Mavericks drop to No. 2

After losing for just the second time this season, Minnesota State dropped to No. 2 in both national polls. The Mavericks are also No. 3 in the Pairwise at the midway point of the season. Here's a look at the USCHO poll:

USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll
Minneapolis, Minn./December 16, 2019

   Team             (First Place)    Record   Pts  Last Week
 1 North Dakota              (33)   14- 1-2   979     2
 2 Minnesota State           (13)   15- 2-1   948     1
 3 Cornell                   ( 4)   10- 1-0   917     3
 4 Clarkson                         12- 3-2   813     4
 5 Boston College                   11- 4-0   789     5
 6 Denver                           11- 4-3   699     8
 6 Ohio State                       10- 4-2   699     6
 8 Penn State                       13- 6-0   647     7
 9 Massachusetts                    12- 4-1   628     9
10 Minnesota Duluth                  9- 6-1   506    11
11 Bowling Green                    12- 6-1   463    10
12 Northeastern                     11- 5-2   450    12
13 Providence                        9- 5-3   407    13
14 UMass Lowell                     10- 4-4   397    14
15 Notre Dame                        9- 7-2   311    15
16 Arizona State                     9- 5-2   278    16
17 Harvard                           6- 4-0   174    17
18 Michigan State                    9- 8-1   145    18
19 Western Michigan                  7- 7-2    77    19
20 Sacred Heart                     11- 6-1    56    20

Others receiving votes: Army 31, Michigan Tech 31, Northern
Michigan 31, Alaska 7, Bemidji State 5, Boston University 4,
Quinnipiac 4, RIT 3, Dartmouth 1.

You can find the USA Hockey/USA Today poll here and the Pairwise here.

As for the WCHA standings, Minnesota State is in first place with 30 points in 12 games (two games shy of half). Bemidji State is in second place with 25 points in 12 games. Alaska and Michigan Tech are tied for third with 24 points in 14 games.