NCAA MEN’S DIVISION I HOCKEY CONFERENCES

Rankings in parentheses are USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls for week of March 3. Results are through March 9. Number following school is its NCAA RPI ranking:

HOCKEY EAST ASSOCIATION Conf. All W-L-T Pts GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA (2/2) Boston College (1) 16-2-2 34 75-40 25-5-4 142-71 (8/8) Mass.-Lowell (7) 11-6-3 25 54-43 21-9-4 96-66 (10/10) Providence (10) 11-7-2 24 50-49 19-9-6 102-79 (24/nr) New Hampshire (20) 11-9-0 22 64-51 19-16-1 113-92 (14/14) Northeastern (15) 10-8-2 22 52-51 18-12-4 108-93 (20/nr) Maine (21) 9-8-3 21 59-48 16-13-4 99-76 (15/17) Vermont (14) 10-10-0 20 49-48 19-12-3 97-77 (11/12) Notre Dame (11) 9-9-2 20 43-40 21-12-2 104-70 Boston University (44) 5-12-3 13 43-66 10-21-4 81-113 Massachusetts (46) 4-13-3 11 42-61 8-22-4 76-106 Merrimack (47) 3-15-2 8 32-66 8-22-3 62-97

HOCKEY EAST PLAYOFFS

OPENING ROUND / Single elimination / Campus sites

Friday, March 7

(7) Vermont 2, (10) Massachusetts 1

Saturday, March 8

(8) Notre Dame 3, (9) Boston University 2

(6) Maine 2, (11) Merrimack 0

QUARTERFINALS / Best-of-3 series / Campus sites

Friday, March 14

(8) Notre Dame (21-12-2) at (1) Boston College (25-5-4), 7 p.m.

(6) Maine (16-13-4) at (3) Providence (19-9-6), 7 p.m.

(5) Northeastern (18-12-4) at (4) New Hampshire (19-16-1), 7 p.m.

(7) Vermont (19-12-3) at (2) Mass.-Lowell (21-9-4), 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, March 15

(8) Notre Dame at (1) Boston College, 4 p.m.

(7) Vermont at (2) Mass.-Lowell, TBD

(6) Maine at (3) Providence, TBD

(5) Northeastern at (4) New Hampshire, TBD

Sunday, March 16

(8) Notre Dame at (1) Boston College, TBD, if necessary

(7) Vermont at (2) Mass.-Lowell, TBD, if necessary

(6) Maine at (3) Providence, TBD, if necessary

(5) Northeastern at (4) New Hampshire, TBD, if necessary

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS / TD Garden / Boston, Mass.

Semifinals / Friday, March 21

To be determined, 5 and 8 p.m.

Championship / Saturday, March 22

Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

BIG TEN HOCKEY CONFERENCE Conf. All W-L-T SW Pts GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA (1/1) Minnesota (2) 13-2-3 0 42 54-29 24-4-6 120-64 (5/5) Wisconsin (5) 12-5-1 0 37 55-38 21-9-2 103-77 (12/11) Michigan (12) 9-7-2 1 30 60-54 17-11-4 98-82 (22t/nr) Ohio State (22) 5-8-5 4 24 47-49 15-12-5 103-87 Michigan State (40) 4-8-6 4 22 34-47 10-16-7 70-83 Penn State (50) 2-15-1 0 7 36-69 6-24-2 71-120

LAST WEEK

Friday, March 7

Minnesota 5, Ohio State 1

Wisconsin 4, Penn State 2

Michigan 7, Michigan State 1

Saturday, March 8

Minnesota 2, Ohio State 2 (OT) (Ohio State wins shootout, 1-0)

Wisconsin 3, Penn State 2 (OT)

Michigan State 4, Michigan 3

THIS WEEK

Friday, March 14

Minnesota at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.

Ohio State at Penn State, 7 p.m.

Wisconsin at Michigan State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 15

Ohio State at Penn State, 3 p.m.

Wisconsin at Michigan State, 3 p.m.

Minnesota at Michigan, 7 p.m.

BIG TEN PLAYOFFS

XCel Energy Center / St. Paul, Minn.

OPENING ROUND / Thursday, March 20

(5) seed vs. (4) seed, 3 or 8 p.m. (Big Ten Network)

(6) Penn State vs. (3) seed, 3 or 8 p.m. (Big Ten Network)

SEMIFINALS / Friday, March 21

(5)/(4) winner vs. (1) seed, 3 or 8 p.m. (Big Ten Network)

(6)/(3) winner vs. (2) seed, 3 or 8 p.m. (Big Ten Network)

CHAMPIONSHIP / Saturday, March 22

Friday’s semifinal winners, 8 p.m. (Big Ten Network)

ECAC HOCKEY Conf. All W-L-T Pts GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA (3/3) Union (3) 18-3-1 37 83-42 24-6-4 123-73 (18/18) Colgate (17) 13-6-3 29 72-59 17-12-5 97-92 (6/6) Quinnipiac (8) 12-6-4 28 78-43 22-8-6 128-69 (13/13) Cornell (13) 11-7-4 26 51-50 15-8-5 71-64 (22t/nr) Clarkson (24) 11-9-2 24 57-64 20-15-4 96-98 (16/15) Yale (19) 10-8-4 24 71-56 17-9-5 101-71 Rensselaer (27) 8-9-5 21 57-57 15-16-6 104-100 St. Lawrence (32) 7-11-4 18 70-78 15-17-4 118-125 Brown (36) 8-13-1 17 48-62 11-17-3 75-87 Dartmouth (45) 7-13-2 16 51-72 10-18-4 82-108 Harvard (38) 6-12-4 16 44-52 10-17-4 69-83 Princeton (56) 4-18-0 8 44-91 6-26-0 60-126

ECAC PLAYOFFS

FIRST ROUND / Best-of-3 series / Campus sites

Friday, March 7

(12) Princeton 3, (5) Clarkson 2 (OT)

(6) Yale 4, (11) Harvard 0

(7) Rensselaer 4, (10) Dartmouth 1

(8) St. Lawrence 3, (9) Brown 2 (2OT)

Saturday, March 8

(5) Clarkson 4, (12) Princeton 0 (Best-of-3 series tied, 1-1)

(6) Yale 2, (11) Harvard 1 (Yale wins best-of-3 series, 2-0)

(10) Dartmouth 3, (7) Rensselaer 2 (Best-of-3 series tied, 1-1)

(8) St. Lawrence 3, (9) Brown 2 (St. Lawrence wins best-of-3 series, 2-0)

Sunday, March 9

(5) Clarkson 3, (12) Princeton 2 (Clarkson wins best-of-3 series, 2-1)

(10) Dartmouth 5, (7) Rensselaer 4 (Dartmouth wins best-of-3 series, 2-1)

QUARTERFINALS / Best-of-3 series / Campus sites

Friday, March 14

(10) Dartmouth (10-18-4) at (1) Union (24-6-4)

(8) St. Lawrence (15-17-4) at (2) Colgate (17-12-5)

(6) Yale (17-9-5) at (3) Quinnipiac (22-8-6)

(5) Clarkson (20-15-4) at (4) Cornell (15-8-5)

Saturday, March 15

(10) Dartmouth at (1) Union, TBD

(8) St. Lawrence at (2) Colgate, TBD

(6) Yale at (3) Quinnipiac, TBD

(5) Clarkson at (4) Cornell, TBD

Sunday, March 16

(10) Dartmouth at (1) Union, TBD, if necessary

(8) St. Lawrence at (2) Colgate, TBD, if necessary

(6) Yale at (3) Quinnipiac, TBD, if necessary

(5) Clarkson at (4) Cornell, TBD, if necessary

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS / 1980 Rink-Herb Brooks Arena / Lake Placid, N.Y.

Semifinals / Friday, March 21

To be determined, 4 and 7:30 p.m.

Championship / Saturday, March 22

Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY CONFERENCE Conf. All W-L-T SW Pts GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA (4/4) St. Cloud State (4) 15-6-3 0 48 87-64 21-8-5 125-91 (9/9) North Dakota (9) 15-9-0 0 45 76-63 20-11-3 104-86 (28/nr) Nebraska-Omaha (28) 13-9-2 1 42 82-69 16-16-2 112-110 (19/nr) Minnesota-Duluth (18) 11-11-2 2 37 69-70 16-14-4 99-97 (26t/nr) Western Michigan (23) 11-11-2 2 37 66-69 17-14-5 93-92 (21/nr) Denver (25) 10-11-3 2 35 60-58 16-14-6 92-81 Colorado College (48) 6-13-5 1 24 52-75 6-22-6 66-111 Miami, Ohio (41) 6-17-1 1 20 56-80 12-19-3 96-104

LAST WEEK

Friday, March 7

Minnesota-Duluth 8, Nebraska-Omaha 2

North Dakota 2, Western Michigan 0

St. Cloud State 7, Colorado College 4

Denver 5, Miami 2

Saturday, March 8

St. Cloud State 4, Colorado College 1

Western Michigan 2, North Dakota 1

Nebraska-Omaha 4, Minnesota-Duluth 1

Miami, Ohio 2, Denver 1

NCHC PLAYOFFS

QUARTERFINALS / Best-of-3 series / Campus sites

Thursday, March 13

(6) Denver (16-14-6) at (3) Nebraska-Omaha (16-16-2), 8:37 p.m.

Friday, March 14

(5) Western Michigan (17-14-5) at (4) Minnesota-Duluth (16-14-4), 8:07 p.m.

(8) Miami, Ohio (12-19-3) at (1) St. Cloud State (21-8-5), 8:37 p.m.

(7) Colorado College (6-22-6) at (2) North Dakota (20-11-3), 8:37 p.m.

(6) Denver at (3) Nebraska-Omaha, 8:37 p.m.

Saturday, March 15

(8) Miami, Ohio at (1) St. Cloud State, 8:07 p.m.

(7) Colorado College at (2) North Dakota, 8:07 p.m.

(6) Denver at (3) Nebraska-Omaha, 8:07 p.m., if necessary

(5) Western Michigan at (4) Minnesota-Duluth, 8:07 p.m.

Sunday, March 16

(8) Miami, Ohio at (1) St. Cloud State, 8:07 p.m., if necessary

(7) Colorado College at (2) North Dakota, 8:07 p.m., if necessary

(6) Denver at (3) Nebraska-Omaha, 8:07 p.m., if necessary

(5) Western Michigan at (4) Minnesota-Duluth, 8:07 p.m., if necessary

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS / Target Center / Minneapolis, Minn.

Winners re-seeded after quarterfinals

Semifinals / Friday, March 21

To be determined, 5:08 and 8:38 p.m.

Finals / Saturday, March 22

Consolation (semifinal losers), 4:38 p.m.

Championship (semifinal winners), 8:38 p.m.

WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Conf. All W-L-T Pts GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA (7/7) Ferris State (6) 20-6-2 42 92-62 25-9-3 119-82 (17/16) Minnesota State (16) 20-7-1 41 95-58 22-13-1 113-86 (29/19) Alaska (26) 14-12-2 30 97-77 17-13-4 118-94 Bowling Green (30) 13-11-4 30 89-73 16-14-6 112-97 Michigan Tech (33) 12-11-5 29 78-78 14-17-7 96-101 Alaska-Anchorage (29) 12-12-4 28 74-77 16-14-4 92-94 Northern Michigan (42) 13-14-1 27 77-75 15-19-2 96-100 Bemidji State (43) 10-14-4 24 72-76 10-19-7 90-107 Lake Superior (31) 12-16-0 24 70-84 16-19-1 94-114 Alabama-Huntsville (58) 2-25-1 5 30-114 2-35-1 41-166

LAST WEEK

Friday, March 7

Bowling Green 5, Bemidji State 3

Ferris State 2, Lake Superior 1

Northern Michigan 4, Alabama-Huntsville 1

Minnesota State 3, Michigan Tech 0

Alaska 7, Alaska-Anchorage 2

Saturday, March 8

Ferris State 2, Lake Superior 1

Minnesota State 1, Michigan Tech 1 (OT)

Bowling Green 5, Bemidji State 2

Northern Michigan 5, Alabama-Huntsville 2

Alaska-Anchorage at Alaska, 11:07 p.m.

WCHA PLAYOFFS

OPENING ROUND / Best-of-3 series / Campus sites

Thursday, March 13

(6) Alaska-Anchorage (16-14-4) at (3) Alaska (17-13-4), 11:07 p.m.

Friday, March 14

(8) Bemidji State (10-19-7) at (1) Ferris State (25-9-3), 7:07 p.m.

(5) Michigan Tech (14-17-7) at (4) Bowling Green (16-14-6), 7:07 p.m.

(7) Northern Michigan (15-19-2) at (2) Minnesota State (22-13-1), 8:07 p.m.

(6) Alaska-Anchorage at (3) Alaska, 11:07 p.m.

Saturday, March 15

(8) Bemidji State at (1) Ferris State, 7:07 p.m.

(5) Michigan Tech at (4) Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m.

(7) Northern Michigan at (2) Minnesota State, 8:07 p.m.

(6) Alaska-Anchorage at (3) Alaska, 11:07 p.m., if necessary

Sunday, March 16

(8) Bemidji State at (1) Ferris State, 5:07 p.m., if necessary

(5) Michigan Tech at (4) Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m., if necessary

(7) Northern Michigan at (2) Minnesota State, 8:07 p.m., if necessary

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS / Grand Rapids, Mich. / Van Andel Arena

Semifinals / Friday, March 21

To be determined, 2:07 and 7:07 p.m.

Championship / Saturday, March 22

Semifinal winners, 7:07 p.m.

ATLANTIC HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Conf. All W-L-T Pts GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA (26t/nr) Mercyhurst (34) 17-4-6 40 107-65 19-12-7 135-114 Bentley (37) 16-7-4 36 100-67 18-12-4 117-88 (25/nr) Air Force (35) 15-9-3 33 81-73 20-12-4 107-97 Connecticut (39) 15-9-3 33 75-61 18-12-4 89-80 Robert Morris (49) 13-9-5 31 95-78 15-17-5 124-113 Niagara (52) 11-11-5 27 89-78 13-18-5 100-109 Canisius (53) 11-13-3 25 81-78 14-19-3 100-104 Holy Cross (51) 11-13-3 25 68-72 14-20-3 92-105 RIT (54) 10-14-3 23 67-84 12-20-5 94-124 Sacred Heart (55) 11-16-0 22 75-99 12-24-0 82-137 American International (57) 9-17-1 19 74-107 10-25-1 90-151 Army (59) 5-22-0 10 60-110 6-28-0 73-146

AHA PLAYOFFS

OPENING ROUND / Best-of-3 series / Campus sites

Friday, March 7

(5) Robert Morris 8, (12) Army 4

(6) Niagara 1, (11) American International 0 (2OT)

(7) Canisius 3, (10) Sacred Heart 0

(9) RIT 3, (8) Holy Cross 2 (OT)

Saturday, March 8

(12) Army 4, (5) Robert Morris 2 (Best-of-3 series tied, 1-1)

(6) Niagara 4, (11) American International 2 (Niagara wins best-of-3 series, 2-0)

(7) Canisius 5, (10) Sacred Heart 0 (Canisius wins best-of-3 series, 2-0)

(8) Holy Cross 5, (9) RIT 1 (Best-of-3 series tied, 1-1)

Sunday, March 9

(8) Holy Cross 3, (9) RIT 2 (OT) (Holy Cross wins best-of-3 series, 2-1)

(5) Robert Morris 3, (12) Army 1 (Robert Morris wins best-of-3 series, 2-1)

QUARTERFINALS / Best-of-3 series / Campus sites

Friday, March 14

(8) Holy Cross (14-20-3) at (1) Mercyhurst (19-12-7), 7:05 p.m.

(7) Canisius (14-19-3) at (2) Bentley (18-12-4), 7:05 p.m.

(5) Robert Morris (15-17-5) at (4) Connecticut (18-12-4), 7:05 p.m.

(6) Niagara (13-18-5) at (3) Air Force (20-12-4), 9:05 p.m.

Saturday, March 15

(8) Holy Cross at (1) Mercyhurst, 7:05 p.m.

(7) Canisius at (2) Bentley, 7:05 p.m.

(5) Robert Morris at (4) Connecticut, 7:05 p.m.

(6) Niagara at (3) Air Force, 9:05 p.m.

Sunday, March 16

(8) Holy Cross at (1) Mercyhurst, 7:05 p.m., if necessary

(7) Canisius at (2) Bentley, 7:05 p.m., if necessary

(5) Robert Morris at (4) Connecticut, 7:05 p.m., if necessary

(6) Niagara at (3) Air Force, 9:05 p.m., if necessary

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS / Rochester, N.Y. / Blue Cross Arena

Teams re-seeded after quarterfinals

Semifinals / Friday, March 21

To be determined, 4:05 and 7:35 p.m.

Championship / Saturday, March 22

Semifinal winners, 7:05 p.m.