2018 NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament

Locations, dates:

• Selection show: March 18, noon EDT (ESPNU)

• East Regional: Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn., March 23-24

• West Regional: Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls, S.D., March 23-24

• Northeast Regional: DCU Center, Worcester, Mass., March 24-25

• Midwest Regional: PPL Center, Allentown, Pa., March 24-25

• Frozen Four: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn., April 5, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Central, and April 7, 7 p.m Central

Qualifying teams: Six automatic qualifiers, 10 at-large bids

Format: Teams are split into four regions of four teams each. In the first round, a region’s No. 1 seed meets the region’s No. 4 seed, and No. 2 plays No. 3. Winners play in the regional final for the right to advance to the Frozen Four. All rounds single elimination. More: NCAA Division I men’s tournament selection process

Bracket: PDF

NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey committee

• Tom McGinnis, Minnesota associate athletic director (chair)

• Mike Corbett, Alabama Huntsville coach

• Steve Metcalf, New Hampshire associate athletic director

• Jim McLaughlin, Union athletic director

• Brian Riley, Army West Point coach

• Mike Schafer, Cornell coach