D1Hockey.com NPI Top 16: Week of February 16, 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 (24-6-0) |
Michigan State 4
Notre Dame (Thurs.) 2 |
Michigan State 8
Notre Dame (Fri.) 2 |
Michigan State -
- - |
 |
2 |
| 2 |
Michigan (24-6-1) |
Michigan 1
@ Wisconsin 4 |
Michigan -
@ Wisconsin - |
Michigan -
- - |
|
1 |
| 3 |
North Dakota (23-7-1) |
North Dakota 4
St. Cloud (SOW) 4 |
North Dakota -
St. Cloud - |
North Dakota -
- - |
 |
1 |
| 4 |
Western Michigan (22-8-1) |
Western Michigan (SOW) 1
@ Colorado College 1 |
Western Michigan -
Colorado College - |
Western Michigan -
- - |
|
3 |
| 5 |
Penn State (19-9-1) |
Penn State 11
Ohio State 4 |
Penn State -
Ohio State - |
Penn State -
- - |
|
3 |
| 6 |
Quinnipiac (24-6-3) |
Quinnipiac 1
Cornell 6 |
Quinnipiac -
Colgate - |
Quinnipiac -
- - |
 |
1 |
| 7 |
Providence (20-8-2) |
Providence 5
@ Vermont 2 |
Providence -
@ Vermont - |
Providence -
- - |
 |
1 |
| 8 |
Denver (19-11-3) |
Denver -
- - |
Denver -
- - |
Denver -
- - |
|
2 |
| 9 |
Minnesota Duluth (19-12-0) |
Minnesota Duluth 5
@ Miami 2 |
Minnesota Duluth -
@ Miami - |
Minnesota Duluth -
- - |
|
4/5 |
| 10 |
Cornell (18-7-1) |
Cornell 6
@ Quinnipiac 1 |
Cornell -
@ Princeton - |
Cornell -
- - |
|
2/3 |
| 11 |
Dartmouth (18-7-2) |
Dartmouth 3
@ RPI 1 |
Dartmouth -
@ Union - |
Dartmouth -
- - |
|
2/3 |
| 12 |
UConn (17-8-4) |
UConn 2
@ Boston College 5 |
UConn -
Boston College - |
UConn -
- - |
|
2 |
| 13 |
St. Thomas (18-9-4) |
St. Thomas 3
Augustana (SOW) 3 |
St. Thomas -
Augustana - |
St. Thomas -
- - |
 |
2 |
| 14 |
Boston College (18-10-1) |
Boston College 5
UConn 2 |
Boston College 1
@ UConn 1 |
Boston College -
- - |
|
3 |
| 15 |
Wisconsin (19-10-2) |
Wisconsin 4
Michigan 1 |
Wisconsin -
Michigan - |
Wisconsin -
- - |
|
4 |
| 16 |
Bentley (18-9-5) |
Bentley 4
@ RIT 3 |
Bentley -
- - |
Bentley -
- - |
 |
1 |
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| Notable Games of Teams to Watch |
| Merrimack 3 Maine 5 |
UNH 0 UMass 4 |
| Sacred Heart 5 Holy Cross 1 |
Harvard 1 Union 4 |
| Holy Cross Sacred Heart |
Minnesota State Bowling Green |
| Clarkson Brown |
Merrimack Maine |
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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