Mavericks drop a spot (or two)

After tying then losing to fifth-ranked (now No. 4) Minnesota, the Mavericks fell to No. 13 in both major polls Monday. They were no. 12 in the USCHO rankings and No. 11 in the USA Today poll. Here are this week's rankings:

USCHO.COM/CBS COLLEGE SPORTS
1. Colorado College
2. Boston College
3. Boston University
4. Minnesota
5. New Hampshire
6. Denver
7. Michigan
8. Miami
9. Princeton
10. Northeastern
11. Michigan State
12. Notre Dame
13. Minnesota State
14. Air Force
15. Clarkson
16. Vermont
17. Cornell
18. Harvard
19. UMass
20. Minnesota Duluth
Others receiving votes: North Dakota, St. Lawrence, Alaska-Anchorage, Nebraska-Omaha, St. Cloud State, Colgate, Union, Dartmouth, UMass-Lowell, Northern Michigan, Yale, Wisconsin, Ferris State, Alaska, Bemidji State, RIT

USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY
1. Colorado College
2. Boston College
3. Boston University
4. Minnesota
5. New Hampshire
6. Denver
7. Michigan
8. Miami
9. Princeton
10. Northeastern
11. Michigan State
12. Notre Dame
13. Minnesota State
14. Air Force
15. Clarkson
Others receiving votes: UMass, Vermont, Cornell, Minnesota-Duluth, North Dakota, St. Lawrence, Union, Harvard, Alaska-Anchorage, Yale, UMass-Lowell, Nebraska-Omaha St. Cloud State.