The 2024 NCAA Division 1 men's ice hockey tournament is finally here. It's the best time of the year. As of Saturday night, the conference championships are over. Locally, Boston College won the Hockey East championship, while Cornell won in ECAC Hockey and RIT in Atlantic Hockey. Five teams from New England will battle for...
The 2024 NCAA Division 1 men's ice hockey tournament is finally here. It's the best time of the year.
As of Saturday night, the conference championships are over. Locally, Boston College won the Hockey East championship, while Cornell won in ECAC Hockey and RIT in Atlantic Hockey.
Five teams from New England will battle for spots in the Frozen Four, which will be held in St. Paul, Minn., on April 11 and 13.
Boston College and Boston University both earned No. 1 seeds. It's the first time since 2016 (Quinnipiac and Providence) that two local teams scored No. 1 slots in the tournament. The other two No. 1 seeds will be Denver and Michigan State.
New England will also host two of the four regionals. Providence and Springfield, Mass., will host first and second-round games. The other two sites are Maryland Heights, Mo., and Sioux Falls, S.D.
The official bracket will be revealed during a selection show on Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
Here is our projected bracket.
Providence regional
- No. 1 Boston College vs. No. 4 Michigan Tech
- No. 2 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 Quinnipiac
Springfield regional
- No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 4 UMass
- No. 2 North Dakota vs No. 3 Michigan
Maryland Heights regional
- No. 1 Boston University vs. No. 4 RIT
- No. 2 Maine vs No. 3 Western Michigan
Sioux Falls regional
- No. 1 Denver vs. No. 4 Cornell
- No. 2 Minnesota vs. No. 3 Omaha
