Rankings roundup: How the top 20 fared, Dec. 16-18

Though this past weekend had just 13 games on the schedule, here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 12 fared over the Dec. 16-18 weekend.

No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – tied, defeated No. 15 Bemidji State

No. 2 Denver – was idle

No. 3 Penn State – was idle

No. 4 Harvard – was idle

No. 5 Boston College – was idle

No. 6 Boston University – defeated Yale on Dec. 13

No. 7 Massachusetts-Lowell – was idle

No. 8 North Dakota – was idle

No. 9 Ohio State – was idle

No. 10 Minnesota – was idle

No. 11 Vermont – swept by No. 13 Union

No. 12 Notre Dame – was idle

No. 13 Union – swept No. 11 Vermont

No. 14 Quinnipiac – was idle

No. 15 Bemidji State – tied, lost to No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth

No. 16 Western Michigan – was idle

No. 17 St. Lawrence – was idle

No. 18 St. Cloud State – was idle

No. 19 Minnesota State – split with Princeton

No. 20 Omaha – was idle