The 2024 Frozen Four schedule kicks off today. Regional play starts out across the four regions. The top four seeds in the 2024 NCAA Hockey Tournament are Boston College, Boston University, Denver, and Michigan State. The Frozen Four (aka the semifinals) are on April 11th, 2024 with the Championship game the next day. The schedule is setup so that it wraps up before the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs kickoff.
What are the 2024 NCAA Hockey Tournament Region Assignments and Seeds?
16 teams earn spots to play in the 2024 Frozen Four schedule. There are automatic qualifiers from the CCHA, Big Ten, Hockey East, ECAC, and NCHC. The NCAA uses PairWise to pick the at-large spots (10 of them total). From there, the teams are seeded from #1 to #16. The top four seeds get to be the top dog in their respective region. The Frozen Four regional assignments and seeds are below.
Sioux Falls, S.D. (March 28 and 30)
2. Boston University
7. Minnesota
11. Omaha
15. RIT
Springfield, Mass. (March 28 and 30)
3. Denver
5. Maine
12. Cornell
14. Massachusetts
Providence, R.I. (March 29 and 31)
1. Boston College
8. Wisconsin
9. Quinnipiac
16. Michigan Tech
Maryland Heights, Mo. (March 29 and 31)
4. Michigan State
6. North Dakota
10. Michigan
13. Western Michigan
2024 NCAA Hockey Tournament Schedule
2024 Frozen Four Schedule – NCAA Hockey Tournament
*All times listed are Eastern Time.
Men’s Frozen Four semifinals | April 11
No. 1 Boston U vs. No. 3 Denver | 5:00 p.m. on ESPN2
No. 1 Boston College vs. Michigan | 8:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Men’s Frozen Four national championship | April 13
NCAA Hockey Tournament Bracket Scores and Results
***Last Updated March 31st
First round | March 28
No. 3 Denver 2, UMass 1 (2OT)
No. 2 Boston U 6, RIT 3
Cornell 3, Maine 1
Minnesota 3, Omaha 2
First round | March 29
No. 1 Boston College 4, Michigan Tech 1
No. 4 Michigan State 5, Western Michigan 4 (OT)
Quinnipiac 3, Wisconsin 2 (OT)
Michigan 4, North Dakota 3
Second round | March 30
No. 3 Denver 2, Cornell 1
No. 2 Boston U 6, Minnesota 3
Second round | March 31
No. 1 Boston College 5, Quinnipiac 4 (OT)
Michigan State 5, No. 4 Michigan 2
