Michigan's Cooper Marody (20) moves the puck against Notre Dame during the second period at Yost Arena on Friday, January 5, 2018. Melanie Maxwell | The Ann Arbor News

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By Ryan Zuke | rzuke1@mlive.com

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After only one team earned a victory two weeks ago, all six Michigan college hockey teams in action last weekend picked up at least one win.

Every week, MLive will rank all seven Division I Michigan teams, provide their latest results and look ahead to their next opponents.

Two teams moved up this week after completing sweeps of ranked opponents, while the No. 1 team remains at the top for the eighth straight week.

There also is another team joining Western Michigan in the U.S. College Hockey Online rankings this week.

Below are the 11th rankings of the season.

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No. 7: Lake Superior State

Record: 6-16-4 (4-11-3 WCHA)

Last week's ranking: 7th

Last weekend's results: Split with Ferris State, losing 4-0 on Friday and winning 5-3 on Saturday.

Highlights: The Lakers were shut out for the third time in five games on Friday despite firing 27 shots on goal.

Their offense woke up on Saturday, though, as forwards Gage Torrel, Jake Hand and Anthony Nellis all scored in the first period to give them a 3-0 lead.

After the Bulldogs tied the game in the third, senior defenseman Kyle Chatham scored the game-winner – his first goal of the year – at the 12:35 mark.

The win was just the Lakers’ second in the past 10 games. They will need a late-season charge in order to make the WCHA playoffs.

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Lake Superior State against Northern Michigan earlier this season. (Photo used with permission from NMU athletics/Cory Genovese)

Up next: LSSU travels to Northern Michigan on Friday and Saturday.

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Ferris State's Coale Norris Garners WCHA Rookie Of Week accolades! https://t.co/O5jhq2MsUz pic.twitter.com/Sd6fjUq8RE — Ferris State Hockey (@FerrisHockey) January 15, 2018

No. 6: Ferris State

Record: 10-15-1 (7-10-1 WCHA)

Last week's ranking: 6th

Last weekend's results: Split with LSSU, winning 4-0 on Friday and losing 5-3 on Saturday

Highlights: Freshman forward Coale Norris, who was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week, had the Bulldogs off and running Friday with his fifth goal of the season eight minutes in.

Forwards Corey Mackin and Nate Kallen added goals in the second period, while defenseman Ryker Killins scored his fifth of the year on the power play midway through the third.

Darren Smith made 27 saves for the shutout.

Ferris stormed back from three goals down on Saturday, with freshman Jason Tackett scoring his first of the season to tie the game at the 4:19 mark of the third. The Lakers, though, scored twice in the final 8 minutes.

Overall, the Bulldogs’ offense got back on track last weekend, with Killins leading the way with two goals and an assist.

Norris had a goal and an assist.

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Ferris State freshman Coale Norris (10) skates with the puck during their game at Yost Ice Arena on Thursday, November 2, 2017. Hunter Dyke | The Ann Arbor News

Up next: The Bulldogs host Bemidji State (11-7-6, 8-4-4-2) on Friday and Saturday.

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Here's a look at Mitchell Lewandowski's 12th goal of the season. pic.twitter.com/eVQXaSaSNG — MSU_Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) January 13, 2018

No. 5: Michigan State

Record: 9-14-1 (3-10-1-1 Big Ten)

Last week's ranking: 5th

Last weekend's results: Split with No. 18 Wisconsin, winning 2-0 on Friday and losing 5-2 on Saturday.

Highlights: The Spartans snapped a four-game losing streak on Friday, with John Lethemon making 30 saves for his fourth shutout of the season.

Freshman forward Mitch Lewandowski’s power-play goal with 11 seconds remaining in the second period gave MSU a 1-0 lead, and junior forward Cody Milan added an empty-netter with 66 seconds remaining in the third.

Lewandowski, who was named the Big Ten third Star of the Week, also scored both goals Saturday, increasing his season total to 14. But it wasn’t enough as the Badgers scored three unanswered to break a 1-1 tie.

MSU remains at the bottom of the Big Ten, where the six teams in front of them are all ranked in the latest USCHO.com poll.

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Michigan State defenseman Butrus Ghafari (44) dives after a loose puck during their game at Yost Ice Arena on Thursday, December 7, 2017. Hunter Dyke | The Ann Arbor News

Up next: MSU continues Big Ten play at home against No. 13 Minnesota (13-12-1, 4-9-1-1) on Friday and Saturday.

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Bowling Green forward Brett D'Andrea (18) shoots the puck past Michigan Tech goaltender Robbie Beydoun (35) for a goal during the first period of a Great Lakes Invitational college hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

No. 4: Michigan Tech

Record: 10-8-5 (7-6-5-2 WCHA)

Last week's ranking: 2nd

Last weekend's results: No games

Highlights: The Huskies were idle but still dropped two spots due to the teams behind them having outstanding weekends.

They are still 3-2-1 in their past six and have a very winnable series coming up.

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(Photo used with permission from Michigan Tech athletics)

Up next: MTU hosts Alaska (9-13-2, 7-10-1-1 WCHA) on Friday and Saturday.

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ICYMI: Highlights from Saturday night's 3-1 win over No. 9 Minnesota to secure the weekend sweep and bring the Mariucci/Renfrew Trophy back to Ann Arbor! #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/7qdbQCcfkQ — Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) January 15, 2018

No. 3: Michigan

Record: 10-10-2 (5-7-2-1 Big Ten)

Last week's ranking: 4th

Last weekend's results: Swept Minnesota, winning 5-3 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday

Highlights: The Wolverines swept the Golden Gophers on the road for the first time since the 1976-77 season.

Michigan also moves into the USCHO.com top 20 rankings at No. 20, while Minnesota dropped from No. 9 to No. 13.

Junior forward Brendan Warren scored two goals, while freshman forward Michael Pastujov had a goal and an assist to lead the Wolverines on Friday. Warren’s first goal gave the team a 4-2 lead late in the second, and after the Gophers pulled to within one, he scored a short-handed empty-netter with 29 seconds remaining.

Warren, the Big Ten’s first Star of the Week, also gave Michigan a 1-0 lead Saturday just 73 seconds in. Freshman forward Josh Norris scored on the power play less than two minutes later, and Michigan held a two-goal lead until the 15:26 mark of the second.

Junior forward Cooper Marody scored his second of the weekend and ninth of the year less than two minutes later. He has 31 points this season, which is tied for third in the country.

Senior forward Tony Calderone, who had three assists over the weekend, is tied for 18th with 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists). Both have been nominated for the Hobey Baker Award.

With the sweep, Michigan moves past Minnesota and Wisconsin for fourth in the Big Ten.

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Michigan defenseman Sam Piazza (6) celebrates his goal during their game at Yost Ice Arena on Friday, November 24, 2017. Hunter Dyke | The Ann Arbor News

Up next: The Wolverines host No. 12 Penn State (13-8-3, 6-5-3-2 Big Ten) on Friday and Saturday. Friday's 8 p.m. start is televised on Big Ten Network.

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No. 2: Northern Michigan

Record: 13-10-3 (11-5-2-2 WCHA)

Last week's ranking: 3rd

Last weekend's results: Swept No. 14 Bowling Green State, winning 5-2 on Friday and 3-2 in overtime on Saturday

Highlights: The Wildcats leaped over the Falcons for second place in the WCHA.

Junior forward Troy Loggins scored twice on Friday as the Wildcats never trailed. Junior forward Adam Rockwood recorded three assists, while forwards Joseph Nardi, Denver Pierce and Darien Craighead each had a goal and an assist.

Loggins tied the game 1-1 early in the second on Saturday before Jordan Klimek gave NMU the lead with 32 seconds remaining in the period.

The Falcons tied the game with the goalie pulled at the 18:31 mark of the third, but sophomore defenseman Philip Beaulieu gave the Wildcats the victory late in overtime.

Loggins was named the WCHA offensive Player of the Week, while Atte Tolvanen was the league’s Goaltender of the Week after making 23 saves on Friday and 19 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, senior forward Robbie Payne, who is tied for second in the nation with 17 goals, is a nominee for the Hobey Baker Award.

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Up next: The Wildcats, who fell just out of the USCHO.com rankings this week, host LSSU on Friday and Saturday.

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No. 1: Western Michigan

Record: 11-8-1 (6-4 NCHC)

Last week's ranking: 1st

Last weekend's results: Split with No. 2 St. Cloud State, winning 7-5 on Friday and losing 4-3 on Saturday

Highlights: The Broncos fell behind 3-1 on Friday but stormed back with five straight goals. The Huskies never got back to within one.

Forwards Lawton Courtnall and Hugh McGing each scored twice, while defenseman Corey Schueneman had a goal and an assist.

Schueneman, who was named the NCHC Defenseman of the Week, also had a goal and an assist on Saturday. His goal tied the game at three at the 11:14 mark of the third, but St. Cloud retook the lead 4 minutes later.

Sophomore forward Wade Allison, a 2016 second-round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers, had two assists over the weekend. He is sixth in the nation with 30 points and is a nominee for the Hobey Baker award.

The Broncos moved up one spot to No. 11 in the USCHO.com poll and are third in the NCHC – one point behind North Dakota and four behind St. Cloud.

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Miami freshman defenseman Alec Mahalak (6) tries to reach forward to steal the puck from Western Michigan senior forward Aidan Muir (12) during the game between Western Michigan University and Miami University at Lawson Ice Arena on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 in Kalamazoo, Mich. (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com)

Up next: WMU hosts last-place Colorado College (9-10-3, 3-7-2-1) on Friday and Saturday.

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