Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA hockey teams fared, Feb. 17-18

Merrimack’s Matt Copponi celebrates a goal last weekend in the Warriors’ sweep of Boston University (photo: Merrimack Athletics).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Feb. 13 fared in games over the weekend of Feb. 17-18.

No. 1 Quinnipiac (26-3-3)
02/17/2023 – Yale 1 at No. 1 Quinnipiac 5
02/18/2023 – Brown 2 at No. 1 Quinnipiac 5

No. 2 Minnesota (23-8-1)
02/17/2023 – No. 2 Minnesota 7 at No. 7 Penn State 2
02/18/2023 – No. 2 Minnesota 3 at No. 7 Penn State 2 (OT)

No. 3 Denver (24-8-0)
02/17/2023 – Minnesota Duluth 2 at No. 3 Denver 6
02/18/2023 – Minnesota Duluth 6 at No. 3 Denver 5

No. 4 Michigan (20-10-2)
02/16/2023 – No. 4 Michigan 3 at No. 10 Ohio State 3 (OT)
02/18/2023 – No. 4 Michigan 2 at No. 10 Ohio State 4 (Cleveland, Ohio)

No. 5 Boston University (20-10-0)
02/13/2023 – RV Boston College 4 vs No. 5 Boston University 2 (Beanpot third place)
02/17/2023 – No. 5 Boston University 1 at No. 20 Merrimack 4
02/18/2023 – No. 20 Merrimack 4 at No. 5 Boston University 3 (OT)

No. 6 St. Cloud State (18-9-3)
02/17/2023 – No. 6 St. Cloud State 3 at RV North Dakota 4 (OT)
02/18/2023 – No. 6 St. Cloud State 2 at RV North Dakota 2 (OT)

No. 7 Penn State (19-12-1)
02/17/2023 – No. 2 Minnesota 7 at No. 7 Penn State 2
02/18/2023 – No. 2 Minnesota 3 at No. 7 Penn State 2 (OT)

No. 8 Western Michigan (21-10-1)
02/17/2023 – Colorado College 1 at No. 8 Western Michigan 4
02/18/2023 – Colorado College 1 at No. 8 Western Michigan 2

No. 9 Harvard (19-6-2)
02/13/2023 – No. 9 Harvard 2 vs No. 16 Northeastern 2 (OT, Beanpot championship)
02/17/2023 – Union 3 at No. 9 Harvard 5
02/18/2023 – Rensselaer 0 at No. 9 Harvard 4

No. 10 Ohio State (18-11-3)
02/16/2023 – No. 4 Michigan 3 at No. 10 Ohio State 3 (OT)
02/18/2023 – No. 4 Michigan 2 at No. 10 Ohio State 4 (Cleveland, Ohio)

No. 11 Cornell (16-9-2)
02/17/2023 – Clarkson 4 at No. 11 Cornell 3
02/18/2023 – St. Lawrence 1 at No. 11 Cornell 0

No. 12 Michigan Tech (21-8-4)
Did not play.

No. 13 Minnesota State (20-11-1)
02/17/2023 – No. 13 Minnesota State 4 at RV Bemidji State 1
02/18/2023 – No. 13 Minnesota State 1 at RV Bemidji State 2 (OT)

No. 14 Connecticut (17-10-3)
Did not play.

No. 15 Omaha (17-10-3)
02/17/2023 – No. 15 Omaha 3 at Miami 1
02/18/2023 – No. 15 Omaha 3 at Miami 2 (OT)

No. 16 Northeastern (15-10-5)
02/13/2023 – No. 9 Harvard 2 vs No. 16 Northeastern 2 (OT, Beanpot championship)
02/18/2023 – No. 16 Northeastern 3 at Vermont 0

No. 17 Michigan State (16-16-2)
02/17/2023 – No. 17 Michigan State 6 at Wisconsin 2
02/18/2023 – No. 17 Michigan State 2 at Wisconsin 6

No. 18 UMass Lowell (16-11-3)
02/17/2023 – No. 18 UMass Lowell 2 at RV Providence 3 (OT)
02/18/2023 – RV Providence 1 at No. 18 UMass Lowell 2

No. 19 Notre Dame (14-14-4)
Did not play.

No. 20 Merrimack (18-12-1)
02/17/2023 – No. 5 Boston University 1 at No. 20 Merrimack 4
02/18/2023 – No. 20 Merrimack 4 at No. 5 Boston University 3 (OT)

RV = Received votes