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Two from the East, two from the West. That’s how the field for the 2023 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four shaped up after the regionals.<\/p>\n

Boston University, Minnesota, Quinnipiac and Michigan won their way to the Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla., with regional championships this weekend.<\/p>\n

The Terriers will play the Golden Gophers and the Bobcats will play the Wolverines in the April 6 national semifinals at Amalie Arena. The winners play for the championship on April 8.<\/p>\n

The Boston University-Minnesota semifinal game will start at 5 p.m. and the Quinnipiac-Michigan game is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

The BU-Minnesota game will be the 27th in the all-time series between the teams; Each has won 12 with two ties. The most recent was also the last of eight NCAA tournament meetings between the teams, and the Gophers won 7-3 in the first round of the 2012 West Regional in St. Paul, Minn.<\/p>\n

They’ve played four times in the semifinals — Minnesota won in 1974 and 1976; BU won in 1994 and 1995 — and once in the championship game. The Terriers won the 1971 title with a 4-2 victory against the Gophers in Syracuse, N.Y.<\/p>\n

Michigan has defeated Quinnipiac in all five meetings between the teams. The most recent was a 7-4 triumph in last season’s Allentown Regional final.<\/p>\n

Boston University (29-10) advanced to its 23rd Frozen Four with a 2-1 victory against Cornell in the Manchester Regional final on Saturday<\/a>. The Terriers ousted Western Michigan 5-1 in the first round.<\/p>\n

Their last Frozen Four trip was in 2015, when they lost to Providence in the championship game in Boston. BU’s most recent of five NCAA championships was in 2009.<\/p>\n

Minnesota (28-9-1) defeated St. Cloud State 4-1 in Saturday’s Fargo Regional championship<\/a> after the Gophers routed Canisius 9-2 on Thursday. The No. 1 overall seed qualified for the Frozen Four for the second straight season and 23rd time overall.<\/p>\n

They lost to Minnesota State in the 2022 semifinals and are looking for their sixth NCAA championship and first since 2003.<\/p>\n

Quinnipiac (32-4-3) is back in the Frozen Four for the first time since 2016 — the last time the tournament was in Tampa — after winning the Bridgeport Regional. The Bobcats, the No. 2 overall seed, downed Merrimack 5-0 on Friday and Ohio State 4-1 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Bobcats are in the Frozen Four for the third time. They lost to Yale in the 2013 championship game and to North Dakota in the 2016 final.<\/p>\n

Michigan (26-11-3) qualified for its record 27th Frozen Four — and second straight — with a 2-1 overtime victory against Penn State on Sunday to win the Allentown Regional. The Wolverines set a regional record for goals in an 11-1 victory against Colgate in Friday’s first round.<\/p>\n

They’re looking to become the first team with 10 NCAA championships; they’ve been stuck on nine since 1998. Michigan lost to Denver in overtime in the 2022 semifinals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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