Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA hockey teams fared, March 22-23

Denver topped Omaha in the NCHC championship game Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn. (photo: Omaha Athletics).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll of March 18 fared in games over the weekend of March 22-23.

No. 1 Boston College (31-5-1)
03/22/2024 – No. 13 Massachusetts 1 vs No. 1 Boston College 8 (Hockey East semifinal, Boston)
03/23/2024 – No. 2 Boston University 2 vs No. 1 Boston College 6 (Hockey East championship, Boston)

No. 2 Boston University (26-9-2)
03/22/2024 – No. 7 Maine 1 vs No. 2 Boston University 4 (Hockey East semifinal, Boston)
03/23/2024 – No. 2 Boston University 2 vs No. 1 Boston College 6 (Hockey East championship, Boston)

No. 3 Denver (28-9-3)
03/22/2024 – No. 17 St. Cloud State 4 vs No. 3 Denver 5 (OT, NCHC semifinal, St. Paul, Minn.)
03/23/2024 – No. 11 Omaha 1 vs No. 3 Denver 4 (NCHC championship, St. Paul, MN)

No. 4 North Dakota (26-11-2)
03/22/2024 – No. 11 Omaha 6 vs No. 4 North Dakota 3 (NCHC semifinal, St. Paul, Minn.)

No. 5 Michigan State (24-9-3)
03/23/2024 – No. 10 Michigan 4 at No. 5 Michigan State 5 (OT, Big Ten championship)

No. 6 Quinnipiac (26-9-2)
03/22/2024 – St. Lawrence 3 vs No. 6 Quinnipiac 0 (ECAC semifinal, Lake Placid, N.Y.)

No. 7 Maine (23-11-2)
03/22/2024 – No. 7 Maine 1 vs No. 2 Boston University 4 (Hockey East semifinal, Boston)

No. 8 Minnesota (22-10-5)
Did not play.

No. 9 Wisconsin (26-11-2)
Did not play.

No. 10 Michigan (21-14-3)
03/23/2024 – No. 10 Michigan 4 at No. 5 Michigan State 5 (OT, Big Ten championship)

No. 11 Omaha (23-12-4)
03/22/2024 – No. 11 Omaha 6 vs No. 4 North Dakota 3 (NCHC semifinal, St. Paul, Minn.)
03/23/2024 – No. 11 Omaha 1 vs No. 3 Denver 4 (NCHC championship, St. Paul, Minn.)

No. 12 Colorado College (21-13-3)
Did not play.

No. 13 Massachusetts (20-13-3)
03/22/2024 – No. 13 Massachusetts 1 vs No. 1 Boston College 8 (Hockey East semifinal, Boston)

No. 14 Cornell (21-6-6)
03/22/2024 – RV Dartmouth 3 vs No. 14 Cornell 6 (ECAC semifinal, Lake Placid, N.Y.)
03/23/2024 – St. Lawrence 1 vs No. 14 Cornell 3 (ECAC championship, Lake Placid, N.Y.)

No. 15 Western Michigan (21-15-1)
Did not play.

No. 16 Providence (18-13-4)
Did not play.

No. 17 St. Cloud State (17-16-5)
03/22/2024 – No. 17 St. Cloud State 4 vs No. 3 Denver 5 (OT, NCHC semifinal, St. Paul, Minn.)

No. 18 RIT (27-10-2)
03/23/2024 – RV AIC 2 at No. 18 RIT 5 (AHA championship)

No. 19 New Hampshire (20-15-1)
Did not play.

No. 20 Bemidji State (20-16-2)
03/22/2024 – RV Michigan Tech 2 at No. 20 Bemidji State 1 (CCHA championship)

RV = Received votes