Rankings Roundup: How the top 20 NCAA men’s hockey teams fared, Oct. 17-18

Maine’s Charlie Russell plays the puck with Quinnipiac’s Brady Schultz in pursuit (photo: Maine Athletics).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 13 fared in games over the weekend of Oct. 17-18.

No. 1 Boston University (2-2-1)
10/17/2025 – No. 3 Michigan State 4 at No. 1 Boston University 2
10/18/2025 – No. 3 Michigan State 4 at No. 1 Boston University 3 (OT)

No. 2 Western Michigan (3-1-0)
10/17/2025 – No. 2 Western Michigan 2 at RV UMass Lowell 1
10/18/2025 – No. 2 Western Michigan 6 at RV UMass Lowell 0

No. 3 Michigan State (3-1-0)
10/17/2025 – No. 3 Michigan State 4 at No. 1 Boston University 2
10/18/2025 – No. 3 Michigan State 4 at No. 1 Boston University 3 (OT)

No. 4 Michigan (6-0-0)
10/16/2025 – Robert Morris 2 at No. 4 Michigan 4
10/17/2025 – Robert Morris 2 at No. 4 Michigan 10

No. 5 Denver (2-1-1)
10/17/2025 – No. 5 Denver 3 at Lindenwood 4
10/18/2025 – No. 5 Denver 4 at Lindenwood 0

No. 6 Penn State (5-1-0)
10/17/2025 – LIU 4 at No. 6 Penn State 5 (OT)
10/18/2025 – LIU 0 at No. 6 Penn State 3

No. 7 Maine (2-1-1)
10/17/2025 – No. 7 Maine 4 at No. 10 Quinnipiac 4 (OT)
10/18/2025 – No. 7 Maine 0 at No. 10 Quinnipiac 4

No. 8 North Dakota (3-1-0)
10/17/2025 – No. 13 Minnesota 2 at No. 8 North Dakota 5
10/18/2025 – No. 13 Minnesota 5 at No. 8 North Dakota 1

No. 9 Boston College (2-1-1)
10/17/2025 – No. 9 Boston College 5 at RPI 1

No. 10 Quinnipiac (3-1-1)
10/17/2025 – No. 7 Maine 4 at No. 10 Quinnipiac 4 (OT)
10/18/2025 – No. 7 Maine 0 at No. 10 Quinnipiac 4

No. 11 Massachusetts (4-1-0)
10/17/2025 – RV Northeastern 4 at No. 11 Massachusetts 2
10/18/2025 – Bentley 4 at No. 11 Massachusetts 5 (OT)

No. 12 Connecticut (2-2-0)
10/17/2025 – No. 16 Ohio State 2 at No. 12 Connecticut 3
10/18/2025 – No. 16 Ohio State 4 at No. 12 Connecticut 2

No. 13 Minnesota (2-3-1)
10/17/2025 – No. 13 Minnesota 2 at No. 8 North Dakota 5
10/18/2025 – No. 13 Minnesota 5 at No. 8 North Dakota 1

No. 14 Providence (1-2-0)
10/18/2025 – No. 14 Providence 5 at RPI 1

No. 15 Arizona State (2-4-0)
10/17/2025 – No. 15 Arizona State 2 at RV Augustana 4
10/18/2025 – No. 15 Arizona State 2 at RV Augustana 5

No. 16 Ohio State (3-1-0)
10/17/2025 – No. 16 Ohio State 2 at No. 12 Connecticut 3
10/18/2025 – No. 16 Ohio State 4 at No. 12 Connecticut 2

No. 17 Wisconsin (2-0-2)
10/16/2025 – No. 20 Minnesota State 1 at No. 17 Wisconsin 1 (OT)
10/17/2025 – No. 20 Minnesota State 2 at No. 17 Wisconsin 2 (OT)

No. 18 Cornell (0-0-0)
10/17/2025 – Univerzitní Hokej* 2 at No. 18 Cornell 7 (exhibition)

No. 19 Colorado College (5-1-0)
10/17/2025 – No. 19 Colorado College 2 at Northern Michigan 1 (OT)
10/18/2025 – No. 19 Colorado College 5 at Northern Michigan 2

No. 20 Minnesota State (1-1-2)
10/16/2025 – No. 20 Minnesota State 1 at No. 17 Wisconsin 1 (OT)
10/17/2025 – No. 20 Minnesota State 2 at No. 17 Wisconsin 2 (OT)

RV = Received votes
* = Not eligible for poll