Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA hockey teams fared, March 15-20

Minnesota State senior Reggie Lutz scored his 10th goal of the season in Minnesota State’s WCHA semifinal game against Northern Michigan last Friday (photo: Minnesota State Athletics).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 15 fared in games over the week of March 15-20.

No. 1 Boston College (17-5-1)
03/17/2021 – RV UMass Lowell 6 at No. 1 Boston College 5 (OT, Hockey East semifinal)

No. 2 North Dakota (21-5-1)
03/15/2021 – RV Denver 1 at No. 2 North Dakota 2 (OT, NCHC semifinal)
03/16/2021 – No. 8 St. Cloud State 3 at No. 2 North Dakota 5 (NCHC championship)

No. 3 Minnesota State (20-4-1)
03/19/2021 – RV Northern Michigan 5 at No. 3 Minnesota State 1 (WCHA semifinal)

No. 4 Minnesota (23-6-0)
03/15/2021 – No. 7 Michigan 2 vs No. 4 Minnesota 3 (OT, Big Ten semifinal)
03/16/2021 – No. 4 Minnesota 6 vs No. 5 Wisconsin 4 (Big Ten championship)

No. 5 Wisconsin (20-9-1)
03/15/2021 – No. 5 Wisconsin 4 vs RV Penn State 3 (OT, Big Ten semifinal)
03/16/2021 – No. 4 Minnesota 6 vs No. 5 Wisconsin 4 (Big Ten championship)

No. 6 Massachusetts (16-5-4)
03/17/2021 – No. 14 Providence 2 at No. 6 Massachusetts 5 (Hockey East semifinal)
03/20/2021 – RV UMass Lowell 0 at No. 6 Massachusetts 1 (Hockey East championship)

No. 7 Michigan (15-10-1)
03/15/2021 – No. 7 Michigan 2 vs No. 4 Minnesota 3 (OT, Big Ten semifinal)

No. 8 St. Cloud State (17-10-0)
03/15/2021 – No. 9 Minnesota Duluth 2 vs No. 8 St. Cloud State 3 (NCHC semifinal)
03/16/2021 – No. 8 St. Cloud State 3 at No. 2 North Dakota 5 (NCHC championship)

No. 9 Minnesota Duluth (14-10-2)
03/15/2021 – No. 9 Minnesota Duluth 2 vs No. 8 St. Cloud State 3 (NCHC semifinal)

No. 10 Quinnipiac (17-7-4)
03/20/2021 St. Lawrence 3 at No. 10 Quinnipiac 2 (OT, ECAC championship)

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No. 11 Boston University (10-4-1)
Did not play.

No. 12 Omaha (14-10-1)
Did not play.

No. 13 Bemidji State (15-9-3)
03/19/2021 – No. 13 Bemidji State 1 vs No. 17 Lake Superior State 4 (WCHA semifinal)

No. 14 Providence (11-9-5)
03/17/2021 – No. 14 Providence 2 at No. 6 Massachusetts 5 (Hockey East semifinal)

No. 15 AIC (15-3-0)
03/19/2021 – Niagara 1 at No. 15 AIC 2 (Atlantic Hockey semifinal)
03/20/2021 – RV Canisius 2 at No. 15 AIC 5 (Atlantic Hockey championship)

No. 16 Bowling Green (20-10-1)
Did not play.

No. 17 Lake Superior State (19-6-3)
03/19/2021 – No. 13 Bemidji State 1 vs No. 17 Lake Superior State 4 (WCHA semifinal)
03/20/2021 No. 17 Lake Superior State 6 vs RV Northern Michigan 3 (WCHA championship)

No. 18 Clarkson (11-7-4)
Did not play.

No. 19 Army West Point (15-6-1)
03/19/2021 – No. 19 Army West Point 3 vs RV Canisius 4 (OT, Atlantic Hockey semifinal)

No. 20 Notre Dame (14-13-2)
Did not play.

RV = Received Votes