MATCHUP SIMULATOR
Select two teams to simulate a head-to-head matchup
Michigan #1
Denver #2
Michigan St. #3
North Dakota #4
Quinnipiac #5
Cornell #6
Western Mich. #7
Dartmouth #8
Providence #9
Minn. Duluth #10
Augustana (SD) #11
Minnesota St. #12
UConn #13
Wisconsin #14
Boston College #15
Maine #16
Massachusetts #17
Union (NY) #18
Bentley #19
St. Thomas (MN) #20
Sacred Heart #21
Penn St. #22
Princeton #23
Bowling Green #24
Colorado Col. #25
Northeastern #26
Merrimack #27
Michigan Tech #28
Clarkson #29
St. Cloud St. #30
Miami (OH) #31
Boston U. #32
Harvard #33
Bemidji St. #34
Ohio St. #35
Army West Point #36
Minnesota #37
Holy Cross #38
RIT #39
Air Force #40
Alas. Fairbanks #41
Arizona St. #42
Omaha #43
Canisius #44
New Hampshire #45
Colgate #46
UMass Lowell #47
Lindenwood #48
Robert Morris #49
Notre Dame #50
Niagara #51
LIU #52
Rensselaer #53
Lake Superior St. #54
Ferris St. #55
Vermont #56
Yale #57
Stonehill #58
Brown #59
Mercyhurst #60
Northern Mich. #61
St. Lawrence #62
Alas. Anchorage #63
VS
Michigan #1
Denver #2
Michigan St. #3
North Dakota #4
Quinnipiac #5
Cornell #6
Western Mich. #7
Dartmouth #8
Providence #9
Minn. Duluth #10
Augustana (SD) #11
Minnesota St. #12
UConn #13
Wisconsin #14
Boston College #15
Maine #16
Massachusetts #17
Union (NY) #18
Bentley #19
St. Thomas (MN) #20
Sacred Heart #21
Penn St. #22
Princeton #23
Bowling Green #24
Colorado Col. #25
Northeastern #26
Merrimack #27
Michigan Tech #28
Clarkson #29
St. Cloud St. #30
Miami (OH) #31
Boston U. #32
Harvard #33
Bemidji St. #34
Ohio St. #35
Army West Point #36
Minnesota #37
Holy Cross #38
RIT #39
Air Force #40
Alas. Fairbanks #41
Arizona St. #42
Omaha #43
Canisius #44
New Hampshire #45
Colgate #46
UMass Lowell #47
Lindenwood #48
Robert Morris #49
Notre Dame #50
Niagara #51
LIU #52
Rensselaer #53
Lake Superior St. #54
Ferris St. #55
Vermont #56
Yale #57
Stonehill #58
Brown #59
Mercyhurst #60
Northern Mich. #61
St. Lawrence #62
Alas. Anchorage #63
#50 · Away
Notre Dame
9-23-5 · Big Ten
2–5
Projected
Home · #3
Michigan St.
26-9-2 · Big Ten
11%
89%
0.342
OER
0.847
0.940
OE
1.126
0.839
DE
1.470
0.381
GTR
0.992
0.568
SOS
0.479
-0.07
LUCK
-0.02
Analysis

Michigan St. enters as the clear favorite — ranked #3 nationally in overall efficiency vs. #50 for Notre Dame.

Offensively, Michigan St. has the upper hand (OE #15 vs. #40).

Michigan St.'s defense is elite — top-2 nationally, allowing just 2.14 goals per game.

Schedule context: Notre Dame has faced tougher competition (SOS #3) than Michigan St. (SOS #45).

@
Michigan #1
1–6
L
@
Ohio St. #35
4–3 (OT)
W
@
Ohio St. #35
5–4 (OT)
W
vs
Penn St. #22
4–3 (OT)
W
vs
Penn St. #22
3–3 (SO)
T
@
Michigan St. #3
2–8
L
@
Michigan St. #3
2–4
L
vs
Minnesota #37
3–2
W
vs
Minnesota #37
2–2 (SO)
T
@
Wisconsin #14
4–5
L
N
Wisconsin #14
3–4 (OT)
L
N
UConn #13
2–1
W
vs
Ohio St. #35
2–3 (OT)
L
@
Minnesota #37
3–3 (SO)
T
@
Minnesota #37
7–1
W
vs
Ohio St. #35
3–3 (SO)
T
vs
Ohio St. #35
1–5
L
vs
Notre Dame #50
8–2
W
vs
Notre Dame #50
4–2
W
vs
Michigan #1
5–2
W
Series History · Notre Dame 0–4–0 Michigan St.
@
Feb 20, 2026
2–8
L
@
Feb 19, 2026
2–4
L
vs
Nov 15, 2025
1–3
L
vs
Nov 14, 2025
1–4
L
Key Players
17
17
34
13
19
32
9
22
31
Key Players
25
25
50
19
25
44
11
28
39