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Mar 24, 2024, 07:30 PM ET
The field for the NCAA men’s hockey tournament is set, with 16 teams looking to earn a trip to St. Paul, Minnesota, for the Frozen Four.
Regional play begins Thursday and concludes March 31, with the national semifinals set for April 11 and the championship game on April 12 at the Xcel Energy Center. Every game of the tournament will be aired on the ESPN family of networks and streamed on ESPN+.
Boston College, the Hockey East champion and No. 1 team much of the season, secured the No. 1 overall seed. The other top seeds are Boston University, Denver and Michigan State.
The tournament champions in Atlantic Hockey, the Big Ten, CCHA, ECAC, Hockey East and NCHC were automatic qualifiers, with the 10 at-large spots determined by the PairWise rankings.
Below is the tournament schedule, which will be updated with results as games are played. (An interactive bracket that will be updated can be found here.) Additionally, we get you ready for the action with a look at the top storylines and players from ESPN college hockey analysts Andrew Raycroft and Sean Ritchlin, and a team-by-team breakdown of the entire field.
Every game of the NCAA men’s hockey tournament, including the Frozen Four and championship game, will be available on ESPN+. Subscribe to watch!
Schedule
All times ET
Springfield (Massachusetts) Regional
Semifinals, March 28
No. 1 Denver vs. No. 4 UMass, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 2 Maine vs. No. 3 Cornell, 5:30 p.m. (ESPNews)
Final, March 30
Semifinal winners, 4 p.m. (ESPNU)
Sioux Falls (South Dakota) Regional
Semifinals, March 28
No. 1 Boston University vs. No. 4 RIT, 5 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 2 Minnesota vs. No. 3 Omaha, 8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Final, March 30
Semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Providence (Rhode Island) Regional
Semifinals, March 29
No. 1 Boston College vs. No. 4 Michigan Tech, 2 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 2 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 Quinnipiac, 5:30 p.m. (ESPNews)
Final, March 31
Semifinal winners, 4 p.m. (ESPNU)
Maryland Heights (Missouri) Regional
Semifinals, March 29
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Publish date : 2024-03-25 00:38:34
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