Three Big Ten teams are on pace to be the top seeds in NCAA Regionals along with the reigning national champion, which is also a host school for the tournament.
Halloween wasn't a treat for two of the last unbeaten teams as both No. 1 and No. 5 lost, while No. 4 Michigan State won the first Division I college hockey game played in Texas.
Who's rising and who's falling across college hockey, as Minnesota grabs its first two wins against its biggest rivals, Notre Dame is faltering and the CCHA's Augustana is making headlines.
The No. 1-ranked team redefined the term last-second win, No. 3 was swept by a big-time rival, and the former college goaltender who led Team USA in the Olympics was traded.
Who's rising and who's falling across college hockey, as the defending national champions stumble, Hockey East's Cinderella is back in the win column and a new era begins in Arizona.
The Wolverines have already established themselves as the team to beat in college hockey, but close behind are Michigan State, Western Michigan and Michigan Tech.
It just doesn't seem right that after botching up so many things in the Matthew Mayich tragedy that ASU school officials ended up with an even better hockey coach.
College hockey fans will get to enjoy a high-profile No. 1 vs. 2 meeting, but there are other good matchups in addition to Michigan at Denver this weekend.
Who's up and who's down after two weeks of the regular season, including a team that's doing surprisingly well, and a big-name program that isn't giving off good vibes.
Not only will Michigan at Denver feature the top two teams in the rankings, but is a encore of last season's Frozen Four meeting that was decided in 2OT.
![Apr 9, 2026; The North Dakota Fighting Hawks stand eighth in the nation after ending last season with a Frozen Four appearance. \](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_4588,h_2580,x_541,y_166/c_fill,w_540,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images%2FReutersImages%2Fmmsport%2Fbc_bulletin%2F01m62w5w24rs50jvgtg9.jpg "Apr 9, 2026; The North Dakota Fighting Hawks stand eighth in the nation after ending last season with a Frozen Four appearance. \")
