Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 30 fared in games over the weekend of Jan. 3-5.
No. 1 Michigan State (17-2-1)
12/30/2024 – No. 4 Western Michigan 1 vs No. 1 Michigan State 3 (Great Lakes Invitational championship, Grand Rapids, Mich.)
01/02/2025 – RV Wisconsin 3 at No. 1 Michigan State 4
01/04/2025 – RV Wisconsin 3 vs No. 1 Michigan State 4 (OT, Frozen Confines, Wrigley Field)
No. 2 Boston College (12-3-1)
Did not play.
No. 3 Minnesota (17-3-2)
01/03/2025 – Mercyhurst 2 at No. 3 Minnesota 6
01/04/2025 – Mercyhurst 2 at No. 3 Minnesota 5
No. 4 Western Michigan (13-4-1)
12/30/2024 – No. 4 Western Michigan 1 vs No. 1 Michigan State 3 (Great Lakes Invitational championship, Grand Rapids, Mich.)
01/03/2025 – Alaska Anchorage 1 at No. 4 Western Michigan 4
01/04/2025 – Alaska Anchorage 2 at No. 4 Western Michigan 5
No. 5 Providence (14-3-2)
Did not play.
No. 6 Denver (15-5-0)
01/03/2025 – No. 6 Denver 2 at No. 7 Maine 1
01/04/2025 – No. 6 Denver 1 at No. 7 Maine 2
No. 7 Maine (13-4-2)
01/03/2025 – No. 6 Denver 2 at No. 7 Maine 1
01/04/2025 – No. 6 Denver 1 at No. 7 Maine 2
No. 8 Colorado College (10-7-1)
01/03/2025 – RV Augustana 5 at No. 8 Colorado College 1
01/04/2025 – RV Augustana 3 at No. 8 Colorado College 2
No. 9 Michigan (12-7-1)
01/03/2025 – No. 13 Ohio State 4 vs No. 9 Michigan 3 (Frozen Confines, Wrigley Field)
01/05/2025 – No. 13 Ohio State 2 at No. 9 Michigan 3 (OT)
No. 10 UMass Lowell (12-4-2)
01/03/2025 – RV Michigan Tech 2 vs No. 10 UMass Lowell 3 (Coachella Valley Cactus Cup, Palm Desert, Calif.)
01/04/2025 – Omaha 2 vs No. 10 UMass Lowell 3 (Coachella Valley Cactus Cup, Palm Desert, Calif.)
No. 11 St. Cloud State (11-7-0)
Did not play.
No. 12 Minnesota State (14-4-2)
12/30/2024 – Manitoba* 1 at No. 12 Minnesota State 6 (exhibition)
No. 13 Ohio State (14-5-1)
01/03/2025 – No. 13 Ohio State 4 vs No. 9 Michigan 3 (Frozen Confines, Wrigley Field)
01/05/2025 – No. 13 Ohio State 2 at No. 9 Michigan 3 (OT)
No. 14 North Dakota (11-7-1)
01/04/2025 – Manitoba* 0 at No. 14 North Dakota 5 (exhibition)
No. 15 Boston University (9-7-1)
Did not play.
No. 16 Cornell (6-4-3)
01/03/2025 – RV Massachusetts 2 vs No. 16 Cornell 4 (Desert Hockey Classic, Tempe, Ariz.)
01/04/2025 – No. 16 Cornell 0 at No. 19 Arizona State 4 (Desert Hockey Classic, Tempe, Ariz.)
No. 17 Dartmouth (7-5-2)
01/05/2025 – No. 17 Dartmouth 1 at Merrimack 2
No. 18 Quinnipiac (10-7-1)
01/01/2025 – No. 18 Quinnipiac 3 at Harvard 2 (OT)
01/04/2025 – Northeastern 5 at No. 18 Quinnipiac 1
No. 19 Arizona State (10-7-1)
01/03/2025 – Robert Morris 3 at No. 19 Arizona State 7 (Desert Hockey Classic, Tempe, Ariz.)
01/04/2025 – No. 16 Cornell 0 at No. 19 Arizona State 4 (Desert Hockey Classic, Tempe, Ariz.)
No. 20 Clarkson (11-5-2)
Did not play.
RV = Received votes
* = Not eligible for poll
