Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA hockey teams fared, Dec. 7-13

Mathieu Gosselin struck for three goals and two assists in Clarkson’s two-game road sweep at Mercyhurst over the weekend (photo: Clarkson Athletics).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 7 fared in games over the week of Dec. 7-13.

No. 1 North Dakota (4-2-1)
12/08/2020 – No. 9 Denver 3 vs No. 1 North Dakota 2
12/10/2020 – No. 1 North Dakota 2 vs No. 3 Minnesota Duluth 2 (OT)
12/12/2020 – No. 13 St. Cloud State 5 vs No. 1 North Dakota 3
12/13/2020 – RV Western Michigan 3 vs No. 1 North Dakota 6

No. 2 Boston College (5-1-0)
12/11/2020 – RV Connecticut 3 at No. 2 Boston College 4 (OT)
12/12/2020 – No. 2 Boston College 1 at RV Connecticut 3

No. 3 Minnesota Duluth (5-1-1)
12/08/2020 – Miami 2 vs No. 3 Minnesota Duluth 4
12/10/2020 – No. 1 North Dakota 2 vs No. 3 Minnesota Duluth 2 (OT)
12/12/2020 – No. 3 Minnesota Duluth 4 vs No. 9 Denver 1
12/13/2020 – No. 3 Minnesota Duluth 1 vs Colorado College 4

No. 4 Minnesota (8-0-0)
12/08/2020 – No. 4 Minnesota 3 at No. 5 Michigan 1
12/09/2020 – No. 4 Minnesota 4 at No. 5 Michigan 0

No. 5 Michigan (5-5-0)
12/08/2020 – No. 4 Minnesota 3 at No. 5 Michigan 1
12/09/2020 – No. 4 Minnesota 4 at No. 5 Michigan 0

No. 6 Minnesota State (2-1-0)
12/07/2020 – No. 6 Minnesota State 2 at RV Michigan Tech 0

No. 7 Clarkson (4-2-0)
12/09/2020 – No. 7 Clarkson 1 at Niagara 4
12/12/2020 – No. 7 Clarkson 4 at RV Mercyhurst 3 (OT)
12/13/2020 – No. 7 Clarkson 6 at RV Mercyhurst 2

No. 8 UMass Lowell (0-1-0)
12/13/2020 – No. 19 Providence 4 at No. 8 UMass Lowell 2

No. 9 Denver (2-4-0)
12/08/2020 – No. 9 Denver 3 vs No. 1 North Dakota 2
12/10/2020 – No. 9 Denver 5 vs Miami 1
12/12/2020 – No. 3 Minnesota Duluth 4 vs No. 9 Denver 1

No. 10 Massachusetts (2-3-1)
Did not play.

No. 11 Quinnipiac (0-0-0)
Did not play.

No. 12 Wisconsin (5-5-0)
Did not play.

No. 13 St. Cloud State (4-2-0)
12/09/2020 – RV Western Michigan 2 vs No. 13 St. Cloud State 1
12/12/2020 – No. 13 St. Cloud State 5 vs No. 1 North Dakota 3
12/13/2020 – No. 13 St. Cloud State 0 vs No. 18 Omaha 2

No. 14 Ohio State (3-5-0)
12/12/2020 – No. 14 Ohio State 0 at No. 15 Notre Dame 3
12/13/2020 – No. 14 Ohio State 3 at No. 15 Notre Dame 2

No. 15 Notre Dame (4-4-0)
12/12/2020 – No. 14 Ohio State 0 at No. 15 Notre Dame 3
12/13/2020 – No. 14 Ohio State 3 at No. 15 Notre Dame 2

No. 16 Bowling Green (6-1-0)
12/11/2020 – Ferris State 2 at No. 16 Bowling Green 3
12/12/2020 – No. 16 Bowling Green 6 at Ferris State 2

No. 17 Northeastern (2-0-0)
12/12/2020 – Merrimack 2 at No. 17 Northeastern 8
12/13/2020 – No. 17 Northeastern 6 at Merrimack 3

No. 18 Omaha (4-3-0)
12/09/2020 – No. 18 Omaha 6 vs Colorado College 1
12/12/2020 – No. 18 Omaha 0 vs Miami 1
12/13/2020 – No. 13 St. Cloud 0 vs No. 18 Omaha 2

No. 19 Providence (1-2-0)
12/13/2020 – No. 19 Providence 4 at No. 8 UMass Lowell 2

No. 20 Arizona State (3-6-1)
12/11/2020 – No. 20 Arizona State 2 at RV Penn State 3 (OT)
12/13/2020 – No. 20 Arizona State 4 at RV Penn State 5 (OT)

RV = Received Votes