D1Hockey.com NPI Top 16: Week of February 23, 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 State (24-7-0) |
Michigan State 1
Ohio State 5 |
Michigan State -
Ohio State - |
Michigan State -
- - |
 |
2 |
| 2 |
 Michigan (25-7-1) |
Michigan 2
Minnesota (Thurs.) 4 |
Michigan 4
Minnesota (Fri.) 2 |
Michigan -
- - |
 |
1 |
| 3 |
 North Dakota (25-7-1) |
North Dakota 5
@ Western Michigan 3 |
North Dakota -
@ Western Michigan - |
North Dakota -
- - |
 |
1 |
| 4 |
 Western Michigan (23-9-1) |
Western Michigan 3
North Dakota 5 |
Western Michigan -
North Dakota - |
Western Michigan -
- - |
 |
2/3 |
| 5 |
 Penn State (20-9-2) |
Penn State (SOW) 3
@ Notre Dame 3 |
Penn State -
@ Notre Dame - |
Penn State -
- - |
 |
3 |
| 6 |
 Providence (21-9-2) |
Providence 0
UNH 1 |
Providence -
@ UNH - |
Providence -
- - |
 |
1 |
| 7 |
 Quinnipiac (25-7-3) |
Quinnipiac 4
@ Dartmouth 7 |
Quinnipiac -
@ Harvard - |
Quinnipiac -
- - |
 |
1 |
| 8 |
 Minnesota Duluth (20-13-0) |
Minnesota Duluth 1
Colorado College 4 |
Minnesota Duluth -
Colorado College - |
Minnesota Duluth -
- - |
 |
4 |
| 9 |
 Denver (20-11-3) |
Denver 5
Arizona St. 2 |
Denver -
Arizona St. - |
Denver -
- - |
 |
2/3 |
| 10 |
 Cornell (19-8-1) |
Cornell 5
St. Lawrence 1 |
Cornell -
Clarkson - |
Cornell -
- - |
 |
3 |
| 11 |
 Dartmouth (19-7-3) |
Dartmouth 7
Quinnipiac 4 |
Dartmouth -
Princeton - |
Dartmouth -
- - |
 |
2 |
| 12 |
 Boston College (19-11-1) |
Boston College 1
@ Boston U. 3 |
Boston College -
Boston U. - |
Boston College -
- - |
 |
2 |
| 13 |
 Wisconsin (19-11-2) |
Wisconsin -
- - |
Wisconsin -
- - |
Wisconsin -
- - |
 |
4 |
| 14 |
 UConn (17-10-4) |
UConn 1
UMass 5 |
UConn -
@ UMass - |
UConn -
- - |
 |
3 |
| 15 |
 St. Thomas (18-11-4) |
St. Thomas 1
@ Bemidji 3 |
St. Thomas -
Bemidji - |
St. Thomas -
- - |
 |
2 |
| 16 |
 Bentley (18-10-5) |
Bentley 2
Air Force 3 |
Bentley -
Air Force - |
Bentley -
- - |
 |
1 |
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| Notable Games of Teams to Watch |
| Maine 4 Northeastern 0 |
Miami 3 UNO 5 |
| Harvard 5 Princeton 3 |
Michigan Tech 0 Bowling Green 1 |
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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.