Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA hockey teams fared, March 10-12

St. Cloud State’s Grant Cruikshank celebrates a goal last weekend against Minnesota Duluth (photo: St. Cloud State Athletics).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 6 fared in games over the weekend of March 10-12.

No. 1 Minnesota (26-8-1)
03/11/2023 – No. 18 Michigan State 1 at No. 1 Minnesota 5 (Big Ten semifinal)

No. 2 Quinnipiac (30-3-3)
03/10/2023 – Yale 0 at No. 2 Quinnipiac 3 (ECAC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/11/2023 – Yale 2 at No. 2 Quinnipiac 6 (ECAC quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 3 Denver (30-8-0)
03/10/2023 – Miami 2 at No. 3 Denver 6 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 1
03/11/2023 – Miami 2 at No. 3 Denver 7 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 2

No. 4 Michigan (23-11-3)
03/11/2023 – No. 9 Ohio State 3 at No. 4 Michigan 7 (Big Ten semifinal)

No. 5 Boston University (25-10-0)
03/11/2023 – Vermont 3 at No. 5 Boston University 7 (Hockey East quarterfinal)

No. 6 Harvard (23-6-2)
03/10/2023 – Princeton 1 at No. 6 Harvard 6 (ECAC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/11/2023 – Princeton 1 at No. 6 Harvard 6 (ECAC quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 7 Western Michigan (23-14-1)
03/10/2023 – Colorado College 3 at No. 7 Western Michigan 1 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/11/2023 – Colorado College 3 at No. 7 Western Michigan 2 (OT, NCHC quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 8 St. Cloud State (22-12-3)
03/10/2023 – Minnesota Duluth 1 at No. 8 St. Cloud State 3 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/11/2023 – Minnesota Duluth 5 at No. 8 St. Cloud State 1 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 2)
03/12/2023 – Minnesota Duluth 1 at No. 8 St. Cloud State 3 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 3)

No. 9 Ohio State (20-15-3)
03/11/2023 – No. 9 Ohio State 3 at No. 4 Michigan 7 (Big Ten semifinal)

No. 10 Michigan Tech (24-10-4)
03/11/2023 – RV Northern Michigan 4 at No. 10 Michigan Tech 0 (CCHA semifinal)

No. 11 Penn State (21-15-1)
Did not play.

No. 12 Cornell (20-9-2)
03/10/2023 – Clarkson 1 at No. 12 Cornell 2 (ECAC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/11/2023 – Clarkson 1 at No. 12 Cornell 3 (ECAC quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 13 Minnesota State (24-12-1)
03/11/2023 – Ferris State 2 at No. 13 Minnesota State 7 (CCHA semifinal)

No. 14 Merrimack (22-12-1)
03/11/2023 – RV Boston College 0 at No. 14 Merrimack 1 (OT, Hockey East quarterfinal)

No. 15 Northeastern (17-13-5)
03/11/2023 – Providence 2 at No. 15 Northeastern 1 (OT, Hockey East quarterfinal)

No. 16 Alaska (22-10-2)
Did not play.

No. 17 Omaha (19-15-3)
03/10/2023 – RV North Dakota 1 at No. 17 Omaha 2 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/11/2023 – RV North Dakota 3 at No. 17 Omaha 1 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 2)
03/12/2023 – RV North Dakota 5 at No. 17 Omaha 2 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 3)

No. 18 Michigan State (18-18-2)
03/11/2023 – No. 18 Michigan State 1 at No. 1 Minnesota 5 (Big Ten semifinal)

No. 19 Connecticut (20-12-3)
03/11/2023 – RV UMass Lowell 2 at No. 19 Connecticut 1 (Hockey East quarterfinal)

No. 20 RIT (25-13-1)
03/10/2023 – Holy Cross 1 at No. 20 RIT 0 (OT, AHA semifinal Game 1)
03/11/2023 – Holy Cross 3 at No. 20 RIT 4 (OT, AHA semifinal Game 2)
03/12/2023 – Holy Cross 5 at No. 20 RIT 1 (AHA semifinal Game 3)

RV = Received votes