Mavericks ranked 11th

Minnesota State, which has won 11 of its last 12 games, including four in a row, is now ranked 11th in the country in both national polls, which came out on Monday.

Here is the USCHO poll (first-place votes in parenthesis):

1. Minnesota (38)

2. Notre Dame (8)

3. Boston College (1)

4. New Hampshire (1)

5. Quinnipiac (2)

6. Miami

7. North Dakota

8. Boston University

9. Denver

10. Western Michigan

11. MINNESOTA STATE
12. Dartmouth

13. Nebraska Omaha

14. Yale

15. Cornell

16. Union

17. Niagara

18. St. Cloud State

19. Colgate

20. UMass-Lowell

Others receiving votes: Robert Morris, Ferris State, Lake Superior, Holy Cross Michigan Tech, Providence, Northern Michigan, Mercyhurst

The USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll:

1. Minnesota (21)

2. Boston College (5)

3. Notre Dame (2)

4. New Hampshire (3)

5. Quinnipiac (3)

6. Miami

7. North Dakota

8. Boston University

9. Denver

10. Western Michigan

11. MINNESOTA STATE

12. Dartmouth

13. Nebraska Omaha

14. Yale

15. Cornell

Others receiving votes: Niagara, Union, Colgate, Ferris State, UMass-Lowell, St. Cloud State, Lake Superior, Robert Morris