Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA hockey teams fared, Jan. 27-28

Denver’s Connor Caponi celebrates his goal Friday night at Ball Arena against Colorado College (photo: Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative Photography).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Jan. 23 fared in games over the weekend of Jan. 27-28.

No. 1 St. Cloud State (18-8-0)
01/27/2023 – No. 1 St. Cloud State 3 at Minnesota Duluth 5
01/28/2023 – No. 1 St. Cloud State 3 at Minnesota Duluth 6

No. 2 Minnesota (20-7-1)
01/27/2023 – No. 15 Michigan State 0 at No. 2 Minnesota 8
01/28/2023 – No. 15 Michigan State 3 at No. 2 Minnesota 6

No. 3 Quinnipiac (20-3-3)
01/27/2023 – RV Sacred Heart 0 at No. 3 Quinnipiac 5 (Connecticut Ice)
01/28/2023 – No. 12 Connecticut 3 vs No. 3 Quinnipiac 4 (Connecticut Ice)

No. 4 Boston University (19-6-0)
01/27/2023 – RV Boston College 3 at No. 4 Boston University 6
01/28/2023 – No. 4 Boston University 3 at RV Boston College 1

No. 5 Denver (20-7-0)
01/27/2023 – Colorado College 0 at No. 5 Denver 2

No. 6 Penn State (18-9-1)
01/27/2023 – No. 6 Penn State 3 at No. 7 Michigan 7
01/28/2023 – No. 6 Penn State 4 at No. 7 Michigan 5

No. 7 Michigan (16-9-1)
01/27/2023 – No. 6 Penn State 3 at No. 7 Michigan 7
01/28/2023 – No. 6 Penn State 4 at No. 7 Michigan 5

No. 8 Ohio State (16-9-1)
Did not play.

No. 9 Western Michigan (17-10-0)
01/27/2023 – RV Omaha 1 at No. 9 Western Michigan 6
01/28/2023 – RV Omaha 2 at No. 9 Western Michigan 0

No. 10 Harvard (15-5-1)
01/27/2023 – Colgate 4 at No. 10 Harvard 5 (OT)
01/28/2023 – No. 11 Cornell 2 at No. 10 Harvard 6

No. 11 Cornell (13-7-1)
01/27/2023 – No. 11 Cornell 3 at Dartmouth 2
01/28/2023 – No. 11 Cornell 2 at No. 10 Harvard 6

No. 12 Connecticut (16-8-3)
01/27/2023 – Yale 1 vs No. 12 Connecticut 6 (Connecticut Ice)
01/28/2023 – No. 12 Connecticut 3 vs No. 3 Quinnipiac 4 (Connecticut Ice)

No. 13 Michigan Tech (18-7-4)
01/27/2023 – Northern Michigan 0 at No. 13 Michigan Tech 3
01/28/2023 – No. 13 Michigan Tech 4 at Northern Michigan 1

No. 14 Minnesota State (18-9-1)
01/27/2023 – No. 14 Minnesota State 4 at Ferris State 1
01/28/2023 – No. 14 Minnesota State 5 at Ferris State 1

No. 15 Michigan State (13-13-2)
01/27/2023 – No. 15 Michigan State 0 at No. 2 Minnesota 8
01/28/2023 – No. 15 Michigan State 3 at No. 2 Minnesota 6

No. 16 Merrimack (16-10-1)
01/27/2023 – No. 16 Merrimack 4 at Vermont 2
01/28/2023 – No. 16 Merrimack 1 at Vermont 2 (OT)

No. 17 Providence (12-9-6)
01/27/2023 – No. 17 Providence 2 at Maine 3
01/28/2023 – No. 17 Providence 0 at Maine 3

No. 18 UMass Lowell (15-9-1)
01/27/2023 – RV Massachusetts 0 at No. 18 UMass Lowell 1

No. 19 RIT (18-7-1)
01/27/2023 – No. 19 RIT 4 at Holy Cross 3
01/28/2023 – No. 19 RIT 3 at Holy Cross 4 (OT)

No. 20 Northeastern (12-9-3)
Did not play.

RV = Received votes