Quinnipiac earns No. 1 seed as NCAA Hockey Championship bracket revealed
The NCAA announced the field for this year's college hockey championship on Sunday.
Quinnipac is the No. 1 seed in the tournament and the top seed in the East Region. St. Cloud State, North Dakota, and Providence also grabbed top seeds in their respective regions.
Here's what the bracket looks like:
East Region
1. Quinnipiac (29-3-7)
4. Rochester Institute of Technology (18-14-6)
Date: Saturday, March 26 at 4 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)
3. Yale (19-8-4)
2. UMass-Lowell (24-9-5)
Date: Saturday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET (TV: ESPN3)
Northeast Region
1. Providence (27-6-4)
4. Minnesota-Duluth (18-15-5)
Date: Friday, March 25 at 4:30 p.m. ET (TV: ESPN3)
3. Harvard (19-10-4)
2. Boston College (26-7-5)
Date: Friday, March 25 at 8 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)
Midwest Region
1. North Dakota (36-4)
4. Northeastern (22-13-5)
Date: Friday, March 25 at 2 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)
3. Notre Dame (19-10-7)
2. Michigan (24-7-5)
Date: Friday, March 25 at 5:30 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)
West Region
1. St. Cloud State (31-8-1)
4. Ferris State (19-14-6)
Date: Saturday, March 26 at 3 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNews)
3. Boston University (21-12-5)
2. Denver (23-9-6)
Date: Saturday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)
You can view the full bracket from the NCAA here.
The Frozen Four runs April 7 (semifinals, ESPN2) and 9 (final, ESPN).
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