2021 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey championship selections announced NCAA.com

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PRESENTED BY INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has selected the 16 teams that will be participating in the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship. The championship playoff format involves four predetermined regional sites with four teams assigned to each site. The regional winners advance to the Men’s Frozen Four. The entire championship uses a single-elimination format. BRACKET: Automatic qualification privileges are granted to the postseason champions of the six conferences. The remainder of the field is selected at large. North Dakota was the No. 1 overall seed. The other No. 1 seeds, in order, include Boston College, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The dates, sites, times and pairings of this year’s championship are as follows: MORE:

Fargo Regional March 26-27

Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota No. 2 Michigan (15-10-1) vs. No. 3 Minnesota Duluth (14-10-2) Friday, March 26 4 p.m. ET ESPNU/WatchESPN No. 1 North Dakota (21-5-1) vs. No. 4 American Int’l (15-3-0) Friday, March 26 9:30 p.m. ET ESPN3/WatchESPN Fargo Regional Championship Saturday, March 27 6:30 p.m. ET ESPNU/WatchESPN

Bridgeport Regional March 26-27

Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut No. 1 Wisconsin (20-9-1) vs. No. 4 Bemidji State (15-9-3) Friday, March 26 1 p.m. ET ESPN2/WatchESPN No. 2 Massachusetts (16-5-4) vs. No. 3 Lake Superior State (19-6-3) Friday, March 26 6:30 p.m. ET ESPNU/WatchESPN Bridgeport Regional Championship Saturday, March 27 4 p.m. ET ESPNU/WatchESPN

Loveland Regional March 27-28

Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, Colorado No. 2 Minnesota State (20-4-1) vs. No. 3 Quinnipiac (17-7-4) Saturday, March 27 4 p.m. ET ESPN3/WatchESPN No. 1 Minnesota (23-6-0) vs. No. 4 Omaha (14-10-1) Saturday, March 27 9 p.m. ET ESPNU/WatchESPN Loveland Regional Championship Sunday, March 28 8 p.m. ET ESPN2/WatchESPN

Albany Regional March 27-28

Times Union Center, Albany, New York No. 1 Boston College (17-5-1) vs. No. 4 Notre Dame (14-13-2) Saturday, March 27 1 p.m. ET ESPNews/WatchESPN No. 2 St. Cloud State (17-10-0) vs. No. 3 Boston U. (10-4-1) Saturday, March 27 6:30 p.m. ET ESPNews/WatchESPN Albany Regional Championship Sunday, March 28 5:30 p.m. ET ESPN2/WatchESPN

Men s Frozen Four April 8 and 10

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Fargo Regional Champion vs. Bridgeport Regional Champion Albany Regional Champion vs. Loveland Regional Champion Thursday, April 8 5 and 9 p.m. ET ESPN2/WatchESPN (order of games TBD) National Championship Saturday, April 10 7 p.m. ET ESPN or ESPN2/WatchESPN The following conferences and teams received automatic qualification: Atlantic Hockey Association – American International
Big Ten Conference – Minnesota
ECAC Hockey – Saint Lawrence*
*Saint Lawrence was replaced as ECAC Hockey’s Automatic Qualifier by Quinnipiac after Saint Lawrence had to withdraw from the championship due to NCAA Health and Safety protocols.
Hockey East Association – Massachusetts
National Collegiate Hockey Conference – North Dakota
Western Collegiate Hockey Association – Lake Superior State

Boston University dominates UMass men' s hockey for 5-1 win sweep

Senior assistant captains Jay O’Brien and Case McCarthy each had a goal and an assist for No. 14 Boston University in their 5-1 win to sweep No. 11 UMass at Agganis Arena on Saturday.

Minnesota tames Penn State men' s hockey to split two-game series

Senior forward Bryce Brodzinski scored two third period goals within 1:06 of each other, lifting No. 1 Minnesota to a 3-1 win and series split against No. 8 Penn State.

Penn State stuns Minnesota men' s hockey in 4-2 upset

Senior forward Connor MacEachern had two goals and an assist for No. 8 Penn State as the Nittany Lions upset No. 1 Minnesota in a 4-2 win on the road Thursday.

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