Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA hockey teams fared, Jan. 6-8

Minnesota starts its overtime celebration Saturday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci after defeating St. Cloud State (photo: Jim Rosvold/USCHO.com).

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

No. 1 Denver (17-5-0)
01/06/2023 – RV Alaska 3 at No. 1 Denver 1
01/07/2023 – RV Alaska 2 at No. 1 Denver 7

No. 2 Quinnipiac (17-1-3)
01/06/2023 – Dartmouth 0 at No. 2 Quinnipiac 3
01/07/2023 – No. 10 Harvard 1 at No. 2 Quinnipiac 4

No. 3 Minnesota (16-6-0)
01/07/2023 – No. 3 Minnesota 0 at No. 4 St. Cloud State 3
01/08/2023 – No. 4 St. Cloud State 1 at No. 3 Minnesota 2 (OT)

No. 4 St. Cloud State (15-5-0)
01/07/2023 – No. 3 Minnesota 0 at No. 4 St. Cloud State 3
01/08/2023 – No. 4 St. Cloud State 1 at No. 3 Minnesota 2 (OT)

No. 5 Penn State (17-5-0)
Did not play.

No. 6 Boston University (13-6-0)
01/06/2023 – No. 6 Boston University 5 vs Air Force 1 (Desert Hockey Classic)
01/07/2023 – No. 6 Boston University 2 vs No. 16 Michigan Tech 3 (Desert Hockey Classic)

No. 7 Michigan (12-7-1)
01/06/2023 – U.S. NTDP* 6 at No. 7 Michigan 7

No. 8 Merrimack (15-5-1)
01/06/2023 – Yale 3 at No. 8 Merrimack 3 (OT)
01/07/2023 – Brown 6 at No. 8 Merrimack 2

No. 9 Connecticut (13-6-3)
01/07/2023 – Northeastern 4 at No. 9 Connecticut 1 (Frozen Fenway)

No. 10 Harvard (10-4-1)
01/06/2023 – No. 10 Harvard 4 at Princeton 3 (OT)
01/07/2023 – No. 10 Harvard 1 at No. 2 Quinnipiac 4

No. 11 Providence (10-6-5)
01/06/2023 – New Hampshire 2 at No. 11 Providence 0
01/08/2023 – No. 11 Providence 3 at Army 3 (OT)

No. 12 Ohio State (14-7-1)
01/06/2023 – No. 14 Michigan State 1 at No. 12 Ohio State 3
01/07/2023 – No. 14 Michigan State 0 at No. 12 Ohio State 6

No. 13 Western Michigan (12-9-1)
Did not play.

No. 14 Michigan State (12-11-1)
01/06/2023 – No. 14 Michigan State 1 at No. 12 Ohio State 3
01/07/2023 – No. 14 Michigan State 0 at No. 12 Ohio State 6

No. 15 Massachusetts (9-8-3)
01/03/2023 – Brown 0 at No. 15 Massachusetts 3
01/07/2023 – No. 15 Massachusetts 2 at RV Boston College 4 (Frozen Fenway)

No. 16 Michigan Tech (14-6-3)
01/06/2023 – No. 16 Michigan Tech 4 at RV Arizona State 2 (Desert Hockey Classic)
01/07/2023 – No. 6 Boston University 2 vs No. 16 Michigan Tech 3 (Desert Hockey Classic)

No. 17 UMass Lowell (11-8-1)
01/07/2023 – No. 17 UMass Lowell 4 at RV AIC 2

No. 18 Cornell (10-5-1)
01/06/2023 – No. 18 Cornell 6 at Union 1
01/07/2023 – No. 18 Cornell 6 at Rensselaer 4

No. 19 Minnesota State (12-9-1)
01/06/2023 – No. 19 Minnesota State 5 at Northern Michigan 2
01/07/2023 – No. 19 Minnesota State 5 at Northern Michigan 3

No. 20 Notre Dame (10-10-2)
01/06/2023 – No. 20 Notre Dame 0 at Wisconsin 2
01/07/2023 – No. 20 Notre Dame 6 at Wisconsin 4

RV = Received votes
* = Not eligible for poll