Rankings roundup: How the top 20 teams fared, Dec. 6-8

Johnny Walker’s hat trick Friday night led No. 20 Arizona State to a 4-1 upset win over visiting No. 4 Denver. The two teams tied 2-2 the following night (photo: Riley Trujillo/Sun Devil Athletics).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. Dec. 2 fared in games over the Dec. 6-8 weekend.

No. 1 Minnesota State (14-1-1)
12/06/2019 – Lake Superior State 1 at No. 1 Minnesota State 5
12/07/2019 – Lake Superior State 0 at No. 1 Minnesota State 2

No. 2 Cornell (10-1-0)
12/06/2019 – No. 2 Cornell 3 at No. 12 Harvard 1
12/07/2019 – No. 2 Cornell 1 at RV Dartmouth 2

No. 3 North Dakota (14-1-2)
12/06/2019 – No. 3 North Dakota 1 at No. 17 Western Michigan 0 (OT)
12/07/2019 – No. 3 North Dakota 8 at No. 17 Western Michigan 2

No. 4 Denver (9-4-3)
12/06/2019 – No. 4 Denver 1 at No. 20 Arizona State 4
12/07/2019 – No. 4 Denver 2 at No. 20 Arizona State 2 (OT)

No. 5 Clarkson (11-3-1)
12/07/2019 – St. Lawrence 1 at No. 5 Clarkson 3

No. 6 Penn State (12-5-0)
12/06/2019 – No. 6 Penn State 1 at Michigan 4
12/07/2019 – No. 6 Penn State 3 at Michigan 1

No. 7 Ohio State (10-4-2)
12/06/2019 – RV Minnesota 2 at No. 7 Ohio State 3 (OT)
12/07/2019 – RV Minnesota 1 at No. 7 Ohio State 1 (OT)

No. 8 Northeastern (10-5-2)
12/07/2019 – No. 8 Northeastern 3 at Boston University 6

No. 9 Notre Dame (8-6-2)
12/06/2019 – No. 9 Notre Dame 0 at No. 10 Boston College 4
12/08/2019 – No. 10 Boston College 6 at No. 9 Notre Dame 1

No. 10 Boston College (11-4-0)
12/06/2019 – No. 9 Notre Dame 0 at No. 10 Boston College 4
12/08/2019 – No. 10 Boston College 6 at No. 9 Notre Dame 1

No. 11 Massachusetts (11-4-1)
12/06/2019 – RV Maine 1 at No. 11 Massachusetts 5
12/07/2019 – RV Maine 1 at No. 11 Massachusetts 4

No. 12 Harvard (6-4-0)
12/03/2019 – No. 12 Harvard 2 at Boston University 5
12/06/2019 – No. 2 Cornell 3 at No. 12 Harvard 1
12/07/2019 – Colgate 4 at No. 12 Harvard 3 (OT)

No. 13 Bowling Green (11-5-1)
12/06/2019 – Alabama Huntsville 3 at No. 13 Bowling Green 9
12/07/2019 – Alabama Huntsville 2 at No. 13 Bowling Green 2 (OT)

No. 14 Minnesota Duluth (9-6-1)
12/06/2019 – No. 14 Minnesota Duluth 6 at No. 18 Omaha 3
12/07/2019 – No. 14 Minnesota Duluth 4 at No. 18 Omaha 3

No. 15 Providence (9-5-3)
12/06/2019 – No. 16 UMass Lowell 3 at No. 15 Providence 2
12/07/2019 – No. 15 Providence 4 at No. 16 UMass Lowell 1

No. 16 UMass Lowell (10-4-4)
12/06/2019 – No. 16 UMass Lowell 3 at No. 15 Providence 2
12/07/2019 – No. 15 Providence 4 at No. 16 UMass Lowell 1

No. 17 Western Michigan (7-7-2)
12/06/2019 – No. 3 North Dakota 1 at No. 17 Western Michigan 0 (OT)
12/07/2019 – No. 3 North Dakota 8 at No. 17 Western Michigan 2

No. 18 Omaha (6-6-2)
12/06/2019 – No. 14 Minnesota Duluth 6 at No. 18 Omaha 3
12/07/2019 – No. 14 Minnesota Duluth 4 at No. 18 Omaha 3

No. 19 Wisconsin (7-10-1)
12/06/2019 – No. 19 Wisconsin 0 at RV Michigan State 3
12/07/2019 – No. 19 Wisconsin 4 at RV Michigan State 5 (OT)

No. 20 Arizona State (8-4-2)
12/06/2019 – No. 4 Denver 1 at No. 20 Arizona State 4
12/07/2019 – No. 4 Denver 2 at No. 20 Arizona State 2 (OT)

RV = Received Votes