The 2026 NCAA Division 1 men's ice hockey tournament is upon us. It's one of the best times of the year. As of early Sunday morning, the conference championships are over. Locally, Merrimack won the Hockey East championships over UConn, while Dartmouth won in ECAC Hockey and Bentley in Atlantic Hockey. Five teams from New...
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The 2026 NCAA Division 1 men's ice hockey tournament is upon us. It's one of the best times of the year.
As of early Sunday morning, the conference championships are over. Locally, Merrimack won the Hockey East championships over UConn, while Dartmouth won in ECAC Hockey and Bentley in Atlantic Hockey.
Five teams from New England will fight for spots in the Frozen Four, which will be held in Las Vegas on April 9 and 11.
Michigan locked up the No. 1 overall seed. The other three No. 1 seeds are North Dakota, Michigan State and defending champion Western Michigan.
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One of the four regionals will be hosted at DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., March 26-28. The other three regionals are Albany, N.Y., Loveland, Colo., and Sioux Falls, S.D.
The official bracket will be announced on Sunday at 3 p.m. on ESPNU.
Here is our projected bracket.
Albany Regional
No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Bentley
No. 2 Providence vs. No. 3 Quinnipiac
Loveland Regional
No. 1 Western Michigan vs. No. 4 Minnesota State
No. 2 Denver vs. No. 3 Cornell
Sioux Falls Regional
No. 1 North Dakota vs. No. 4 Merrimack
No. 2 Minnesota Duluth vs. No. 3 Penn State
Worcester Regional
No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 4 UConn
No. 2 Dartmouth vs. No. 3 Wisconsin
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