NPI Tracker: There's a new No. 1 in town

Plus: Hockey East is massing troops at the NPI border, and Northeastern uploaded the Matthews Arena ceremony

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Dartmouth’s overtime loss to New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon opened the door for Michigan to leap the Big Green in the NPI, with the Wolverines moving into the No. 1 spot in the country this week.

Also in issue No. 618:

— Hockey East is massing at the NPI border. Are they ready to invade? That answer will largely be determined by how the league’s teams perform in conference play.

— We look at the inter-conference records of each conference.

— This week’s bracket projection requires a bit of shuffling.

— There’s still some volatility in the NPI, with single games capable of producing sharp swings, but the overall picture has remained fairly steady over the last four weeks.

— Northeastern has uploaded the full Matthews Arena closing ceremonies to its YouTube page.

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