RANKINGS ROUNDUP: How the top 20 NCAA men’s Division I hockey teams fared, Dec. 29-Jan. 4

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. 29- Jan. 4.

#1 Michigan (16-4-0)
01/03/2026  USNTDP*   5 at #1 Michigan   7      ex

#2 Wisconsin (13-3-2)
12/29/2025 #7 Western Michigan   4 vs #2 Wisconsin   1      Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff

#3 Michigan State (14-4-0)
12/29/2025 #3 Michigan State   4 vs RV Michigan Tech   1      Great Lakes Invitational
01/04/2026  USNTDP*   2 at #3 Michigan State   4      ex

#4 North Dakota (16-4-0)
01/02/2026  Mercyhurst   0 at #4 North Dakota   2      
01/03/2026  Mercyhurst   1 at #4 North Dakota   6      

#5 Minnesota Duluth (14-6-0)
Did not play.

#6 Denver (12-7-2)
01/02/2026 #15 Maine   5 at #6 Denver   2      
01/03/2026 #15 Maine   3 at #6 Denver   3   ot   

#7 Western Michigan (14-6-0)
12/29/2025 #7 Western Michigan   4 vs #2 Wisconsin   1      Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff
01/02/2026 #7 Western Michigan   4 at  Notre Dame   0      
01/03/2026  Notre Dame   0 at #7 Western Michigan   4      

#8 Penn State (12-6-0)
01/03/2026 #8 Penn State   0 at  RIT   1      
01/04/2026  RIT   3 at #8 Penn State   7      

#9 Dartmouth (12-4-0)
01/02/2026 #9 Dartmouth   4 at RV Princeton   5      
01/03/2026 #9 Dartmouth   3 at #10 Quinnipiac   5      

#10 Quinnipiac (14-4-2)
01/02/2026 #18 Harvard   1 at #10 Quinnipiac   9      
01/03/2026 #9 Dartmouth   3 at #10 Quinnipiac   5      

#11 Connecticut (11-5-3)
12/31/2025  LIU   1 at #11 Connecticut   4      
01/03/2026 #11 Connecticut   3 at  LIU   1      

#12 Northeastern (10-7-0)
01/02/2026 #12 Northeastern   2 at  Army   5      

#13 Boston College (11-6-1)
12/29/2025  Lake Superior   3 vs #13 Boston College   4      Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff

#14 Minnesota State (12-5-5)
01/02/2026 #14 Minnesota State   1 vs  UMass Lowell   3      Coachella Valley Cactus Cup
01/03/2026 #14 Minnesota State   4 vs  Yale   3      Coachella Valley Cactus Cup

#15 Maine (12-7-2)
01/02/2026 #15 Maine   5 at #6 Denver   2      
01/03/2026 #15 Maine   3 at #6 Denver   3   ot   

#16 Providence ( 9-7-2)
01/02/2026  Alaska   2 at #16 Providence   5      
01/03/2026  Alaska   5 at #16 Providence   1      

#17 Cornell ( 9-4-0)
01/02/2026  Omaha   4 at #17 Cornell   6      
01/03/2026  Omaha   2 at #17 Cornell   3      

#18 Harvard ( 7-5-1)
01/02/2026 #18 Harvard   1 at #10 Quinnipiac   9      
01/03/2026 #18 Harvard   2 at RV Princeton   3      

#19 Boston University ( 9-8-1)
01/03/2026  Simon Fraser*   2 at #19 Boston University   8      ex

#20 Union (12-5-2)
01/03/2026  Royal Military*   0 at #20 Union   9      ex

RV = Received votes