Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA men’s D-I hockey teams fared since March 24, 2025

BU knocked off Penn State in a national semifinal last Thursday in St. Louis (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 24 fared in games since that time.

No. 1 Michigan State (26-7-4)
03/27/2025 – No. 16 Cornell 4 vs No. 1 Michigan State 3 (NCAA Toledo Regional Semifinal)

No. 2 Boston College (27-8-2)
03/28/2025 – No. 20 Bentley 1 vs No. 2 Boston College 3 (NCAA Manchester Regional Semifinal)
03/30/2025 – No. 6 Denver 3 vs No. 2 Boston College 1 (NCAA Manchester Regional Championship)

No. 3 Western Michigan (34-7-1)
003/27/2025 – No. 14 Minnesota State 1 vs No. 3 Western Michigan 2 (2OT, NCAA Fargo Regional Semifinal)
03/29/2025 – No. 13 Massachusetts 1 vs No. 3 Western Michigan 2 (NCAA Fargo Regional Championship)
04/10/2025 – No. 6 Denver 2 vs No. 3 Western Michigan 3 (2OT, NCAA National Semifinal (St. Louis, MO))
04/12/2025 – No. 8 Boston University 2 vs No. 3 Western Michigan 6 (NCAA National Championship (St. Louis, MO))

No. 4 Maine (24-8-6)
03/28/2025 – No. 12 Penn State 5 vs No. 4 Maine 1 (NCAA Allentown Regional Semifinal)

No. 5 Minnesota (25-11-4)
03/27/2025 – No. 13 Massachusetts 5 vs No. 5 Minnesota 4 (OT, NCAA Fargo Regional Semifinal)

No. 6 Denver (31-12-1)
03/28/2025 – No. 6 Denver 5 vs No. 10 Providence 1 (NCAA Manchester Regional Semifinal)
03/30/2025 – No. 6 Denver 3 vs No. 2 Boston College 1 (NCAA Manchester Regional Championship)
04/10/2025 – No. 6 Denver 2 vs No. 3 Western Michigan 3 (2OT, NCAA National Semifinal (St. Louis, MO))

No. 7 Connecticut (23-12-4)
03/28/2025 – No. 11 Quinnipiac 1 vs No. 7 Connecticut 4 (NCAA Allentown Regional Semifinal)
03/30/2025 – No. 12 Penn State 3 vs No. 7 Connecticut 2 (OT, NCAA Allentown Regional Championship)

No. 8 Boston University (24-14-2)
03/27/2025 – No. 9 Ohio State 3 vs No. 8 Boston University 8 (NCAA Toledo Regional Semifinal)
03/29/2025 – No. 16 Cornell 2 vs No. 8 Boston University 3 (OT, NCAA Toledo Regional Championship)
04/10/2025 – No. 12 Penn State 1 vs No. 8 Boston University 3 (NCAA National Semifinal (St. Louis, MO))
04/12/2025 – No. 8 Boston University 2 vs No. 3 Western Michigan 6 (NCAA National Championship (St. Louis, MO))

No. 9 Ohio State (24-14-2)
03/27/2025 – No. 9 Ohio State 3 vs No. 8 Boston University 8 (NCAA Toledo Regional Semifinal)

No. 10 Providence (21-11-5)
03/28/2025 – No. 6 Denver 5 vs No. 10 Providence 1 (NCAA Manchester Regional Semifinal)

No. 11 Quinnipiac (24-12-2)
03/28/2025 – No. 11 Quinnipiac 1 vs No. 7 Connecticut 4 (NCAA Allentown Regional Semifinal)

No. 12 Penn State (22-14-4)
03/28/2025 – No. 12 Penn State 5 vs No. 4 Maine 1 (NCAA Allentown Regional Semifinal)
03/30/2025 – No. 12 Penn State 3 vs No. 7 Connecticut 2 (OT, NCAA Allentown Regional Championship)
04/10/2025 – No. 12 Penn State 1 vs No. 8 Boston University 3 (NCAA National Semifinal (St. Louis, MO))

No. 13 Massachusetts (21-14-5)
03/27/2025 – No. 13 Massachusetts 5 vs No. 5 Minnesota 4 (OT, NCAA Fargo Regional Semifinal)
03/29/2025 – No. 13 Massachusetts 1 vs No. 3 Western Michigan 2 (NCAA Fargo Regional Championship)

No. 14 Minnesota State (27-9-3)
03/27/2025 – No. 14 Minnesota State 1 vs No. 3 Western Michigan 2 (2OT, NCAA Fargo Regional Semifinal)

No. 15 Arizona State (21-14-2)
Did not play.

No. 16 Cornell (19-11-6)
03/27/2025 – No. 16 Cornell 4 vs No. 1 Michigan State 3 (NCAA Toledo Regional Semifinal)
03/29/2025 – No. 16 Cornell 2 vs No. 8 Boston University 3 (OT, NCAA Toledo Regional Championship)

No. 17 Michigan (18-15-3)
Did not play.

No. 18 North Dakota (21-15-2)
Did not play.

No. 19 Clarkson (24-12-3)
Did not play.

No. 20 Bentley (23-15-2)
03/28/2025 – No. 20 Bentley 1 vs No. 2 Boston College 3 (NCAA Manchester Regional Semifinal)

RV = Received Votes