Mavericks drop in the polls

Minnesota State, ranked 11th in the preseason polls, dropped down after losing their first two games of the season at Providence.

The Mavericks fell to No. 18 in the U.S. College Hockey Online top 20 and out of the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine top 15 (receiving votes, though.)

Miami moved to No. 1 in both polls, and Providence jumped up to No. 10 after its sweep of MSU. Here's a look at the rankings:

USCHO
1. Miami (40 first-place votes)
2. Wisconsin (5)
3. Minnesota (2)
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. North Dakota
7. t-Boston College
7. t-Yale (3)
9. UMass-Lowell
10. Providence
11. St. Cloud State
12. Denver
13. New Hampshire
14. Quinnipiac
15. Boston University
16. Union
17. Rensselaer
18. Minnesota State
19. Cornell
20. Minnesota Duluth
Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence, Alaska Anchorage, Ferris State, Clarkson, Western Michigan, Colorado College, Harvard, Northeastern, Lake Superior, Niagara, Colgate, Brown, Nebraska Omaha, Sacred Heart, Michigan Tech, Bowling Green, Dartmouth, Ohio State, Air Force, Bentley, Canisius, Michigan State.

USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY MAGAZINE
1. Miami (28 first-place votes)
2. Wisconsin (3)
3. Minnesota
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. t-Boston College
6. t-Yale (3)
8. North Dakota
9. UMass-Lowell
10. Providence
11. St. Cloud State
12. Denver
13. New Hampshire
14. Quinnipiac
15. Union
Others receiving votes: Boston University, Rensselaer, Minnesota State, Cornell, Minnesota Duluth, Colorado College, Brown, St. Lawrence