Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll of March 17 fared in games over the weekend of March 21-22.
No. 1 Michigan State (26-6-4)
03/22/2025 – No. 9 Ohio State 3 at No. 1 Michigan State 4 (2OT, Big Ten Championship)
No. 2 Boston College (26-7-2)
Did not play.
No. 3 Western Michigan (30-7-1)
03/21/2025 – No. 17 North Dakota 2 vs No. 3 Western Michigan 4 (NCHC Semifinal, St. Paul, Minn.)
03/22/2025 – No. 6 Denver 3 vs No. 3 Western Michigan 4 (2OT, NCHC Championship, St. Paul, Minn.)
No. 4 Maine (24-7-6)
03/20/2025 – RV Northeastern 3 vs No. 4 Maine 4 (2OT, Hockey East Semifinal, Boston)
03/21/2025 – No. 7 Connecticut 2 vs No. 4 Maine 5 (Hockey East Championship, Boston)
No. 5 Minnesota (25-10-4)
Did not play.
No. 6 Denver (29-11-1)
03/21/2025 – No. 6 Denver 4 vs No. 11 Arizona State 2 (NCHC Semifinal, St. Paul, Minn.)
03/22/2025 – No. 6 Denver 3 vs No. 3 Western Michigan 4 (2OT, NCHC Championship, St. Paul, Minn)
No. 7 Connecticut (22-11-4)
03/20/2025 – No. 7 Connecticut 5 vs No. 8 Boston University 2 (Hockey East Semifinal, Boston)
03/21/2025 – No. 7 Connecticut 2 vs No. 4 Maine 5 (Hockey East Championship, Boston)
No. 8 Boston University (21-13-2)
03/20/2025 – No. 7 Connecticut 5 vs No. 8 Boston University 2 (Hockey East Semifinal, Boston)
No. 9 Ohio State (24-13-2)
03/22/2025 – No. 9 Ohio State 3 at No. 1 Michigan State 4 (2OT, Big Ten Championship)
No. 10 Providence (21-10-5)
Did not play.
No. 11 Arizona State (21-14-2)
03/21/2025 – No. 6 Denver 4 vs No. 11 Arizona State 2 (NCHC Semifinal, St. Paul, Minn.)
No. 12 Quinnipiac (24-11-2)
03/21/2025 – RV Cornell 3 vs No. 12 Quinnipiac 2 (OT, ECAC Semifinal, Lake Placid, N.Y.)
No. 13 Penn State (20-13-4)
Did not play.
No. 14 Massachusetts (20-13-5)
Did not play.
No. 15 Minnesota State (27-8-3)
03/21/2025 – RV St. Thomas 2 at No. 15 Minnesota State 4 (CCHA Championship)
No. 16 Michigan (18-15-3)
Did not play.
No. 17 North Dakota (21-15-2)
03/21/2025 – No. 17 North Dakota 2 vs No. 3 Western Michigan 4 (NCHC Semifinal, St. Paul, Minn.)
No. 18 Clarkson (24-12-3)
03/21/2025 – RV Dartmouth 1 vs No. 18 Clarkson 4 (ECAC Semifinal, Lake Placid, N.Y.)
03/22/2025 – RV Cornell 3 vs No. 18 Clarkson 1 (ECAC Championship, Lake Placid, N.Y.)
No. 19 Holy Cross (24-14-2)
03/22/2025 – RV Bentley 6 at No. 19 Holy Cross 3 (AHA Championship)
No. 20 UMass Lowell (16-16-4)
Did not play.
RV = Received Votes
