Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA hockey teams fared, Oct. 20-21

Arizona State players celebrate a goal over the weekend against Northern Michigan (photo: Sun Devil Athletics).

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 16 fared in games over the weekend of Oct. 20-21.

No. 1 Minnesota (3-1-0)
10/20/2023 – No. 1 Minnesota 4 at No. 5 North Dakota 0
10/21/2023 – No. 1 Minnesota 1 at No. 5 North Dakota 2

No. 2 Denver (3-1-0)
10/20/2023 – No. 2 Denver 3 at No. 10 Providence 4
10/21/2023 – No. 2 Denver 4 at No. 3 Boston College 3

No. 3 Boston College (3-1-0)
10/20/2023 – Rensselaer 1 at No. 3 Boston College 6
10/21/2023 – No. 2 Denver 4 at No. 3 Boston College 3

No. 4 Quinnipiac (3-2-0)
10/20/2023 – No. 4 Quinnipiac 5 at RV New Hampshire 2
10/21/2023 – No. 4 Quinnipiac 4 at RV New Hampshire 5 (OT)

No. 5 North Dakota (3-1-0)
10/20/2023 – No. 1 Minnesota 4 at No. 5 North Dakota 0
10/21/2023 – No. 1 Minnesota 1 at No. 5 North Dakota 2

No. 6 Boston University (2-2-0)
10/20/2023 – No. 6 Boston University 1 at RV Notre Dame 4
10/21/2023 – No. 6 Boston University 8 at RV Notre Dame 2

No. 7 Michigan (3-2-1)
10/20/2023 – No. 13 Ohio State 1 at No. 7 Michigan 7
10/21/2023 – No. 13 Ohio State 2 at No. 7 Michigan 2 (OT)

No. 8 Michigan State (5-1-0)
10/19/2023 – Canisius 3 at No. 8 Michigan State 6
10/20/2023 – Canisius 3 at No. 8 Michigan State 4

No. 9 Western Michigan (3-0-1)
10/20/2023 – No. 9 Western Michigan 5 at Bowling Green 2
10/21/2023 – Bowling Green 2 at No. 9 Western Michigan 5

No. 10 Providence (4-1-0)
10/20/2023 – No. 2 Denver 3 at No. 10 Providence 4
10/21/2023 – Rensselaer 2 at No. 10 Providence 4

No. 11 Cornell (0-0-0)
10/21/2023 – U.S. NTDP* 4 at No. 11 Cornell 5

No. 12 Penn State (4-1-0)
10/20/2023 – AIC 2 at No. 12 Penn State 3
10/21/2023 – AIC 6 at No. 12 Penn State 4

No. 13 Ohio State (2-1-2)
10/20/2023 – No. 13 Ohio State 1 at No. 7 Michigan 7
10/21/2023 – No. 13 Ohio State 2 at No. 7 Michigan 2 (OT)

No. 14 Minnesota Duluth (3-0-2)
10/20/2023 – Bemidji State 0 at No. 14 Minnesota Duluth 4
10/21/2023 – No. 14 Minnesota Duluth 5 at Bemidji State 4 (OT)

No. 15 Harvard (0-0-0)
Did not play.

No. 16 Northeastern (2-0-0)
Did not play.

No. 17 Michigan Tech (0-3-2)
10/20/2023 – RV Wisconsin 4 at No. 17 Michigan Tech 2
10/21/2023 – RV Wisconsin 5 at No. 17 Michigan Tech 2

No. 18 Arizona State (4-0-0)
10/20/2023 – RV Northern Michigan 2 at No. 18 Arizona State 3
10/21/2023 – RV Northern Michigan 1 at No. 18 Arizona State 5

No. 19 Minnesota State (2-2-0)
10/20/2023 – RV Massachusetts 6 at No. 19 Minnesota State 3
10/21/2023 – RV Massachusetts 1 at No. 19 Minnesota State 0

No. 20 St. Cloud State (2-4-0)
10/20/2023 – RV Alaska 1 at No. 20 St. Cloud State 4
10/21/2023 – RV Alaska 5 at No. 20 St. Cloud State 2

RV = Received votes
* = Not eligible for poll