Minnesota State ranked 13th

The first college hockey rankings were released on Monday, and Minnesota State came in at No. 13 in both the USCHO poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey rankings.

Here are the rankings:

USCHO
1. Minnesota (36 first-place votes)
2. North Dakota (2)
3. Providence (2)
4. Boston College
5. Union (9)
6. Colgate
7. St. Cloud State
8. Michigan
9. Ferris State
10. Wisconsin
11. Miami
12. Notre Dame
13. Minnesota State
14. Cornell
15. Quinnipiac
16. Northeastern
17. UMass-Lowell
18. Denver
19. New Hampshire
20. Boston University

20 others receiving votes including WCHA teams Michigan Tech, Bowling Green and Alaska

USA Today/USA Hockey
1. Minnesota (32)
2. North Dakota (1)
3. Providence
4. Boston College
5. Colgate
6. St. Cloud State
7. Michigan
8. Union
9. Miami
T-10. Ferris State
T-10. Notre Dame
12. Wisconsin
13. Minnesota State
14. Cornell
15. Denver

12 others receiving votes including Michigan Tech