Rankings roundup: How the top 20 teams fared, March 15-17

2 Nov 18:  The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Minnesota State University Maverick in a non-conference matchup at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, MN. Photo: Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota (Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota)
Minnesota State swept Lake Superior State in the WCHA semifinals over the weekend to advance to the WCHA championship game next weekend (photo: Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 11 fared in games over the March 15-17 weekend.

No. 1 St. Cloud State (29-4-3)
03/15/2019 – Miami 2 at No. 1 St. Cloud State 5 (NCHC Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – Miami 3 at No. 1 St. Cloud State 6 (NCHC Quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 2 Minnesota State (31-7-2)
03/15/2019 – No. 20 Lake Superior 1 at No. 2 Minnesota State 2 (WCHA Semifinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – No. 20 Lake Superior 0 at No. 2 Minnesota State 2 (WCHA Semifinal Game 2)

No. 3 Massachusetts (28-8-0)
03/15/2019 – New Hampshire 4 at No. 3 Massachusetts 5 (OT) (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – New Hampshire 0 at No. 3 Massachusetts 6 (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (23-11-2)
03/15/2019 – Omaha 1 at No. 4 Minnesota Duluth 2 (OT) (NCHC Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – Omaha 1 at No. 4 Minnesota Duluth 4 (NCHC Quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 5 Quinnipiac (25-9-2)
03/15/2019 – Brown 2 at No. 5 Quinnipiac 1 (OT) (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – Brown 4 at No. 5 Quinnipiac 3 (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 6 Ohio State (20-10-5)
03/17/2019 – No. 17 Penn State 5 at No. 6 Ohio State 1 (Big Ten Semifinal)

No. 7 Providence (22-11-6)
03/15/2019 – Boston College 4 at No. 7 Providence 5 (OT) (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – Boston College 4 at No. 7 Providence 3 (OT) (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 2)
03/17/2019 – Boston College 2 at No. 7 Providence 1 (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 3)

No. 8 Denver (21-10-5)
03/15/2019 – No. 19 North Dakota 0 at No. 8 Denver 2 (NCHC Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – No. 19 North Dakota 2 at No. 8 Denver 4 (NCHC Quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 9 Northeastern (25-10-1)
03/15/2019 – RV Maine 1 at No. 9 Northeastern 2 (OT) (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – RV Maine 1 at No. 9 Northeastern 2 (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 10 Cornell (19-9-4)
03/15/2019 – RV Union 3 at No. 10 Cornell 2 (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – RV Union 0 at No. 10 Cornell 4 (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2)
03/17/2019 – RV Union 2 at No. 10 Cornell 4 (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 3)

No. 11 Clarkson (24-10-2)
03/15/2019 – Yale 1 at No. 11 Clarkson 3 (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – Yale 2 at No. 11 Clarkson 5 (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 12 Western Michigan (21-14-1)
03/16/2019 – Colorado College 2 at No. 12 Western Michigan 1 (NCHC Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/17/2019 – Colorado College 2 at No. 12 Western Michigan 5 (NCHC Quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 13 Arizona State (21-12-1)
Did not play.

No. 14 Harvard (19-9-3)
03/15/2019 – Dartmouth 1 at No. 14 Harvard 3 (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – Dartmouth 3 at No. 14 Harvard 4 (OT) (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 15 Bowling Green (25-9-5)
03/15/2019 – No. 15 Bowling Green 6 at RV Northern Michigan 1 (WCHA Semifinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – No. 15 Bowling Green 2 at RV Northern Michigan 1 (OT) (WCHA Semifinal Game 2)

No. 16 Notre Dame (21-13-3)
03/16/2019 – RV Minnesota 1 at No. 16 Notre Dame 2 (OT) (Big Ten Semifinal)

No. 17 Penn State (22-14-2)
03/17/2019 – No. 17 Penn State 5 at No. 6 Ohio State 1 (Big Ten Semifinal)

No. 18 UMass Lowell (19-13-5)
03/15/2019 – Boston University 3 at No. 18 UMass Lowell 0 (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – Boston University 4 at No. 18 UMass Lowell 6 (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 2)
03/17/2019 – Boston University 4 at No. 18 UMass Lowell 1 (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 3)

No. 19 North Dakota (18-17-2)
03/15/2019 – No. 19 North Dakota 0 at No. 8 Denver 2 (NCHC Quarterfinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – No. 19 North Dakota 2 at No. 8 Denver 4 (NCHC Quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 20 Lake Superior (23-13-2)
03/15/2019 – No. 20 Lake Superior 1 at No. 2 Minnesota State 2 (WCHA Semifinal Game 1)
03/16/2019 – No. 20 Lake Superior 0 at No. 2 Minnesota State 2 (WCHA Semifinal Game 2)

RV = Received Votes