Mavs are No. 1

They say that polls don't matter, right?

Well, don't tell that to the folks in Mankato today, as the Minnesota State men's hockey team was voted No. 1 in the U.S. College Hockey Online rankings. It's the first time in program history that the Mavericks are ranked first in the country. They are also No. 1 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine rankings.

UPDATE: For more on the story, including reaction from players and coach Mike Hastings, go here.

After sweeping Lake Superior State over the weekend, the Mavericks are 16-4-1, 13-2-1 in the WCHA. They're 11-1-1 in their last 13 games and face a tough task this weekend when they travel to Ferris State.

Minnesota State, which is also No. 1 in the Pairwise Rankings, received 20 of 40 first-place votes. Here is the top 20:

1. Minnesota State (20 first-place votes) 937 points
2. Boston University (12) 916
3. North Dakota (9) 907
4. Harvard (5) 832
5. Minnesota Duluth (4) 807
6. UMass-Lowell 668
7. Bowling Green 642
8. Nebraska Omaha 639
9. Miami 602
10. Vermont 575
11. Michigan Tech 496
12. Quinnipiac 400
13. Denver 333
14. Providence 330
15. Colgate 312
16. Minnesota 311
17. Boston College 253
18. Yale 203
19. Michigan 137
20. Merrimack 132
Others receiving votes: Robert Morris 33, Northern Michigan 15, St. Cloud State 7, Union 7, Mercyhurst 2, Penn State 2, Bentley 1, Western Michigan 1