2024 bracket
2024 tournament
Locations, dates:
• Selection show: Sunday, March 24, 6:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU
• Maryland Heights Regional: Centene Community Ice Center, Maryland Heights, Mo., March 29 and 31
• Providence Regional: Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, R.I., March 29 and 31
• Sioux Falls Regional: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D., March 28 and 30
• Springfield Regional: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass., March 28 and 30
• Frozen Four: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn., April 11 and 13
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
NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey committee
• Jeffrey L. Schulman, Vermont athletic director (chair)
• Bob Daniels, Ferris State coach
• Rick Gotkin, Mercyhurst coach
• Josh Richelew, Michigan sport administrator
• Scott Sandelin, Minnesota Duluth coach
• Tim Troville, Harvard senior associate athletic director