, Princeton 1
USA Hockey Division I Hockey Rankings (Mar. 9)
| Rank/Team (First Place Votes) |
Last Wk. |
Record |
Weeks in Top 20 |
| 1. Michigan (21) |
1 |
26-7-1 |
23 |
| 2. North Dakota (10) |
2 |
27-8-1 |
23 |
| 3. Michigan State (3) |
3 |
25-7-2 |
23 |
| 4. Western Michigan |
4 |
26-9-1 |
23 |
| 5. Providence |
5 |
23-9-2 |
23 |
| 6. Denver |
7 |
23-11-3 |
23 |
| 7. Quinnipiac |
8 |
26-7-3 |
23 |
| 8. Minnesota Duluth |
10 |
22-13-1 |
20 |
| 9. Cornell |
9 |
20-8-1 |
23 |
| 10. Penn State |
6 |
20-12-2 |
23 |
| 11. Wisconsin |
11 |
21-11-2 |
23 |
| 12. Dartmouth |
12 |
19-7-4 |
17 |
| 13. Augustana |
14 |
22-10-4 |
11 |
| 14. Connecticut |
15 |
18-11-5 |
23 |
| 15. Massachusetts |
17 |
21-12-2 |
15 |
| 16. Boston College |
13 |
19-14-1 |
23 |
| 17. St. Thomas |
19 |
20-11-5 |
11 |
| 18. Minnesota State |
16 |
20-10-7 |
23 |
| 19. Michigan Tech |
RV |
23-12-3 |
7 |
| 20. Union |
20 |
22-10-3 |
4 |
Others receiving votes: University of Maine, 27; Bentley University, 6; St. Cloud State University, 3; Bowling Green University, 1; Princeton University, 1.
