The latest NCAA college hockey rankings are out from USCHO.com and the order has gone through quite a shake-up after seven ranked teams lost to unranked or lower-ranked teams.
The reigning champion No. 1 Denver Pioneers swallowed two losses on home-ice against the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines, who tallied four goals in both wins.
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A couple of back-to-back games resulted in trading wins for a few ranked teams. UConn and Colorado College were one example.
Sophomore Ryder Ritchie bailed out the Terriers with less than a minute left in regulation to swing the game back into Boston University's hands and scored again in overtime to help his team leave Vermont with at least one win. They had lost the game on Friday 2-1.
Some teams still have even more work to do, though, and came out of the weekend with more disappointment than hope.
UMass took a beating from Northeastern, 4-1—maybe some payback after UMass ended their season last March in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinal... and the score? 4-1.
Boston College took a jab, as well, losing to St. Cloud St. 5-3. Belarusian goaltender Yan Shostak put up a career-best 43 saves to help SCSU hold onto their lead late.
Then, there is Bowling Green.
After winning the Ice Breaker Tournament just last week and jumping up into the rankings, the Falcons became the prey, played two close losses at Slater Family Ice Arena in front of their own faithful and fell at the claws of the Niagara Purple Eagles.
Updated NCAA DI College Hockey Rankings On October 19
Here's where the NCAA men's college hockey rankings stand on October 19 according to USCHO.com and NPI.
Men's College Hockey Rankings - October 19 (USCHO.com), Top 20
- Michigan (47) 6-0-0, previous: 2
- Michigan State (2) 3-0-0, previous: 3
- North Dakota 4-0-0, previous: 4
- Denver 2-2-0, previous: 1
- Western Michigan (1) 4-0-0, previous: 6
- Wisconsin 4-0-0, previous: 5
- Providence 3-0-0, previous: 7
- Quinnipiac 4-1-0, previous: 8
- Minnesota Duluth 3-1-2, previous: 9
- Dartmouth 0-0-0, previous: 10
- Michigan Tech 5-1-0, previous: 14
- Colorado College 3-1-0, previous: 12
- Augustana 3-0-1, previous: 15
- Cornell 0-0-0, previous: 13
- Boston University 3-1-0, previous: 11
- Connecticut 2-2-0, previous: 17
- Northeastern 2-1-0, previous: NR
- Boston College 1-2-0, previous: 16
- Massachusetts 2-3-1, previous: 19
- Merrimack 2-1-1, previous: NR
Receiving votes: Union 47, Maine 43, RPI 42, Miami 35, Sacred Heart 28, Arizona State 22, Bowling Green 16, Ohio State 16, St. Cloud State 16, Army 12, Stonehill 12, Minnesota 10, New Hampshire 6, St. Thomas 5, Clarkson 4, Lindenwood 4, Notre Dame 3, Bemidji State 1, Brown 1, Niagara 1, Vermont 1
Men's College Hockey Rankings - October 19 (NPI), Top 24
Rank. Team name, record, (Conference), NPI
- Western Mich. 4-0-0 (NCHC) 62.505
- Michigan St. 3-0-0 (Big Ten) 61.399
- Michigan 6-0-0 (Big Ten) 61.189
- North Dakota 4-0-0 (NCHC) 60.747
- Union (NY) 2-1-0 (ECAC Hockey) 60.319
- Providence 3-0-0 (Hockey East) 59.119
- Quinnipiac 4-1-0 (ECAC Hockey) 57.952
- Colorado Col. 3-1-0 (NCHC) 57.273
- Wisconsin 4-0-0 (Big Ten) 56.221
- Maine 2-2-0 (Hockey East) 55.661
- Northeastern 2-1-0 (Hockey East) 55.354
- Michigan Tech 5-1-0 (CCHA) 55.159
- Notre Dame 2-2-0 (Big Ten) 53.784
- Army West Point 1-1-0 (AHA) 53.771
- Miami (OH) 3-1-0 (NCHC) 53.686
- Minn. Duluth 3-1-2 (NCHC) 53.655
- Augustana (SD) 3-0-1 (CCHA) 53.077
- Rensselaer 3-1-0 (ECAC Hockey) 52.639
- Ohio St. 2-2-0 (Big Ten) 52.219
- New Hampshire 2-1-1 (Hockey East) 52.169
- St. Cloud St. 2-3-0 (NCHC) 51.544
- Denver 2-2-0 (NCHC) 51.272
- Boston U. 3-1-0 (Hockey East) 51.039
- Clarkson 2-2-0 (ECAC Hockey) 50.989
When Is The 2027 Frozen Four Men's Hockey Tournament?
The 2027 DI Men's Frozen Four takes place on Thursday, April 8 and Saturday, April 10 at Capital One Arena.
The "Frozen Four" describes the final two rounds of the DI Men's Ice Hockey National Championship tournament.
Frozen Fest will open the day before two semifinal games on Friday determine who will move on to play for the national title on Saturday.
Thursday, April 8 - Capital One Arena
- Frozen Fest - Time TBD
- Gates Open - Time TBD
- Semifinal 1 - Time TBD
- Semifinal 2 - Time TBD
Saturday, April 10 - Capital One Arena
- Frozen Fest - Time TBD
- Gates Open - Time TBD
- Championship - Time TBD
- Championship Trophy Presentation - Conclusion of the match
Who Won The Frozen Four In 2026?
Denver won the NCAA DI men's hockey national championship title in 2026, beating Wisconsin during the final, 2-1 on April 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
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