Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA Division I men’s hockey teams fared, March 11-13

Western Michigan celebrates moving on to the NCHC semifinals after Drew Worrad’s overtime goal Saturday night against Omaha (photo: Ashley Huss).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 7 fared in games over the weekend of March 11-13.

No. 1 Minnesota State (34-5-0)
03/12/2022 – RV Northern Michigan 1 at No. 1 Minnesota State 8 (CCHA semifinal)

No. 2 Minnesota (24-11-0)
03/12/2022 – RV Penn State 2 at No. 2 Minnesota 3 (Big Ten semifinal)

No. 3 Denver (27-8-1)
03/11/2022 – Miami 2 at No. 3 Denver 5 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/12/2022 – Miami 1 at No. 3 Denver 5 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 4 Michigan (28-9-1)
03/12/2022 – No. 8 Notre Dame 1 at No. 4 Michigan 2 (Big Ten semifinal)

No. 5 North Dakota (24-12-1)
03/11/2022 – Colorado College 1 at No. 5 North Dakota 2 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/12/2022 – Colorado College 1 at No. 5 North Dakota 2 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 6 Quinnipiac (30-5-3)
03/11/2022 – St. Lawrence 1 at No. 6 Quinnipiac 4 (ECAC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/12/2022 – St. Lawrence 3 at No. 6 Quinnipiac 4 (OT, ECAC quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 7 Western Michigan (24-10-1)
03/11/2022 – No. 19 Omaha 2 at No. 7 Western Michigan 4 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/12/2022 – No. 19 Omaha 4 at No. 7 Western Michigan 5 (OT, NCHC quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 8 Notre Dame (27-11-0)
03/12/2022 – No. 8 Notre Dame 1 at No. 4 Michigan 2 (Big Ten semifinal)

No. 9 St. Cloud State (18-14-4)
03/11/2022 – No. 10 Minnesota Duluth 5 at No. 9 St. Cloud State 2 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/12/2022 – No. 10 Minnesota Duluth 4 at No. 9 St. Cloud State 3 (OT, NCHC quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 10 Minnesota Duluth (19-15-4)
03/11/2022 – No. 10 Minnesota Duluth 5 at No. 9 St. Cloud State 2 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/12/2022 – No. 10 Minnesota Duluth 4 at No. 9 St. Cloud State 3 (OT, NCHC quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 11 Northeastern (25-11-1)
03/12/2022 – RV Boston College 2 at No. 11 Northeastern 3 (Hockey East quarterfinal)

No. 12 Massachusetts (20-12-2)
03/12/2022 – No. 20 Providence 2 at No. 12 Massachusetts 4 (Hockey East quarterfinal)

No. 13 Michigan Tech (21-12-3)
03/12/2022 – RV Bemidji State 5 at No. 13 Michigan Tech 2 (CCHA semifinal)

No. 14 UMass Lowell (21-9-3)
03/12/2022 – RV Merrimack 2 at No. 14 UMass Lowell 7 (Hockey East quarterfinal)

No. 15 Ohio State (22-13-2)
Did not play.

No. 16 Boston University (19-13-3)
03/12/2022 – No. 16 Boston University 1 at RV Connecticut 3 (Hockey East quarterfinal)

No. 17 Clarkson (21-9-6)
03/11/2022 – Union 2 at No. 17 Clarkson 3 (OT, ECAC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/12/2022 – Union 3 at No. 17 Clarkson 4 (OT, ECAC quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 18 Cornell (18-10-4)
03/11/2022 – Colgate 1 at No. 18 Cornell 3 (ECAC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/12/2022 – Colgate 4 at No. 18 Cornell 2 (ECAC quarterfinal Game 2)
03/13/2022 – Colgate 2 at No. 18 Cornell 1 (ECAC quarterfinal Game 3)

No. 19 Omaha (21-17-0)
03/11/2022 – No. 19 Omaha 2 at No. 7 Western Michigan 4 (NCHC quarterfinal Game 1)
03/12/2022 – No. 19 Omaha 4 at No. 7 Western Michigan 5 (OT, NCHC quarterfinal Game 2)

No. 20 Providence (22-14-2)
03/09/2022 – Vermont 1 at No. 20 Providence 2 (Hockey East first round)
03/12/2022 – No. 20 Providence 2 at No. 12 Massachusetts 4 (Hockey East quarterfinal)

RV = Received votes