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

Minnesota State poses with the Mason Cup Saturday night as CCHA champions (photo: Kenzie Schmidt).

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

No. 1 Minnesota (26-9-1)
03/18/2023 – No. 4 Michigan 4 at No. 1 Minnesota 3 (Big Ten championship)

No. 2 Quinnipiac (30-4-3)
03/17/2023 – Colgate 2 vs No. 2 Quinnipiac 1 2 (OT, ECAC Hockey semifinal, Lake Placid)

No. 3 Denver (30-9-0)
03/17/2023 – RV Colorado College 1 vs No. 3 Denver 0 (NCHC semifinal, St. Paul)

No. 4 Michigan (24-11-3)
03/18/2023 – No. 4 Michigan 4 at No. 1 Minnesota 3 (Big Ten championship)

No. 5 Boston University (27-10-0)
03/17/2023 – RV Providence 1 vs No. 5 Boston University 2 (OT, Hockey East semifinal, Boston)
03/18/2023 – No. 14 Merrimack 2 vs No. 5 Boston University 3 (OT, Hockey East championship, Boston)

No. 6 Harvard (24-7-2)
03/17/2023 – No. 10 Cornell 0 vs No. 6 Harvard 1 (OT, ECAC Hockey semifinal, Lake Placid)
03/18/2023 – Colgate 3 vs No. 6 Harvard 2 (ECAC Hockey championship, Lake Placid)

No. 7 St. Cloud State (24-12-3)
03/17/2023 – No. 17 North Dakota 2 vs No. 7 St. Cloud State 3 (OT, NCHC semifinal, St. Paul)
03/18/2023 – RV Colorado College 0 vs No. 7 St. Cloud State 3 (NCHC championship, St. Paul)

No. 8 Ohio State (20-15-3)
Did not play.

No. 9 Western Michigan (23-14-1)
Did not play.

No. 10 Cornell (20-10-2)
03/17/2023 – No. 10 Cornell 0 vs No. 6 Harvard 1 (OT, ECAC Hockey semifinal, Lake Placid)

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

No. 12 Minnesota State (25-12-1)
03/18/2023 – RV Northern Michigan 2 at No. 12 Minnesota State 3 (OT, CCHA championship)

No. 13 Michigan Tech (24-10-4)
Did not play.

No. 14 Merrimack (23-13-1)
03/17/2023 – No. 20 UMass Lowell 1 vs No. 14 Merrimack 2 (2OT, Hockey East semifinal, Boston)
03/18/2023 – No. 14 Merrimack 2 vs No. 5 Boston University 3 (OT, Hockey East championship, Boston)

No. 15 Alaska (22-10-2)
Did not play.

No. 16 Northeastern (17-13-5)
Did not play.

No. 17 North Dakota (18-15-6)
03/17/2023 – No. 17 North Dakota 2 vs No. 7 St. Cloud 3 (OT, NCHC semifinal, St. Paul)

No. 18 Omaha (19-15-3)
Did not play.

No. 19 Michigan State (18-18-2)
Did not play.

No. 20 UMass Lowell (18-15-3)
03/17/2023 – No. 20 UMass Lowell 1 vs No. 14 Merrimack 2 (OT, Hockey East semifinal, Boston)

RV = Received votes