Rankings roundup: How the top 20 teams fared, Jan. 26-27

Omaha's Cole Pickup (24) celebrates his first collegiate goal after scoring an empty-netter during the third period. Omaha beat Western Michigan 6-2 Friday night at Baxter Arena. (Photo by Michelle Bishop) (Michelle Bishop)
Omaha’s Cole Pickup (24) celebrates his first collegiate goal after scoring an empty-netter during the third period as the 19th-ranked Mavericks beat No. 12 Western Michigan 6-2 Friday night at Baxter Arena (photo: Michelle Bishop).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Jan. 22 fared over the Jan. 26-27 weekend.

No. 1 Notre Dame – split with No. 13 Minnesota

No. 2 Cornell – defeated Harvard, defeated Dartmouth

No. 3 Clarkson – defeated Yale, tied Brown

No. 4 Denver – tied No. 11 North Dakota twice

No. 5 St. Cloud State – split with No. 9 Minnesota Duluth

No. 6 Ohio State – swept No. 17 Michigan

No. 7 Minnesota State – defeated No. 9 Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 23), defeated U.S. NTDP Under-18s (exhibition)

No. 8 Northeastern – tied, lost to No. 10 Providence

No. 9 Minnesota Duluth – lost to No. 7 Minnesota State (Jan. 23), split with No. 5 St. Cloud State

No. 10 Providence – tied, defeated No. 8 Northeastern

No. 11 North Dakota – tied No. 4 Denver twice

No. 12 Western Michigan – swept by No. 19 Omaha

No. 13 Minnesota – split with No. 1 Notre Dame

No. 14 Penn State – lost to, tied No. 18 Wisconsin

No. 15 Bowling Green – swept Lake Superior State

No. 16 Boston College – defeated Massachusetts (Jan. 23), split with UMass Lowell

No. 17 Michigan – swept by No. 6 Ohio State

No. 18 Wisconsin – defeated, tied No. 14 Penn State

No. 19 Omaha – swept No. 12 Western Michigan

No. 20 Northern Michigan – swept Alaska Anchorage