According to USCHO.com, the Big Ten will now ice a two-week, single elimination playoff championship, as opposed to the three-week affair that began with a best-of-three first round of the past few years. The top seed in this year's tournament will receive a bye for the first round, while the No. 2, 3, and 4 seeds will host the No. 4, 6 and 7 seeds, respectively, on March 11.
Semifinals for the four remaining schools will take place on March 14 at the home arena of the higher seeds. The title game is slated for the following weekend (March 20-22) at the site of the highest remaining seed.
Michigan State has won the last two Big Ten championships, and along with them earned the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
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