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2026 NCAA Hockey Tournament Schedule

The Tournament Schedule page provides a status of each tournament series including past scores, future game dates, and probabilities of game and series outcomes.

NCAA Hockey Tournament FAQ?

Where is the 2026 NCAA Hockey tournament played?
- Round 1 and 2 - Thursday, March 26 - Sunday, March 29 hosted by
  - Albany, NY at the MVP Arena (Northeast Regional)
  - Worcester, MA at the DCU Center (East Regional)
  - Sioux Falls, SD at the Denny Sanford Premier Center (Midwest Regional)
  - Loveland, CO at Budweiser Events Center (West Regional)
- Round 3 and 4 - Thursday, April 9 and Saturday, April 11 hosted by Las Vegas, NV at the T-Mobile Arena
What teams remain in the tournament?
- -Denver
- -Michigan
- -North Dakota
- -Wisconsin
What teams have been eliminated from the tournament?
- -Bentley
- -Connecticut
- -Cornell
- -Dartmouth
- -Merrimack
- -Michigan State
- -Minnesota State
- -Minnesota-Duluth
- -Penn State
- -Providence
- -Quinnipiac
- -Western Michigan
What is the format of the NCAA Tournament?
- Standard 16 team single game elimination bracket played on netural ice
- The 4 rounds of the tournament are played over a 3 week period
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NCAA Hockey Tournament Bracket

Round 1
Thu and Fri
Mar 26‑27

Round 2
Sat Mar 14‑
Sun Mar 29

Frozen 4
Las Vegas
Thu Apr 9

Championship Game
Las Vegas
Sat Apr 11

NCAA Hockey Champions

Final

(1) Michigan
5

(25) Bentley
1
Final

(6) MN-Duluth
3

(11) Penn St.
1
Final

(5) W Michigan
3

(13) Minn. St.
1
Final

(4) Denver
5

(12) Cornell
0
Final

(3) Mich. St.
2

(16) UConn
1
Final

(8) Dartmouth
1

(7) Wisconsin
5
Final

(2) N. Dakota
3

(21) Merrimack
0
Final

(9) Providence
2

(10) Quinnipic
5
Final

(1) Michigan
4

(6) MN-Duluth
3
Final

(5) W Michigan
2

(4) Denver
6
Final-OT

(3) Mich. St.
3

(7) Wisconsin
4
Final

(2) N. Dakota
5

(10) Quinnipic
0
Thu Apr 9, 8:30 pm ET

(1) Michigan
60%

(4) Denver
40%
Thu Apr 9, 5:00 pm ET

(7) Wisconsin
41%

(2) N. Dakota
59%
Sat Apr 11

TBDi
Michigan   60%
Denver     40%

TBDi
N. Dakota  59%
Wisconsin  41%
TBDi
Michigan   37%
N. Dakota  28%
Denver     20%
Wisconsin  16%

NCAA Hockey Playoff Schedule

Round 1

Michigan (31‑7‑1) vs Bentley (23‑12‑5)
Best 1 out of 1
Michigan won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Michigan 0‑0 Bentley
Probability of Winning the Series: Michigan 100% ‑ Bentley 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Fri Mar 27, 5:30 pm	(1) Michigan	5‑1	(25) Bentley

Minnesota-Duluth (24‑15‑1) vs Penn State (21‑14‑2)
Best 1 out of 1
Minnesota-Duluth won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Minnesota-Duluth 0‑0 Penn State
Probability of Winning the Series: Minnesota-Duluth 100% ‑ Penn State 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Fri Mar 27, 9:00 pm	(6) Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth	3‑1	(11) Penn State

Western Michigan (27‑11‑1) vs Minnesota State (22‑11‑7)
Best 1 out of 1
Western Michigan won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Western Michigan 0‑0 Minnesota State
Probability of Winning the Series: Western Michigan 100% ‑ Minnesota State 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Fri Mar 27	(5) Western Michigan	3‑1	(13) Minnesota State

Denver (27‑11‑3) vs Cornell (22‑11‑1)
Best 1 out of 1
Denver won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Denver 0‑0 Cornell
Probability of Winning the Series: Denver 100% ‑ Cornell 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Fri Mar 27, 6:00 pm	(4) Denver	5‑0	(12) Cornell

Michigan State (26‑9‑2) vs Connecticut (20‑13‑5)
Best 1 out of 1
Michigan State won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Michigan State 0‑0 Connecticut
Probability of Winning the Series: Michigan State 100% ‑ Connecticut 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Thu Mar 26, 1:30 pm	(3) Michigan State	2‑1	(16) ConnecticutUConn

Dartmouth (23‑8‑4) vs Wisconsin (23‑12‑2)
Best 1 out of 1
Dartmouth lost the series 0‑1
Regular Season Matchup: Dartmouth 0‑0 Wisconsin
Probability of Winning the Series: Dartmouth 0% ‑ Wisconsin 100%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Thu Mar 26, 5:00 pm	(8) Dartmouth	1‑5	(7) Wisconsin

North Dakota (29‑9‑1) vs Merrimack (21‑16‑2)
Best 1 out of 1
North Dakota won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: North Dakota 0‑0 Merrimack
Probability of Winning the Series: North Dakota 100% ‑ Merrimack 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Thu Mar 26, 8:30 pm	(2) North Dakota	3‑0	(21) Merrimack

Providence (23‑11‑2) vs Quinnipiac (27‑10‑3)
Best 1 out of 1
Providence lost the series 0‑1
Regular Season Matchup: Providence 0‑0 Quinnipiac
Probability of Winning the Series: Providence 0% ‑ Quinnipiac 100%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Thu Mar 26, 5:00 pm	(9) Providence	2‑5	(10) Quinnipiac

Round 2

Michigan (31‑7‑1) vs Minnesota-Duluth (24‑15‑1)
Best 1 out of 1
Michigan won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Michigan 0‑0 Minnesota-Duluth
Probability of Winning the Series: Michigan 100% ‑ Minnesota-Duluth 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sun Mar 29, 5:30 pm	(1) Michigan	4‑3	(6) Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth

Denver (27‑11‑3) vs Western Michigan (27‑11‑1)
Best 1 out of 1
Denver won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Denver 2‑2 Western Michigan
Probability of Winning the Series: Denver 100% ‑ Western Michigan 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sat Mar 14	(4) Denver	6‑2	(5) Western Michigan

Michigan State (26‑9‑2) vs Wisconsin (23‑12‑2)
Best 1 out of 1
Michigan State lost the series 0‑1
Regular Season Matchup: Michigan State 2‑2 Wisconsin
Probability of Winning the Series: Michigan State 0% ‑ Wisconsin 100%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sat Mar 28, 4:35 pm	(3) Michigan State	3‑4 (OT)	(7) Wisconsin

North Dakota (29‑9‑1) vs Quinnipiac (27‑10‑3)
Best 1 out of 1
North Dakota won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: North Dakota 0‑0 Quinnipiac
Probability of Winning the Series: North Dakota 100% ‑ Quinnipiac 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sat Mar 28, 7:00 pm	(2) North Dakota	5‑0	(10) Quinnipiac

Frozen 4

Michigan (31‑7‑1) vs Denver (27‑11‑3)
Best 1 out of 1
Series Tied at 0‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Michigan 0‑0 Denver
Probability of Winning the Series: Michigan 60% ‑ Denver 40%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Thu Apr 9, 8:30 pm	(1) Michigan (60%)		(4) Denver (40%)

North Dakota (29‑9‑1) vs Wisconsin (23‑12‑2)
Best 1 out of 1
Series Tied at 0‑0
Regular Season Matchup: North Dakota 0‑0 Wisconsin
Probability of Winning the Series: North Dakota 59% ‑ Wisconsin 41%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Thu Apr 9, 5:00 pm	(2) North Dakota (59%)		(7) Wisconsin (41%)

Championship Game

TBD vs TBD
Best 1 out of 1
TBD leads series 0-0
Regular Season Matchup: TBD 0‑0 TBD
Probability of Winning the Series: TBD 0% ‑ TBD 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sat Apr 11	TBDi (1) Michigan 60% (4) Denver 40%		TBDi (2) North Dakota 59% (7) Wisconsin 41%