D1Hockey.com NPI Top 16: Week of January 26, 2026 |
| # |
Team
(click on team name
for full schedule) |
Game 1 (Friday) |
Game 2 (Saturday) |
Game 3 (Sunday)
or Notes |
Conference |
Conf.
Rank |
| 1 |
Michigan (21-4-0) |
Michigan 6
@ Ohio State 4 |
Michigan -
@ Ohio State - |
Michigan -
- - |
 |
1 |
| 2 |
Michigan State (20-5-0) |
Michigan State 6
@ Penn State 3 |
Michigan State -
@ Penn State - |
Michigan State -
- - |
|
3 |
| 3 |
North Dakota (20-6-0) |
North Dakota -
- - |
North Dakota -
- - |
North Dakota -
- - |
 |
1 |
| 4 |
Penn State (18-7-0) |
Penn State 3
Michigan State 6 |
Penn State -
Michigan State - |
Penn State -
- - |
|
2 |
| 5 |
Western Michigan (19-6-0) |
Western Michigan 5
@ UNO 2 |
Western Michigan -
@ UNO - |
Western Michigan -
- - |
|
3 |
| 6 |
Minnesota Duluth (17-9-0) |
Minnesota Duluth 0
@ Denver 0 |
Minnesota Duluth -
@ Denver - |
Minnesota Duluth -
- - |
|
4 |
| 7 |
Providence (15-7-2) |
Providence -
- - |
Providence -
@ Maine - |
Providence -
- - |
 |
1 |
| 8 |
Quinnipiac (20-4-2) |
Quinnipiac 7
@ St. Lawrence 0 |
Quinnipiac -
@ Clarkson - |
Quinnipiac -
- - |
 |
1 |
| 9 |
Cornell (15-5-0) |
Cornell 5
@ Yale 2 |
Cornell -
@ Brown - |
Cornell -
- - |
|
4 |
| 10 |
Wisconsin (15-8-2) |
Wisconsin 1
@ Minnesota 4 |
Wisconsin -
@ Minnesota - |
Wisconsin -
- - |
|
4 |
| 11 |
St. Thomas (17-7-3) |
St. Thomas 4
Michigan Tech 2 |
St. Thomas -
Michigan Tech - |
St. Thomas -
- - |
 |
1 |
| 12 |
Dartmouth (15-6-1) |
Dartmouth 4
Union 2 |
Dartmouth -
RPI - |
Dartmouth -
- - |
|
2/3 |
| 13 |
Denver (14-11-2) |
Denver 0
Minnesota Duluth 0 |
Denver -
Minnesota Duluth - |
Denver -
- - |
|
2 |
| 14 |
Boston College (14-8-1) |
Boston College 4
Boston University 1 |
Boston College -
- - |
Beanpot (Mon.)
Boston College -
Harvard - |
|
2/3 |
| 15 |
UConn (15-7-3) |
UConn -
- - |
UConn -
- - |
UConn -
- - |
|
2/3 |
| 16 |
Bentley (14-7-4) |
Bentley 5
@ Robert Morris 0 |
Bentley -
@ Robert Morris - |
Bentley -
- - |
 |
1 |
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| Notable Games of Teams to Watch |
| Harvard 3 RPI 1 |
Princeton 3 Clarkson 1 |
| Merrimack 2 UNH 1 |
UMass 3 (OT) Northeastern 2 |
| TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
| TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
Pairwise Comparisons will no longer be used to guide the selection process for the 16-team tournament. This change was officially approved by the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Oversight Committee in late September 2025.
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