2026 Regionals Done, Frozen Four Set

The regional finals from the 2026 NCAA Division I men's hockey championship are finished. Results from Saturday and Sunday are as follows:

Worcester, Mass. Regional (March 28) 

Wisconsin 4, Michigan State 3 (OT)

Sioux Falls, S.D. Regional (March 28) 

North Dakota 5, Quinnipiac 0

Albany, N.Y. Regional (March 29)  

Michigan 4, Minnesota-Duluth 3

Loveland, Col. Regional (March 29)  

Denver 6, Western Michigan 2

The 2026 NCAA Frozen Four field is now set. Wisconsin will face off with North Dakota in the first national semifinal in Las Vegas on April 9 (5 p.m. ET, ESPN 2), while Michigan will take on Denver in the second semifinal (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2). The winners will meet in the national championship game on April 11 (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

 

Day 2 of Regionals Completed

The second day of the 2026 NCAA Division I men's hockey championship is complete. Results from Friday are as follows:

Albany, N.Y. Regional 

• Michigan 5, Bentley 1
• Minnesota-Duluth 3, Penn State 1

Loveland, Col. Regional 

• Western Michigan 3, Minnesota State 1
• Denver 5, Cornell 0

Michigan will take on Minnesota Duluth in the Albany regional final on Sunday, while Western Michigan will face defending national champion Denver in the Loveland regional final later that same day.

The Worcester and Sioux Falls regional finals will be held on Saturday, with those two winners advancing to the NCAA Frozen Four in two weeks.

Day One of 2026 NCAA Regionals Done

The first day of the 2026 NCAA Division I men's hockey championship is the books. Results from Thursday are as follows:

Sioux Falls, S.D. Regional 

• North Dakota 3, Merrimack 0 
• Quinnipiac 5, Providence 2

Worcester, Mass. Regional 

• Michigan State 2, Connecticut 1
• Wisconsin 5, Dartmouth 1

Michigan State will take on Wisconsin in the Worcester regional final on Saturday (4:30 p.m. ESPN 2), while North Dakota will face Quinnipiac in the Sioux Falls regional final later that same day (7:30 p.m., ESPN2).

The Albany, N.Y. and Loveland, Co. regionals get underway on Friday.

2026 NCAA Men's D-1 Hockey Field Set

The field for the 2026 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey championship is set. The matchups, times and TV outlets, per collegehockeynews.com:

Albany Regional (Friday, March 27)

1. Michigan vs. 4. Bentley, 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN-U

2. Minnesota Duluth vs. 3. Penn State, 9 p.m. ET ESPN2

Loveland Regional (Friday, March 27)

1. Western Michigan vs. 4. Minnesota State, 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN-U

2. Denver vs. 3. Cornell, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN+

Sioux Falls Regional (Thursday, March 26)

1. North Dakota vs. 4. Merrimack, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2

2. Providence vs. 3. Quinnipiac, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN+

Worcester Regional (Thursday, March 26)

1. Michigan State vs. 4. Connecticut, 1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2

2. Dartmouth vs. 3. Wisconsin, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN-U

The top four overall seeds in order are Michigan, North Dakota, Michigan State, and defending national champion Western Michigan. Michigan, Bentley, Minnesota State, Denver, Dartmouth and Merrimack all advanced to this year's NCAAs by winning their respective conference championships, while the other 10 schools earned at-large berths.

The four regional winners will advance to the 2026 Frozen Four in Las Vegas on April 9 (5/8:30 p.m., ESPN 2), with the Albany champion playing the Loveland champion, and the Sioux Falls winner facing the Worcester winner. The national championship game will be contested two days later (5:30 p.m., ESPN).

First Day of 2022 NCAA Regionals Complete

The first day of the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship is in the books.

In the East Regional in Albany, N.Y., Minnesota State outlasted, Harvard, 4-3, while in a battle of UNDs, Notre Dame edged North Dakota, 2-1, in overtime. MSU will now meet Notre Dame in the regional final on Saturday at MVP Arena.

In the West Regional in Loveland, Co., Minnesota-Duluth blanked Michigan Tech, 3-0, before host Denver scored late to oust UMass Lowell, 3-2. UMD and DU will now face off on Saturday at the Budweiser Events Center for the right to go to the NCAA Frozen Four in Boston in two weeks' time.

The other two regionals get underway on Friday. In the Midwest Regional in Allentown, Pa., Michigan will face American International at 3 p.m. ET, before Quinnipiac duels with St. Cloud State at 8 p.m. ET. In the Northeast Regional in Worcester, Mass., Western Michigan will battle Northeastern at noon ET, while defending national champion UMass will meet Minnesota at 6 p.m. ET. Games will be televised live on ESPNU or ESPNews.

 

2022 NCAA Men's Division I Hockey Tournament Field Announced

The field for the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship was revealed on Sunday night.

Albany, N.Y. Regional
* [2] Minnesota State (35-5-0)
North Dakota (24-13-1)
Notre Dame (27-11-0)
* Harvard (22-10-3)

Loveland, Colo. Regional
[4] Denver (27-9-1)
* Minnesota Duluth (21-15-4)
Michigan Tech (21-12-3)
UMass Lowell (21-10-3)

Worcester, Mass. Regional
[3] Western Michigan (25-11-1)
Minnesota (24-12-0)
* UMass (22-12-2)
Northeastern (25-12-1)

Allentown, Pa. Regional
* [1] Michigan (29-9-1)
Quinnipiac (31-7-3)
St. Cloud (18-14-4)
* American International (22-12-3)

Records in parentheses ( )
Overall seeds in brackets [ ]
Won conference tournament *

A new twist this year is that each regional will feature an off day between the regional semifinal games and the regional final. 

The full 16-team bracket with game times and listings can be found here. The four regional winners will advance to the 2022 NCAA Frozen Four at TD Garden in Boston on April 7, with the national title game slated for two days later. 

UMass defeated St. Cloud, 5-0, in Pittsburgh last year to claim its first-ever national title.

2021 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Bracket Revealed

The 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship field is set. 

Per collegehockeynews.com, here's the bracket:

Fargo, ND (Friday-Saturday - Host: North Dakota)

1. North Dakota (1) * vs. 4. American International *

2. Michigan vs. 3. Minnesota-Duluth

Albany, NY (Saturday-Sunday - Host: ECAC Hockey)

1. Boston College (2)  vs. 4. Notre Dame

2. St. Cloud State vs. 3. Boston University

Bridgeport, CT (Friday-Saturday - Host: Sacred Heart)

1. Wisconsin (4) vs. 4. Bemidji State

2. Massachusetts * vs. 3. Lake Superior State *

Loveland, CO (Saturday-Sunday - Host: Denver)

1. Minnesota (3) * vs. 4. Nebraska-Omaha

2. Minnesota State vs. 3. Quinnipiac 

* Automatic qualifier as conference tournament champion

The top four overall seeds are listed in parentheses. The four regional winners will advance to the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh on April 8, with the national championship game to be played two days later.

Minnesota-Duluth won the NCAA title in both 2018 and 2019, while last year's tournament was canceled due to COVID-19.

2020, 2021 NCAA Hockey Regionals Announced

The NCAA has announced the regional sites for the 2020 and 2021 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournaments at NCAA.com:

March 2020

East - Times Union Center - Albany, N.Y.
Midwest - PPL Center, Allentown, Pa.
Northeast - DCU Center, Worcester, Mass.
West - Budweiser Events Center - Loveland, Col.

March 2021

East - Webster Bank Arena - Bridgeport, Conn.
Midwest - Scheels Arena - Fargo, N.D.
Northeast - SNHU Arena - Manchester, N.H.
West - Budweiser Events Center - Loveland, Col.

Next year marks the first-ever NCAA hockey regional to be held in Loveland, while Allentown will host for the third straight season, and Albany returns to the rotation for the first time since 2016.

Worcester has hosted more Division I men's hockey regionals so far (15) than any other NCAA site, while Webster Bank Arena is back in the mix for the first time since 2017, and SNHU and Scheels arenas will both be utilized for the second time in three seasons.

The NCAA Frozen Four will be held for the first time ever at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit in April 2020, while the national semifinals and championship contest will return to PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh the following April, for the first time since 2013.