RANKINGS ROUNDUP: How the top 20 NCAA men’s Division I hockey teams fared, Dec. 27-28

Wisconsin eked out a 3-2 win Sunday over Lake Superior State at the Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff in Milwaukee (photo: Nolan Kronke).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 15 fared in games over the weekend of Dec. 27-28.

No. 1 Michigan (16-4-0)
Did not play.

No. 2 Wisconsin (13-2-2)
12/28/2025 – Lake Superior State 2 vs No. 2 Wisconsin 3 (Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff)

No. 3 Michigan State (13-4-0)
12/28/2025 – No. 3 Michigan State 5 at Ferris State 2 (Great Lakes Invitational)

No. 4 North Dakota (14-4-0)
Did not play.

No. 5 Minnesota Duluth (14-6-0)
Did not play.

No. 6 Denver (12-6-1)
Did not play.

No. 7 Western Michigan (11-6-0)
12/28/2025 – No. 12 Boston College 3 vs No. 7 Western Michigan 5 (Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff)

No. 8 Dartmouth (12-2-0)
12/27/2025 – RV Arizona State 5 at No. 8 Dartmouth 1 (Ledyard Bank Classic)
12/28/2025 – RV Arizona State 1 at No. 8 Dartmouth 4 (Ledyard Bank Classic)

No. 9 Penn State (11-5-0)
Did not play.

No. 10 Quinnipiac (12-4-2)
Did not play.

No. 11 Connecticut (9-5-3)
Did not play.

No. 12 Boston College (10-6-1)
12/28/2025 – No. 12 Boston College 3 vs No. 7 Western Michigan 5 (Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff)

No. 13 Northeastern (10-6-0)
Did not play.

No. 14 Maine (11-7-1)
Did not play.

No. 15 Minnesota State (11-4-5)
Did not play.

No. 16 Providence (8-6-2)
Did not play.

No. 17 Cornell (7-4-0)
Did not play.

No. 18 Harvard (7-3-1)
Did not play.

No. 19 Boston University (9-8-1)
Did not play.

No. 20 Union (12-5-2)
Did not play.

RV = Received votes