Fin’s College Hockey Report 11.22.25

by | Nov 22, 2025 | College Sports, Headlines, Hockey

Fin’s College Hockey Report 11.22.25

BIG TEN STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE
(Numbers in parentheses are school’s rankings in this week’s USCHO.com media/USA Hockey-The Rink Live coaches polls):
Conference Overall
GP Pts W-L-T-SW-OW-OL GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA
(2/2) Michigan 7 14 5-2-0-0-1-0 29-21 12-3-0 75-33
(7/8) Wisconsin 7 14 5-2-0-0-1-0 31-24 9-2-2 53-33
(1/1) Michigan St. 5 11 4-1-0-0-1-0 18-8 9-2-0 41-19
(5/5) Penn State 7 10 3-4-0-0-0-1 15-24 10-5-0 49-45
(nr/nr) Minnesota 5 9 3-2-0-0-0-0 12-12 6-8-1 40-47
(rv/rv) Ohio State 5 4 1-4-0-0-0-1 17-19 5-6-0 35-29
(nr/nr) Notre Dame 6 1 0-6-0-0-0-1 7-21 3-8-1 31-40
THIS WEEK
Friday, Nov. 21
Wisconsin 5, Michigan State 4
Michigan 5, Ohio State 2
Minnesota 3, Penn State 2
Saturday, Nov. 22
Wisconsin at Michigan State, 7 p.m. (B1G+)
Ohio State at Michigan, 7 p.m. (B1G+)
Penn State at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (B1G+/FOX 9)
UPCOMING
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Notre Dame at Merrimack, 4 p.m. (non-conference)
Colgate at Michigan State, 7 p.m. (non-conference)
Friday, Nov. 28
Notre Dame at Boston College, 1 p.m. (non-conference)
Ohio State at Arizona State, 5 p.m. (non-conference)
Michigan at Harvard, 7 p.m. (non-conference)
Colgate at Michigan State, 7 p.m. (non-conference)
Saturday, Nov. 29
Ohio State at Arizona State, 7 p.m. (non-conference)
Michigan at Harvard, 7 p.m. (non-conference)
Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m. (non-conference)

SCHEDULES FOR TOP 20 TEAMS IN USCHO.com MEDIA POLL AND OTHERS
1. Michigan State (Big Ten) (9-2-0) lost to No. 7 Wisconsin Friday, 5-4. Next: Saturday vs. No. 7 Wisconsin, Nov. 26 and 28 vs. Colgate.
2. Michigan (Big Ten) (12-3-0) beat Ohio State Friday, 5-2. Next: Saturday vs. Ohio State, Nov. 28-29 at Harvard.
3. Denver (NCHC) (9-3-1) (OT) won at Arizona State Friday, 7-1. Next: Saturday at Arizona State, Nov. 29 vs. Minnesota.
4. Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) (12-3-0) won at Colorado College Friday, 4-2. Next: Saturday at Colorado College, Dec. 5-6 at No. 8 Western Michigan.
5. Penn State (Big Ten) (10-5-0) lost at Minnesota Friday, 3-2. Next: Saturday at Minnesota, Jan. 3 at RIT, Jan. 4 vs. RIT.
6. North Dakota (NCHC) (8-4-0) beat U.S. Under-18 Team Friday, 6-1 (exhibition). Next: Nov. 28 at Bemidji State, Nov. 29 vs. Bemidji State.
7. Wisconsin (Big Ten) (9-2-2) won at No. 1 Michigan State Friday, 5-4. Next: Saturday at No. 1 Michigan State, Dec. 5-6 at Notre Dame.
8. Western Michigan (NCHC) (8-5-0) won at Omaha Friday, 7-2. Next: Saturday at Omaha, Dec. 5-6 vs. No. 4 Minnesota Duluth.
9. Quinnipiac (ECAC) (8-3-2) beat Clarkson Friday, 4-1. Next: Saturday vs. St. Lawrence, Nov. 26 vs. Holy Cross, Nov. 29 vs. Stonehill.
10. Maine (Hockey East) (7-5-1) lost at No. 15 Boston College Friday, 7-3. Next: Saturday at No. 15 Boston College, Dec. 5-6 vs. New Hampshire.
11. Connecticut (Hockey East) (7-4-2) won at New Hampshire Friday, 4-1. Next: Saturday vs. New Hampshire, Nov. 25 vs. Stonehill.
12. Northeastern (Hockey East) (8-3-0) beat No. 18 Boston University Friday, 3-2. Next: Saturday at No. 18 Boston University, Nov. 29 vs. Brown.
13. Dartmouth (ECAC) (6-0-0) is idle this weekend. Next: Nov. 28 vs. Vermont, Nov. 29 vs. Merrimack.
14. Minnesota State (CCHA) (7-2-4) beat Michigan Tech Friday, 3-0. Next: Saturday vs. Michigan Tech, Nov. 28-29 at Northern Michigan.
15. Boston College (Hockey East) (7-4-1) beat No. 10 Maine Friday, 7-3. Next: Saturday vs. No. 10 Maine, Nov. 28 vs. Notre Dame.
16. Providence (Hockey East) (5-5-2) lost to No. 17 Massachusetts Thursday, 2-1 (OT). Next: Saturday at No. 17 Massachusetts, Nov. 28-29 at Colorado College.
17. Massachusetts (Hockey East) (8-6-0) won at No. 16 Providence Thursday, 2-1 (OT). Next: Saturday vs. No. 16 Providence, Nov. 29 at Army.
18. Boston University (Hockey East) (5-7-1) lost at No. 12 Northeastern Friday, 3-2. Next: Saturday vs. No. 12 Northeastern, Nov. 29 vs. No. 19 Cornell at New York (Madison Square Garden).
19. Cornell (ECAC) (5-2-0) beat No. 20 Union Friday, 2-1. Next: Saturday vs. RPI, Nov. 29 vs. No. 18 Boston University at New York (Madison Square Garden).
20. Union (ECAC) (8-3-1) lost at No. 19 Cornell Friday, 2-1. Next: Saturday at Colgate, Nov. 28 vs. Sacred Heart in Friendship Four at Belfast, Northern Ireland, Nov. 29 vs. Miami or RIT in Friendship Four at Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Others
Ohio State (Big Ten) (5-6-0) lost at No. 2 Michigan Friday, 5-2. Next: Saturday at No. 2 Michigan, Nov. 28-29 at Arizona State.
Colorado College (NCHC) (6-6-1) lost to No. 4 Minnesota Duluth Friday, 4-2. Next: Saturday vs. No. 4 Minnesota Duluth, Nov. 28-29 vs. No. 16 Providence.
Michigan Tech (CCHA) (8-4-1) lost at No. 14 Minnesota State Friday, 3-0. Next: Saturday at No. 14 Minnesota State, Nov. 28-29 vs. St. Thomas.
Omaha (NCHC) (5-6-0) lost to No. 8 Western Michigan Friday, 7-2. Next: Saturday vs. No. 8 Western Michigan, Nov. 28-29 at Yale.
Harvard (ECAC) (4-1-1) was idle. Next: Saturday at Vermont, Nov. 28-29 vs. No. 2 Michigan.
Miami (NCHC) (8-3-0) beat St. Cloud State Friday, 6-5 (OT). Next: Saturday vs. St. Cloud State, Nov. 28 vs. RIT in Friendship Four at Belfast, Northern Ireland, Nov. 29 vs. No. 20 Union or Sacred Heart in Friendship Four at Belfast, Northern Ireland.
RIT (Atlantic Hockey) (9-4-0) lost at Niagara Tuesday, 2-1 (OT); lost at Bentley Friday, 3-2. Next: Nov. 28 vs. Miami in Friendship Four at Belfast, Northern Ireland, Nov. 29 vs. No. 20 Union or Sacred Heart in Friendship Four at Belfast, Northern Ireland.
St. Cloud State (NCHC) (6-7-0) lost at Miami Friday, 6-5 (OT). Next: Saturday at Miami, Dec. 5-6 at No. 6 North Dakota.
Bemidji State (CCHA) (8-5-2) beat Northern Michigan Friday, 7-3. Next: Saturday vs. Northern Michigan, Nov. 28 vs. No. 6 North Dakota, Nov. 29 at No. 6 North Dakota.
Holy Cross (Atlantic Hockey) (8-5-1) beat Alaska Anchorage Thursday, 7-2. Next: Sunday vs. Alaska Anchorage, Nov. 26 at No. 9 Quinnipiac.
Arizona State (NCHC) (4-8-1) lost to No. 3 Denver Friday, 7-1. Next: Saturday vs. No. 3 Denver, Nov. 28-29 vs. Ohio State.
Bentley (Atlantic Hockey) (7-4-1) beat RIT Friday, 3-2. Next: Nov. 25 at Army, Nov. 29 vs. New Hampshire.
Minnesota (Big Ten) (6-8-1) beat No. 5 Penn State Friday, 3-2. Next: Saturday vs. No. 5 Penn State, Nov. 29 at No. 3 Denver.
Notre Dame (Big Ten) (3-8-1) is idle this weekend. Next: Nov. 26 at Merrimack, Nov. 28 at No. 15 Boston College.
Merrimack (Hockey East) (5-6-0) won at Long Island Friday, 6-2. Next: Nov. 26 vs. Notre Dame, Nov. 29 at Dartmouth.

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Tuesday, Nov. 18
Atlantic Hockey America
Niagara 2, RIT 1 (OT)
Non-conference
Alaska Anchorage 4, Stonehill 0

Wednesday, Nov. 19
Non-conference
Brown 5, Alaska Anchorage 2

Thursday, Nov. 20
Hockey East Association
Massachusetts 2, Providence 1 (OT)
Non-conference
Holy Cross 7, Alaska Anchorage 2

Friday, Nov. 21
Big Ten Conference
Wisconsin 5, Michigan State 4
Michigan 5, Ohio State 2
Minnesota 3, Penn State 2
Hockey East Association
Connecticut 4, New Hampshire 1
Northeastern 3, Boston University 2
Boston College 7, Maine 3
NCHC
Miami 6, St. Cloud State 5 (OT)
Western Michigan 7, Omaha 2
Denver 7, Arizona State 1
Minnesota Duluth 4, Colorado College 2
CCHA
Lake Superior State 2, Ferris State 1
Minnesota State 3, Michigan Tech 0
Bowling Green 3, St. Thomas 2 (OT)
Bemidji State 7, Northern Michigan 3
ECAC
Brown 4, Yale 2
Colgate 2, RPI 1
Cornell 2, Union 1
Princeton 7, St. Lawrence 4
Quinnipiac 4, Clarkson 1
Atlantic Hockey America
Canisius 4, Mercyhurst 3
Air Force 6, Army 3
Bentley 3, RIT 2
Non-conference
Merrimack 6, Long Island 2
Lindenwood 6, Robert Morris 2
Exhibition
North Dakota 6, U.S. Under-18 Team 1

Saturday, Nov. 22
Big Ten Conference
Wisconsin at Michigan State, 7 p.m.
Ohio State at Michigan, 7 p.m.
Penn State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Hockey East Association
New Hampshire at Connecticut, 6:30 p.m.
Northeastern at Boston University, 7 p.m.
Providence at Massachusetts, 7 p.m.
Maine at Boston College, 7 p.m.
NCHC
St. Cloud State at Miami, 6:05 p.m.
Denver at Arizona State, 7 p.m.
Minnesota Duluth at Colorado College, 8 p.m.
Western Michigan at Omaha, 8 p.m.
CCHA
Lake Superior State at Ferris State, 6 p.m.
Michigan Tech at Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m.
Bowling Green at St. Thomas, 7:07 p.m.
Northern Michigan at Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m.
ECAC
Union at Colgate, 7 p.m.
RPI at Cornell, 7 p.m.
Clarkson at Princeton, 7 p.m.
St. Lawrence at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m.
Brown at Yale, 7 p.m.
Atlantic Hockey America
Mercyhurst at Canisius, 7 p.m.
Air Force at Army, 7 p.m.
Non-conference
Long Island at Sacred Heart, 5 p.m.
Harvard at Vermont, 6 p.m.
Robert Morris at Lindenwood, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 23
Non-conference
Alaska Anchorage at Holy Cross, 2 p.m.

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