Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 19 fared over the Dec. 28-Jan. 1 weekend.
No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – was idle
No. 2 Denver – tied, lost to Providence
No. 3 Penn State – was idle
No. 4 Harvard – defeated Rennselaer
No. 5 Boston University – was idle
No. 6 Boston College – lost to No. 14 Quinnipiac, tied Ferris State
No. 7 Massachusetts-Lowell – defeated Colgate, defeated Dartmouth
No. 8 North Dakota – defeated No. 10 Union
No. 9 Ohio State – lost to Miami
No. 10 Union – lost to No. 8 North Dakota
No. 11 Minnesota – defeated Mercyhurst, defeated Massachusetts
No. 12 Notre Dame – swept Alaska
No. 13 Vermont – swept Bentley
No. 14 Quinnipiac – defeated No. 6 Boston College, lost to Robert Morris
No. 15 Bemidji State – split with Alaska-Anchorage
No. 16 Western Michigan – defeated Michigan State, defeated Michigan Tech
No. 17 St. Lawrence – was idle
No. 18 St. Cloud State – lost to Connecticut, defeated Arizona State
No. 19 Minnesota State – was idle
No. 20 Omaha – swept Lake Superior State