2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
| 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings | |
|---|---|
| NCAA tournament | 2021 |
| NCAA champion | Massachusetts |
| Preseason No. 1 (USA Today) | North Dakota |
| Preseason No. 1 (USCHO) | North Dakota |
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings | |
Two human polls made up the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings, the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. As the 2020–21 season progressed, rankings were updated weekly.
Legend[edit]
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win–loss–tie record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
USCHO[edit]
| Preseason Oct 26[1] | Week 1 Nov 16[2] | Week 2 Nov 23[3] | Week 3 Nov 30[4] | Week 4 Dec 7[5] | Week 5 Dec 14[6] | Week 6 Dec 21[7] | Week 7 Dec 28[8] | Week 8 Jan 4[9] | Week 9 Jan 11[10] | Week 10 Jan 18[11] | Week 11 Jan 25[12] | Week 12 Feb 1[13] | Week 13 Feb 8[14] | Week 14 Feb 15[15] | Week 15 Feb 22[16] | Week 16 Mar 1[17] | Week 17 Mar 8[18] | Week 18 Mar 15[19] | Week 19 Mar 22[20] | Final Apr 12[21] | ||
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| 1. | North Dakota (28) | North Dakota (0–0–0) (39) | North Dakota (0–0–0) (30) | North Dakota (0–0–0) (22) | North Dakota (3–0–0) (27) | Minnesota (8–0–0) (34) | Minnesota (8–0–0) (35) | Minnesota (8–0–0) (36) | Minnesota (9–0–0) (39) | Minnesota (11–1–0) (31) | Boston College (8–2–0) (34) | Boston College (9–2–1) (19) | Boston College (9–2–1) (28) | Boston College (11–3–1) (23) | Boston College (13–3–1) (29) | Boston College (15–3–1) (27) | North Dakota (18–4–1) (37) | Boston College (16–4–1) (23) | Boston College (17–4–1) (24) | North Dakota (21–5–1) (36) | Massachusetts (20–5–4) (40) | 1. |
| 2. | Boston College (4) | Boston College (0–0–0) (4) | Boston College (0–0–0) (3) | Boston College (2–0–0) (16) | Boston College (4–0–0) (13) | Boston College (5–1–0) (3) | Boston College (5–1–0) (4) | Boston College (5–1–0) (4) | Boston College (5–1–0) (1) | North Dakota (8–2–1) (8) | Minnesota State (7–1–1) (3) | North Dakota (12–3–1) (9) | Minnesota (15–3–0) (11) | North Dakota (13–4–1) (10) | North Dakota (15–4–1) (8) | North Dakota (17–4–1) (12) | Boston College (15–4–1) (3) | North Dakota (18–5–1) (12) | North Dakota (19–5–1) (14) | Boston College (17–5–1) (3) т | St. Cloud State (20–11–0) | 2. |
| 3. | Minnesota–Duluth (3) | Minnesota–Duluth (0–0–0) (1) | Minnesota–Duluth (0–0–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (0–0–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (3–0–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (5–1–1) (1) | North Dakota (7–2–1) (1) | North Dakota (7–2–1) | North Dakota (7–2–1) | Boston College (6–2–0) | North Dakota (9–3–1) (1) | Minnesota State (9–1–1) (10) | North Dakota (13–4–1) (1) | Minnesota State (11–2–1) (5) | Minnesota State (13–2–1) (3) | Minnesota State (15–2–1) (1) | Minnesota (19–5–0) | Minnesota State (18–3–1) (5) | Minnesota State (20–3–1) (2) | Minnesota (23–6–0) (1) т | Minnesota–Duluth (15–11–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Minnesota State (1) | Denver (0–0–0) | Michigan (4–0–0) (6) | Denver (0–0–0) | Minnesota (6–0–0) | North Dakota (4–2–1) (2) | Minnesota–Duluth (5–2–2) | Minnesota–Duluth (5–2–2) | Minnesota State (5–1–1) | St. Cloud State (9–4–0) (1) | Minnesota (11–3–0) (2) | Minnesota (13–3–0) (2) | St. Cloud State (11–6–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (12–5–2) (2) | Minnesota (17–5–0) | Minnesota (19–5–0) | Minnesota State (16–3–1) | Minnesota (20–6–0) | Minnesota (21–6–0) | Wisconsin (20–9–1) | Minnesota State (22–5–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Denver | Minnesota State (0–0–0) (1) | Denver (0–0–0) | Minnesota (4–0–0) (1) | Michigan (5–3–0) | Minnesota State (2–1–0) | Minnesota State (3–1–1) | Minnesota State (3–1–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (6–3–2) | Minnesota State (5–1–1) | Bowling Green (14–2–0) | St. Cloud State (11–6–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (10–5–2) | Minnesota (15–5–0) | Wisconsin (14–8–0) | Wisconsin (15–8–1) | Wisconsin (17–8–1) | Wisconsin (19–8–1) | Wisconsin (19–8–1) | Minnesota State (20–4–1) | North Dakota (22–6–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Cornell (4) | Michigan (2–0–0) (1) | Minnesota State (1–0–0) (1) | Minnesota State (1–0–0) (1) | Minnesota State (1–1–0) | Michigan (5–5–0) | St. Cloud State (6–3–0) | St. Cloud State (6–3–0) | St. Cloud State (7–4–0) | Massachusetts (9–3–1) | St. Cloud State (9–6–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (8–5–2) | Minnesota State (9–2–1) | St. Cloud State (12–7–0) | St. Cloud State (13–8–0) | St. Cloud State (14–8–0) | Massachusetts (13–5–3) | Michigan (14–9–1) | Massachusetts (14–5–4) | Massachusetts (16–5–4) | Boston College (17–6–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Massachusetts | Massachusetts (0–0–0) | Massachusetts (1–0–1) | Michigan (4–2–0) | Clarkson (2–1–0) | Clarkson (4–2–0) | Michigan (5–5–0) | Bowling Green (8–1–0) | Bowling Green (11–1–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (6–5–2) | Minnesota–Duluth (6–5–2) | Michigan (10–6–0) | Michigan (10–6–0) | Wisconsin (13–7–0) | Michigan (11–7–0) | Michigan (12–8–0) | Michigan (13–8–1) | Massachusetts (13–5–4) | Michigan (15–9–1) | St. Cloud State (17–10–0) | Minnesota (24–7–0) | 7. |
| 8. | Clarkson | Clarkson (0–0–0) | Minnesota (2–0–0) | Massachusetts (1–2–1) | UMass Lowell (0–0–0) | Denver (2–4–0) | Clarkson (4–2–0) | Michigan (5–5–0) | Massachusetts (8–3–1) | Bowling Green (12–2–0) | Michigan (8–6–0) | Bowling Green (14–4–0) | Bowling Green (16–4–0) | Michigan (10–6–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (12–7–2) | Boston University (9–2–0) | St. Cloud State (14–9–0) | St. Cloud State (15–9–0) | St. Cloud State (16–9–0) | Michigan (15–10–1) | Wisconsin (20–10–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Penn State | Ohio State (0–0–0) | Clarkson (1–0–0) | Clarkson (2–1–0) | Denver (0–3–0) | St. Cloud State (4–2–0) | Bowling Green (8–1–0) | Massachusetts (5–3–1) | Michigan (5–5–0) | Michigan (6–6–0) | Massachusetts (9–4–1) | Omaha (9–4–1) | Omaha (10–5–1) | Massachusetts (11–5–3) | Omaha (13–6–1) | Massachusetts (11–5–3) | Minnesota–Duluth (13–8–2) | Boston University (10–3–1) т | Minnesota–Duluth (14–9–2) | Minnesota–Duluth (14–10–2) | Michigan (15–10–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Ohio State | Penn State (0–0–0) | Ohio State (0–0–0) | UMass Lowell (0–0–0) | Massachusetts (2–3–1) | Massachusetts (2–3–1) | Massachusetts (4–3–1) | Clarkson (4–3–0) | Clarkson (6–3–1) | Omaha (6–3–1) | Quinnipiac (10–4–1) | Massachusetts (9–5–3) | Massachusetts (11–5–3) | Omaha (11–6–1) | Massachusetts (11–5–3) | Minnesota–Duluth (12–8–2) | Boston University (10–3–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (13–9–2) т | Quinnipiac (17–6–4) | Boston University (10–4–1) | Bemidji State (16–10–3) | 10. |
| 11. | UMass Lowell | Minnesota (0–0–0) | UMass Lowell (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | Omaha (5–3–1) | Omaha (6–3–1) | Omaha (6–3–1) | Quinnipiac (8–4–1) | Omaha (6–3–1) | Quinnipiac (10–5–3) | Wisconsin (11–7–0) | Quinnipiac (12–5–3) | Boston University (8–2–0) | Omaha (13–8–1) | Quinnipiac (16–5–4) | Omaha (14–9–1) | Boston University (10–4–1) | Quinnipiac (17–7–4) | Boston University (10–5–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Michigan | UMass Lowell (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | Providence (0–0–0) | Wisconsin (5–5–0) | Northeastern (2–0–0) | Northeastern (2–1–1) | Quinnipiac (6–2–0) | Wisconsin (5–5–0) | Wisconsin (6–6–0) | Wisconsin (8–6–0) | Clarkson (9–6–3) | Quinnipiac (10–5–3) | Bowling Green (16–6–0) | Quinnipiac (13–5–4) | Quinnipiac (13–5–4) | Omaha (13–9–1) | Quinnipiac (17–6–4) | Omaha (14–10–1) | Omaha (14–10–1) | Quinnipiac (17–8–4) | 12. |
| 13. | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | Providence (0–0–0) | Ohio State (1–3–0) | St. Cloud State (3–0–0) | Bowling Green (6–1–0) | Wisconsin (5–5–0) | Northeastern (3–1–2) | Quinnipiac (6–3–1) | Clarkson (7–5–1) | Northeastern (6–3–2) | Wisconsin (9–7–0) | Clarkson (9–6–3) | Boston University (6–2–0) | Clarkson (9–7–4) | Bowling Green (17–8–1) | Bowling Green (19–8–1) | Bowling Green (19–8–1) | Bemidji State (15–8–3) | Lake Superior State (19–6–3) | Omaha (14–11–1) | 13. |
| 14. | Minnesota | Wisconsin (2–0–0) | Wisconsin (2–2–0) | Wisconsin (4–4–0) | Ohio State (2–4–0) | Wisconsin (5–5–0) | Denver (3–6–1) | Wisconsin (5–5–0) | Northeastern (3–3–2) | Northeastern (5–3–2) | Clarkson (8–6–1) | Northeastern (6–3–2) | Northeastern (6–3–2) | Clarkson (9–7–4) | Bowling Green (16–8–0) | Providence (9–6–4) | Clarkson (11–7–4) | Clarkson (11–7–4) | Providence (11–8–5) | Bemidji State (15–9–3) | Lake Superior State (19–7–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Arizona State | Providence (0–0–0) | Penn State (0–2–0) | Northeastern (0–0–0) | Notre Dame (3–3–0) | UMass Lowell (0–1–0) | Providence (2–2–1) | Providence (2–2–1) | UMass Lowell (2–1–0) | UMass Lowell (3–1–0) | UMass Lowell (3–1–0) | Boston University (5–1–0) | Boston University (5–1–0) | AIC (13–3–0) | Providence (9–6–4) | Clarkson (9–7–4) | Providence (10–7–4) | Bemidji State (13–8–3) | AIC (13–3–0) | AIC (15–3–0) | AIC (15–4–0) | 15. |
| 16. | Bemidji State | Bemidji State (0–0–0) | Northeastern (0–0–0) | Notre Dame (2–2–0) | Bowling Green (4–1–0) | Notre Dame (4–4–0) | Quinnipiac (2–2–0) | Denver (3–6–1) | Providence (3–3–2) | Providence (4–4–2) | Notre Dame (7–6–1) | UMass Lowell (3–1–0) | Providence (7–5–4) | Providence (8–6–4) | AIC (13–3–0) т | AIC (13–3–0) | AIC (13–3–0) | AIC (13–3–0) | Bowling Green (20–10–1) | Providence (11–9–5) | Providence (11–9–5) | 16. |
| 17. | Providence | Western Michigan (0–0–0) | Western Michigan (0–0–0) | Western Michigan (0–0–0) | Northeastern (0–0–0) | Omaha (4–3–0) | UMass Lowell (0–1–0) | UMass Lowell (1–1–0) | Denver (4–7–1) | Robert Morris (11–3–0) | Robert Morris (11–3–0) | Providence (5–5–4) | AIC (13–3–0) | Bemidji State (7–4–3) | Northeastern (8–5–2) т | Northeastern (9–6–2) | Bemidji State (10–7–3) | Providence (10–8–5) | Lake Superior State (17–6–3) | Bowling Green (20–10–1) | Notre Dame (14–13–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Western Michigan | Northeastern (0–0–0) | Bowling Green (2–0–0) | Bowling Green (2–0–0) | Omaha (2–2–0) | Ohio State (3–5–0) | Notre Dame (4–5–1) | Notre Dame (4–5–1) | Notre Dame (4–5–1) | Denver (4–7–1) | Providence (5–5–2) | Michigan Tech (7–3–1) | Bemidji State (6–4–2) | Northeastern (6–5–2) | Michigan Tech (14–5–1) | Lake Superior State (12–4–3) | Northeastern (9–7–3) | Lake Superior State (15–6–3) | Clarkson (11–7–4) | Notre Dame (14–13–2) | Bowling Green (20–10–1) | 18. |
| 19. | Northeastern | Bowling Green (1–0–0) | Bemidji State (0–1–0) | Bemidji State (0–1–0) | Providence (0–2–0) | Providence (1–2–0) | AIC (5–0–0) | Lake Superior State (4–0–2) | AIC (6–2–0) | Lake Superior State (6–1–3) | Denver (5–7–1) | AIC (10–3–0) | Robert Morris (12–5–0) | Robert Morris (14–5–0) | Robert Morris (14–5–0) | Bemidji State (9–6–3) | Michigan Tech (17–8–1) | Notre Dame (14–12–2) | Army (15–5–1) | UMass Lowell (10–9–1) | UMass Lowell (10–9–1) | 19. |
| 20. | Notre Dame | Boston University (0–0–0) | Boston University (0–0–0) | Arizona State (2–3–1) | Arizona State (3–4–1) | Robert Morris (5–2–0) | Lake Superior State (4–0–2) | AIC (5–1–0) | Robert Morris (8–3–0) | AIC (8–3–0) | AIC (10–3–0) | Denver (6–9–1) | UMass Lowell (3–3–0) | Connecticut (8–6–2) | Lake Superior State (9–4–3) | Michigan Tech (14–8–1) | Lake Superior State (13–5–3) | Northeastern (9–8–3) | Notre Dame (14–13–2) | Clarkson (11–7–4) | Clarkson (11–7–4) | 20. |
| Preseason Oct 26[1] | Week 1 Nov 16[2] | Week 2 Nov 23[3] | Week 3 Nov 30[4] | Week 4 Dec 7[5] | Week 5 Dec 14[6] | Week 6 Dec 21[7] | Week 7 Dec 28[8] | Week 8 Jan 4[9] | Week 9 Jan 11[10] | Week 10 Jan 18[11] | Week 11 Jan 25[12] | Week 12 Feb 1[13] | Week 13 Feb 8[14] | Week 14 Feb 15[15] | Week 15 Feb 22[16] | Week 16 Mar 1[17] | Week 17 Mar 8[18] | Week 18 Mar 15[19] | Week 19 Mar 22[20] | Final Apr 12[21] | ||
| Dropped: Cornell Arizona State Notre Dame | None | Dropped: Penn State Boston University | Dropped: Western Michigan Bemidji State | Dropped: Arizona State | Dropped: Ohio State Robert Morris | None | Dropped: Lake Superior State | Dropped: Notre Dame | Dropped: Lake Superior State | Dropped: Notre Dame Robert Morris | Dropped: Michigan Tech Denver | Dropped: UMass Lowell | Dropped: Bemidji State Connecticut | Dropped: Robert Morris | None | Dropped: Michigan Tech | Dropped: Northeastern | Dropped: Army | None |
USA Today[edit]
| Preseason Nov 2[22] | Week 1 Nov 16[23] | Week 2 Nov 23[24] | Week 3 Nov 30[25] | Week 4 Dec 7[26] | Week 5 Dec 14[27] | Week 6 Dec 21[28] | Week 7 Dec 28[29] | Week 8 Jan 4[30] | Week 9 Jan 11[31] | Week 10 Jan 18[32] | Week 11 Jan 25[33] | Week 12 Feb 1[34] | Week 13 Feb 8[35] | Week 14 Feb 15[36] | Week 15 Feb 22[37] | Week 16 Mar 1[38] | Week 17 Mar 8[39] | Week 18 Mar 15[40] | Week 19 Mar 22[41] | Week 20 Mar 29[42] | Final Apr 12[43] | ||
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| 1. | North Dakota (22) | North Dakota (0–0–0) (27) | North Dakota (0–0–0) (28) | North Dakota (0–0–0) (15) | North Dakota (3–0–0) (21) | Minnesota (8–0–0) (23) | Minnesota (8–0–0) (27) | Minnesota (8–0–0) (29) | Minnesota (9–0–0) (30) | Minnesota (11–1–0) (28) | Boston College (8–2–0) (28) | Boston College (9–2–1) (23) | Boston College (9–2–1) (22) | North Dakota (13–4–1) (17) | North Dakota (15–4–1) (19) | North Dakota (17–4–1) (20) | North Dakota (18–4–1) (34) | Boston College (16–4–1) (18) | Boston College (17–4–1) (19) | North Dakota (21–5–1) (34) | Minnesota State (22–4–1) (20) | Massachusetts (20–5–4) (34) | 1. |
| 2. | Boston College (3) | Boston College (0–0–0) (3) | Boston College (0–0–0) (2) | Boston College (2–0–0) (16) | Boston College (4–0–0) (13) | Boston College (5–1–0) (6) | Boston College (5–1–0) (6) | Boston College (5–1–0) (5) | Boston College (5–1–0) (4) | North Dakota (8–2–1) (6) | Minnesota State (7–1–1) (3) | Minnesota State (9–1–1) (7) | Minnesota (15–3–0) (11) | Boston College (11–3–1) (12) | Boston College (13–3–1) (12) | Boston College (15–3–1) (12) | Boston College (15–4–1) | North Dakota (18–5–1) (10) | North Dakota (19–5–1) (11) | Minnesota (23–6–0) | Massachusetts (18–5–4) (5) | St. Cloud State (20–11–0) | 2. |
| 3. | Minnesota–Duluth (3) | Minnesota–Duluth (0–0–0) (2) | Michigan (4–0–0) (4) | Minnesota–Duluth (0–0–0) (2) | Minnesota–Duluth (3–0–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (5–1–1) (2) | North Dakota (7–2–1) (1) | North Dakota (7–2–1) | North Dakota (7–2–1) | Boston College (6–2–0) | North Dakota (9–3–1) (2) | North Dakota (12–3–1) (4) | North Dakota (13–4–1) (1) | Minnesota State (11–2–1) (4) | Minnesota State (13–2–1) (3) | Minnesota State (15–2–1) | Minnesota (19–5–0) | Minnesota State (18–3–1) (6) | Minnesota State (20–3–1) (4) | Boston College (17–5–1) | St. Cloud State (19–10–0) (3) | Minnesota State (22–5–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Denver (1) | Minnesota State (0–0–0) (2) | Minnesota–Duluth (0–0–0) | Denver (0–0–0) | Minnesota (6–0–0) | North Dakota (4–2–1) (3) | Minnesota–Duluth (5–2–2) | Minnesota–Duluth (5–2–2) | Minnesota State (5–1–1) | Minnesota State (5–1–1) | Minnesota (11–3–0) (1) | Minnesota (13–3–0) | Minnesota State (9–2–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (12–5–2) (1) | Minnesota (17–5–0) | Minnesota (19–5–0) | Minnesota State (16–3–1) | Wisconsin (19–8–1) | Minnesota (21–6–0) | Wisconsin (20–9–1) | North Dakota (22–6–1) (6) | Minnesota–Duluth (15–11–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Minnesota State (3) | Denver (0–0–0) | Minnesota State (1–0–0) | Minnesota (4–0–0) (1) | Michigan (5–3–0) | Minnesota State (2–1–0) | Minnesota State (3–1–1) | Minnesota State (3–1–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (6–3–2) | St. Cloud State (9–4–0) | Bowling Green (14–2–0) | St. Cloud State (11–6–0) | St. Cloud State (11–6–0) | Minnesota (15–5–0) | Wisconsin (14–8–0) | Wisconsin (15–8–1) | Wisconsin (17–8–1) | Minnesota (20–6–0) | Wisconsin (19–8–1) | Massachusetts (16–5–4) | Minnesota–Duluth (15–10–2) | North Dakota (22–6–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Cornell (3) | Michigan (2–0–0) | Denver (0–0–0) | Minnesota State (1–0–0) | Minnesota State (1–1–0) | Michigan (5–5–0) | St. Cloud State (6–3–0) | St. Cloud State (6–3–0) | Bowling Green (11–1–0) | Massachusetts (9–3–1) | St. Cloud State (9–6–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (8–5–2) | Minnesota–Duluth (10–5–2) | Wisconsin (13–7–0) | Michigan (11–7–0) | St. Cloud State (14–8–0) | Massachusetts (13–5–3) | St. Cloud State (15–9–0) | Michigan (15–9–1) | Minnesota State (20–4–1) | Minnesota (24–7–0) | Boston College (17–6–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Massachusetts | Massachusetts (0–0–0) | Minnesota (2–0–0) | Michigan (4–2–0) | Clarkson (2–1–0) | Denver (2–4–0) | Michigan (5–5–0) | Bowling Green (8–1–0) | St. Cloud State (7–4–0) | Bowling Green (12–2–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (6–5–2) | Michigan (10–6–0) | Michigan (10–6–0) | St. Cloud State (12–7–0) | St. Cloud State (13–8–0) | Michigan (12–8–0) | Michigan (13–8–1) | Michigan (14–9–1) | Massachusetts (14–5–4) | St. Cloud State (17–10–0) | Boston College (17–6–1) | Minnesota (24–7–0) | 7. |
| 8. | Clarkson | Clarkson (0–0–0) | Massachusetts (1–0–1) | Clarkson (2–1–0) | Denver (0–3–0) | Clarkson (4–2–0) | Bowling Green (8–1–0) | Michigan (5–5–0) | Massachusetts (8–3–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (6–5–2) | Massachusetts (9–4–1) | Bowling Green (14–4–0) | Bowling Green (16–4–0) | Michigan (10–6–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (12–7–2) | Boston University (9–2–0) | St. Cloud State (14–9–0) | Massachusetts (13–5–4) | St. Cloud State (16–9–0) | Michigan (15–10–1) | Wisconsin (20–10–1) | Wisconsin (20–10–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Penn State | Penn State (0–0–0) | Clarkson (1–0–0) | Massachusetts (1–2–1) | UMass Lowell (0–0–0) | St. Cloud State (4–2–0) | Clarkson (4–2–0) | Massachusetts (5–3–1) | Michigan (5–5–0) | Omaha (6–3–1) | Michigan (8–6–0) | Omaha (9–4–1) | Massachusetts (11–5–3) | Massachusetts (11–5–3) | Massachusetts (11–5–3) | Massachusetts (11–5–3) | Minnesota–Duluth (13–8–2) | Minnesota–Duluth (13–9–2) | Minnesota–Duluth (14–9–2) | Minnesota–Duluth (14–10–2) | Michigan (15–10–1) | Michigan (15–10–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Ohio State | Ohio State (0–0–0) | Ohio State (0–0–0) | UMass Lowell (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | Northeastern (2–0–0) | Massachusetts (4–3–1) | Northeastern (3–1–2) | Clarkson (6–3–1) | Michigan (6–6–0) | Quinnipiac (10–4–1) | Massachusetts (9–5–3) | Omaha (10–5–1) | Omaha (11–6–1) | Omaha (13–6–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (12–8–2) | Quinnipiac (16–5–4) | Boston University (10–3–1) | Quinnipiac (17–6–4) | Quinnipiac (17–7–4) | Bemidji State (16–10–3) | Bemidji State (16–10–3) | 10. |
| 11. | UMass Lowell | Minnesota (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | St. Cloud State (3–0–0) | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | Northeastern (2–1–1) | Omaha (6–3–1) | Omaha (6–3–1) | Quinnipiac (8–4–1) | Omaha (6–3–1) | Quinnipiac (10–5–3) | Quinnipiac (10–5–3) | Quinnipiac (12–5–3) | Quinnipiac (13–5–4) | Quinnipiac (13–5–4) | Boston University (10–3–0) | Quinnipiac (17–6–4) | Boston University (10–4–1) | Boston University (10–4–1) | Quinnipiac (17–8–4) | Quinnipiac (17–8–4) | 11. |
| 12. | Michigan | UMass Lowell (0–0–0) | UMass Lowell (0–0–0) | Providence (0–0–0) | Massachusetts (2–3–1) | Bowling Green (6–1–0) | Denver (3–6–1) | Clarkson (4–3–0) | Quinnipiac (6–3–1) | Clarkson (7–5–1) | Wisconsin (8–6–0) | Northeastern (6–3–2) | Wisconsin (11–7–0) | Bowling Green (16–6–0) | Boston University (8–2–0) | Omaha (13–8–1) | Omaha (13–9–1) | Omaha (14–9–1) | Bemidji State (15–8–3) | Omaha (14–10–1) | Boston University (10–5–1) | Boston University (10–5–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Minnesota | Wisconsin (2–0–0) | Providence (0–0–0) | Notre Dame (2–2–0) | Wisconsin (5–5–0) | Massachusetts (2–3–1) | Providence (2–2–1) | Quinnipiac (6–2–0) | UMass Lowell (2–1–0) | Northeastern (5–3–2) | Northeastern (6–3–2) | Wisconsin (9–7–0) | Clarkson (9–6–3) | Boston University (6–2–0) | Bowling Green (16–8–0) т | Clarkson (9–7–4) | Bowling Green (19–8–1) | Bowling Green (19–8–1) | Omaha (14–10–1) | Lake Superior State (19–6–3) | Lake Superior State (19–7–3) | Lake Superior State (19–7–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | Penn State (0–2–0) | Ohio State (1–3–1) | Northeastern (0–0–0) | Wisconsin (5–5–0) | Omaha (5–3–1) | Denver (3–6–1) | Wisconsin (5–5–0) | Wisconsin (6–6–0) | Clarkson (8–6–1) | Clarkson (9–6–3) | Northeastern (6–3–2) | AIC (13–3–0) | Clarkson (9–7–4) т | Bowling Green (17–8–1) | Clarkson (11–7–4) | Clarkson (11–7–4) | Providence (11–8–5) | AIC (15–3–0) | Omaha (14–11–1) | Omaha (14–11–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Bemidji State | Providence (0–0–0) | Wisconsin (2–2–0) | Northeastern (0–0–0) | Notre Dame (3–3–0) | UMass Lowell (0–1–0) | Wisconsin (5–5–0) | Wisconsin (5–5–0) | Northeastern (3–3–2) | UMass Lowell (3–1–0) | Denver (5–7–1) | Boston University (5–1–0) | Boston University (5–1–0) | Clarkson (9–7–4) т Connecticut (8–6–2) т | AIC (13–3–0) | AIC (13–3–0) | AIC (13–3–0) | AIC (13–3–0) | AIC (13–3–0) | Bemidji State (15–9–3) | AIC (15–4–0) | AIC (15–4–0) | 15. |
| Preseason Nov 2[22] | Week 1 Nov 16[23] | Week 2 Nov 23[24] | Week 3 Nov 30[25] | Week 4 Dec 7[26] | Week 5 Dec 14[27] | Week 6 Dec 21[28] | Week 7 Dec 28[29] | Week 8 Jan 4[30] | Week 9 Jan 11[31] | Week 10 Jan 18[32] | Week 11 Jan 25[33] | Week 12 Feb 1[34] | Week 13 Feb 8[35] | Week 14 Feb 15[36] | Week 15 Feb 22[37] | Week 16 Mar 1[38] | Week 17 Mar 8[39] | Week 18 Mar 15[40] | Week 19 Mar 22[41] | Week 20 Mar 29[42] | Final Apr 12[43] | ||
| Dropped: Cornell Bemidji State | None | Dropped: Penn State Wisconsin | Dropped: Providence Ohio State | Dropped: Notre Dame | Dropped: Quinnipiac UMass Lowell | Dropped: Providence | Dropped: Denver | None | Dropped: UMass Lowell | Dropped: Denver | None | Dropped: Northeastern | Dropped: Connecticut | None | None | None | Dropped: Bowling Green Clarkson | Dropped: Providence | None | None |
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