The bracket for the 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey championship was announced last night. The 16-team tournament gets underway this weekend at four regional sites.
Providence, R.I. (March 29 and 31)
1. Boston College
8. Wisconsin
9. Quinnipiac
16. Michigan Tech
Maryland Heights, Mo. (March 29 and 31)
4. Michigan State
6. North Dakota
10. Michigan
13. Western Michigan
Sioux Falls, S.D. (March 28 and 30)
2. Boston University
7. Minnesota
11. Omaha
15. RIT
Springfield, MA. (March 28 and 30)
3. Denver
5. Maine
12. Cornell
14. Massachusetts
(Numbers indicate overall seed)
The top seed in each regional will play the lowest seed in the regional semifinals, with the middle seeds in each regional playing each other. The semifinal winners will meet in the regional final two days later. The four regional winners will advance to the Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn., on April 11, with the winners of those two contests to meet for the national title on April 13. The television schedule for all games can be found here.
Quinnipiac is the defending national champion, having bested Minnesota in the title game last year in overtime in Tampa. Boston University and Michigan also made last year's Frozen Four, while Cornell, Michigan Tech, North Dakota and Western Michigan all qualified for last year's tournament.
Boston College is the top seed in this year's tournament, and is making its first appearance in the NCAAs since 2021. Michigan State is appearing in the nationals for the first time since 2012, as is Maine. Massachusetts won the NCAA title in 2021, while Denver did so in 2022.
Maryland Heights is hosting a regional for the first time, although the venue only seats 2,500 spectators.
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