Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA Division I men’s hockey teams fared, Jan. 17-18

Arizona State is now in sole possession of first place in the NCHC after sweeping St. Cloud State over the weekend (photo: Sun Devil Athletics).

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

No. 1 Michigan State (19-3-2)
01/17/2025 – No. 1 Michigan State 2 at No. 10 Michigan 3 (OT)
01/18/2025 – No. 10 Michigan 1 at No. 1 Michigan State 4

No. 2 Boston College (16-4-1)
01/14/2025 – Harvard 1 at No. 2 Boston College 3
01/17/2025 – No. 6 Providence 0 at No. 2 Boston College 3
01/18/2025 – No. 2 Boston College 4 at No. 6 Providence 1

No. 3 Minnesota (19-5-2)
01/17/2025 – Notre Dame 2 at No. 3 Minnesota 5
01/18/2025 – Notre Dame 4 at No. 3 Minnesota 3 (OT)

No. 4 Western Michigan (15-4-1)
01/17/2025 – No. 4 Western Michigan 3 at No. 14 North Dakota 2 (OT)
01/18/2025 – No. 4 Western Michigan 5 at No. 14 North Dakota 1

No. 5 Maine (15-5-3)
01/17/2025 – No. 17 Connecticut 4 at No. 5 Maine 2
01/18/2025 – No. 17 Connecticut 2 at No. 5 Maine 2 (OT)

No. 6 Providence (15-5-2)
01/17/2025 – No. 6 Providence 0 at No. 2 Boston College 3
01/18/2025 – No. 2 Boston College 4 at No. 6 Providence 1

No. 7 Denver (17-5-0)
Did not play.

No. 8 Ohio State (15-6-1)
Did not play.

No. 9 UMass Lowell (12-7-2)
01/18/2025 – Stonehill 3 at No. 9 UMass Lowell 2 (OT)

No. 10 Michigan (14-9-1)
01/17/2025 – No. 1 Michigan State 2 at No. 10 Michigan 3 (OT)
01/18/2025 – No. 10 Michigan 1 at No. 1 Michigan State 4

No. 11 Boston University (13-7-1)
01/17/2025 – No. 11 Boston University 6 at No. 19 New Hampshire 3
01/18/2025 – No. 19 New Hampshire 1 at No. 11 Boston University 2 (OT)

No. 12 Minnesota State (16-6-2)
01/17/2025 – RV Michigan Tech 2 at No. 12 Minnesota State 5
01/18/2025 – RV Michigan Tech 1 at No. 12 Minnesota State 0 (OT)

No. 13 Arizona State (13-8-1)
01/17/2025 – No. 13 Arizona State 6 at No. 15 St. Cloud State 3
01/18/2025 – No. 13 Arizona State 5 at No. 15 St. Cloud State 3

No. 14 North Dakota (12-10-1)
01/17/2025 – No. 4 Western Michigan 3 at No. 14 North Dakota 2 (OT)
01/18/2025 – No. 4 Western Michigan 5 at No. 14 North Dakota 1

No. 15 St. Cloud State (11-11-0)
01/17/2025 – No. 13 Arizona State 6 at No. 15 St. Cloud State 3
01/18/2025 – No. 13 Arizona State 5 at No. 15 St. Cloud State 3

No. 16 Quinnipiac (14-7-2)
01/17/2025 – Colgate 3 at No. 16 Quinnipiac 6
01/18/2025 – RV Cornell 2 at No. 16 Quinnipiac 2 (OT)

No. 17 Connecticut (12-8-2)
01/17/2025 – No. 17 Connecticut 4 at No. 5 Maine 2
01/18/2025 – No. 17 Connecticut 2 at No. 5 Maine 2 (OT)

No. 18 Colorado College (11-10-1)
01/17/2025 – Minnesota Duluth 2 at No. 18 Colorado College 7
01/18/2025 – Minnesota Duluth 4 at No. 18 Colorado College 1

No. 19 New Hampshire (10-8-3)
01/17/2025 – No. 11 Boston University 6 at No. 19 New Hampshire 3
01/18/2025 – No. 19 New Hampshire 1 at No. 11 Boston University 2 (OT)

No. 20 Clarkson (13-7-2)
01/17/2025 – No. 20 Clarkson 7 at Yale 4
01/18/2025 – No. 20 Clarkson 2 at Brown 4

RV = Received Votes