Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA hockey teams fared, Jan. 7-9

Cornell goalie Ian Shane turns aside a North Dakota shot during the Big Red’s 3-1 win Saturday night in Grand Forks, N.D. (photo: Nicholas Nelson/North Dakota Athletics).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Jan. 3 fared in games over the weekend of Jan. 7-9.

No. 1 Minnesota State (20-4-0)
01/07/2022 – Ferris State 1 at No. 1 Minnesota State 7
01/08/2022 – Ferris State 0 at No. 1 Minnesota State 7

No. 2 Quinnipiac (14-1-3)
01/08/2022 – Yale at No. 2 Quinnipiac *postponed

No. 3 Western Michigan (14-5-0)
Did not play.

No. 4 St. Cloud State (12-6-0)
01/07/2022 – No. 8 Minnesota Duluth at No. 4 St. Cloud State *postponed
01/08/2022 – No. 8 Minnesota Duluth at No. 4 St. Cloud State *postponed

No. 5 North Dakota (13-8-0)
01/07/2022 – No. 14 Cornell 4 at No. 5 North Dakota 3
01/08/2022 – No. 14 Cornell 3 at No. 5 North Dakota 1

No. 6 Michigan (16-6-1)
01/08/2022 – No. 10 Massachusetts 1 at No. 6 Michigan 4
01/09/2022 – No. 10 Massachusetts 2 at No. 6 Michigan 4

No. 7 Denver (12-5-1)
01/07/2022 – No. 7 Denver at No. 15 Omaha *postponed
01/08/2022 – No. 7 Denver at No. 15 Omaha *postponed

No. 8 Minnesota Duluth (11-8-1)
01/07/2022 – No. 8 Minnesota Duluth at No. 4 St. Cloud State *postponed
01/08/2022 – No. 8 Minnesota Duluth at No. 4 St. Cloud State *postponed

No. 9 Minnesota (12-8-0)
01/03/2022 – U.S. Under-18 Team* 3 at No. 9 Minnesota 5
01/07/2022 – No. 9 Minnesota 4 at RV Michigan State 1
01/08/2022 – No. 9 Minnesota 6 at RV Michigan State 3

No. 10 Massachusetts (10-6-2)
01/03/2022 – Merrimack 3 at No. 10 Massachusetts 4
01/08/2022 – No. 10 Massachusetts 1 at No. 6 Michigan 4
01/09/2022 – No. 10 Massachusetts 2 at No. 6 Michigan 4

No. 11 Northeastern (15-4-1)
01/07/2022 – LIU 0 at No. 11 Northeastern 1
01/08/2022 – LIU 0 at No. 11 Northeastern 6

No. 12 UMass Lowell (11-3-3)
01/05/2022 – RV Bentley at No. 12 UMass Lowell *postponed
01/08/2022 – No. 12 UMass Lowell at RV Bentley *postponed

No. 13 Notre Dame (15-6-0)
01/07/2022 – No. 13 Notre Dame 4 at RV Penn State 2
01/08/2022 – No. 13 Notre Dame 5 at RV Penn State 4 (OT)

No. 14 Cornell (11-3-1)
01/07/2022 – No. 14 Cornell 4 at No. 5 North Dakota 3
01/08/2022 – No. 14 Cornell 3 at No. 5 North Dakota 1

No. 15 Omaha (14-6-0)
01/07/2022 – No. 7 Denver at No. 15 Omaha *postponed
01/08/2022 – No. 7 Denver at No. 15 Omaha *postponed

No. 16 Providence (15-7-1)
Did not play.

No. 17 Ohio State (15-6-1)
01/08/2022 – No. 17 Ohio State 5 at Wisconsin 3
01/09/2022 – No. 17 Ohio State 2 at Wisconsin 2 (OT)

No. 18 Boston College (10-6-3)
01/08/2022 – Connecticut 5 at No. 18 Boston College 4

No. 19 Harvard (8-4-1)
01/07/2022 – Rensselaer at No. 19 Harvard *postponed
01/08/2022 – Union 1 at No. 19 Harvard 4

No. 20 Michigan Tech (10-8-1)
Did not play.

RV = Received votes
* = Not eligible for poll