The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has selected the 16 teams that will be participating in the 2019 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.
Automatic qualification privileges are granted to the postseason champions of the six conferences. The remainder of the field is selected at large.
St. Cloud State is the No. 1 overall seed. The other No. 1 seeds, in order, are Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State and Massachusetts.
The dates, sites, times and pairings of this year’s championship are as follows:
West Regional, March 29-30, Scheels Arena, Fargo, N.D.
Friday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN3/WatchESPN, No. 1 St. Cloud State (30-5-3) vs. No. 4 American International (22-16-1)
Friday, March 29, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN, No. 2 Denver (22-11-5) vs. No. 3 Ohio State (20-10-5)
Saturday, March 30, 9 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN, West Regional Championship
Northeast Regional, March 29-30, SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H.
Friday, March 29, 3 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2/WatchESPN, No. 1 Massachusetts (28-9) vs. No. 4 Harvard (19-10-3)
Friday, March 29, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN, No. 2 Clarkson (26-10-2) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (22-13-3)
Saturday, March 30, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN, Northeast Regional Championship
East Regional, March 30-31, Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, R.I.
Saturday, March 30, 1 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNews/WatchESPN, No. 1 Minnesota State Mankato (32-7-2) vs. No. 4 Providence (22-11-6)
Saturday, March 30, 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNews/WatchESPN, No. 2 Northeastern (27-10-1) vs. No. 3 Cornell (20-10-4)
Sunday, March 31, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2/WatchESPN, East Regional Championship
Midwest Regional, March 30-31, PPL Center, Allentown, Pa.
Saturday, March 30, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN, No. 1 Minnesota Duluth (25-11-2) vs. No. 4 Bowling Green (25-10-5)
Saturday, March 30, 7:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN3/WatchESPN, No. 2 Quinnipiac (25-9-2) vs. No. 3 Arizona State (21-12-1)
Sunday, March 31, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN, Midwest Regional Championship
Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 KeyBank Center, Buffalo, N.Y.
Thursday, April 11, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2/WatchESPN (order of games TBD)
West Regional Champion vs. Northeast Regional Champion
East Regional Champion vs. Midwest Regional Champion
Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2/WatchESPN
National Championship
