1. St. Cloud State (18-5-1)

Minnesota’s highest ranked collegiate team at No. 5 in the latest United States College Hockey Online poll, the Huskies earned a win and a tie over the weekend against No. 17-ranked Minnesota Duluth.

2. Minnesota Duluth (8-8-5)

The Bulldogs may be barely hanging on to the .500 mark, but salvaged last weekend by producing a tie with No. 5-ranked St. Cloud State.

3. Minnesota State (11-8-5)

A tie and a loss to Michigan Tech may signal the end of a strong stretch for the Mavericks, who went 6-1-4 in their previous 11 games.

4. Minnesota (11-10-0)

A clutch sweep of Michigan State over the weekend could lead to a strong close to the season for the Gophers.

5. Bemidji State (10-9-4)

Series sweeps over Alaska Anchorage and Arizona State gave the Beavers their first weekend over .500 since the start of the season. 

1. Minnesota (20-3-0)

A weekend sweep over Minnesota State is no surprise for the Gophers, raked No. 3 in the latest USCHO women’s poll.

2. Bemidji State (15-7-2)

The No. 6-ranked Beavers were swept over the weekend at the hands of No. 2-ranked Wisconsin.

3. St. Cloud State (12-8-2)

The Huskies’ modest winning streak continues at three games after a weekend sweep of Ohio State by identical 2-1 scores.

4. Minnesota Duluth (9-14-1)

The Bulldogs have lost four straight in consecutive sweeps at the hands of No. 2 Wisconsin and No. 9 North Dakota.

5. Minnesota State (3-19-2)

After winning their first game in 14 tries, the Mavericks are back to the losing trend, dropping three straight. Last weekend’s sweep by No. 3 Minnesota did offer some encouragement, as both losses were decided by a single goal. 

1. St. Scholastica (9-4-1)

The highest ranked of the Minnesota schools, the Saints sit at No. 16 in the most recent USCHO poll. The Saints are coming off a series split with No. 15 Milwaukee School of Engineering.

2. Augsburg (9-6-1)

No. 18 according to USCHO, the Auggies currently sit behind St. Thomas in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Auggies had their five-game winning streak snapped over the weekend in a pair of losses to Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

3. St. Thomas (9-6-2)

Just 2-3 in their last five games, the Tommies ended last weekend on a high note, shutting out Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2-0.

4. Concordia (7-7-1)

The Cobbers settled for a series split with Hamline over the weekend, in two high-scoring games that saw a combined 20 goals between the two teams.

5. St. John’s (6-9-2)

The Johnnies get the nod over St. Mary’s after the Cardinals losing streak hit three after the weekend. The Johnnies lost their first game against St. Olaf on Friday 4-2, then thumped the Oles 7-2 in the series finale on Saturday. 

1. St. Thomas (11-1-1)

At No. 4 nationally, the Tommies are the highest-rated Minnesota team in Division III. The Tommies ran their winning streak to eight games after a weekend sweep of St. Mary’s.

2. Concordia (9-5-1)

Ahead of St. Thomas by one point in the MIAC standings, the Cobbers are currently in first place. A sweep of Hamline over the weekend took the sting out of a 10-2 loss to Wisconsin-River Falls on Jan. 9.

3. Augsburg (8-6-1)

The Auggies are managing to stay above the .500 mark, winning three of their last four. The Auggies split with Bethel this weekend.

4. Bethel (6-6-2)

After winning three straight and five of their last six, the Royals came back to earth with a 2-0 loss to Augsburg in the series finale over the weekend.

5. Gustavus Adolphus (4-7-4)

The Gusties were able to halt a four-game losing streak with a tie and a win over St. Catherine’s in this weekend’s series.