The road to the 2025 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four has been paved as the tournament field has been set. The 16 teams still vying for the national championship have been placed in their regionals and the puck will drop Thursday on one of the greatest few days on the hockey calendar.

The single-elimination tournament will be played in four different regions with a first round followed by a regional final. The winner of each region will advance to the 2025 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in St. Louis, which starts April 10 and finishes on April 12 with the national championship game.

Here is the field of 16 teams and how they were seeded. Note that seeds alone do not dictate placement as the selection committee has discretion and additional criteria when it comes to placing teams.

NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament Teams

1. Boston College

2. Michigan State

3. Maine

4. Western Michigan

5. Minnesota

6. UConn

7. Boston University

8. Providence

9. Denver

10. Ohio State

11. UMass

12. Quinnipiac

13. Penn State

14. Minnesota State

15. Cornell

16. Bentley

Who Are The No. 1 Seeds In The NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament?

• Boston College
• Michigan State
• Maine
• Western Michigan

Boston College is the No. 1 overall seed, finishing atop the Pairwise ratings. Big Ten champion Michigan State will be No. 2 overall, Hockey East champion Maine is No. 3 and NCHC champion Western Michigan is No. 4. These four teams will make up the top of the bracket in each of their respective regionals.

2025 NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament Regionals

Here the regionals as they’ve been announced for 

Fargo, N.D. Regional

Thursday, March 27

• No. 4 Western Michigan vs. Minnesota State, 5 p.m. ET (ESPNU/ESPN+)
• Minnesota vs. UMass, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2/ESPN+)

Saturday, March 29

• Fargo Regional Final, 4 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU/ESPN+)

Toledo, Ohio Regional

Thursday, March 27

• Boston University vs. Ohio State, 2 p.m. ET (ESPNU/ESPN+)
• No.2. Michigan State vs. Cornell, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)\

Saturday, March 29

• Toledo Regional Final, 4 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU/ESPN+)

Allentown, Pa. Regional

Friday, March 28

• UConn vs. Quinnipiac, 5 p.m. ET (ESPNU/ESPN+)
• No. 3 Maine vs. Penn State, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2/ESPN+)

Sunday, March 30

• Allentown Regional Final, 4:30 p.m. ET or 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2/ESPN+)

Manchester, N.H. Regional

Friday, March 28

• No. 1 Boston College vs. Bentley, 2 p.m. ET (ESPNU/ESPN+)
• Providence vs. Denver, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Sunday, March 30

• Manchester Regional Final, 4:30 p.m. ET or 7 p.m. ET (EPN2/ESPN+)

NCAA Men’s Hockey Bracket

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Key Storylines for the NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament

• We have two first-timers in the field as both UConn and Bentley have reached the NCAA men’s hockey tournament for the first time in their programs’ history. UConn got in as an at-large, while Bentley won their first Atlantic Hockey America title to get in.
• Denver is looking to repeat as champion and extend its record to 11 national titles. They lost in overtime of the NCHC championship, marking a rare loss in a championship game for head coach David Carle.
• Boston College is on a bit of a revenge tour after falling agonizingly short of the title in last year’s championship game. Sophomore forward Ryan Leonard (WSH) turned down a pro contract last year to stay and try to win the big one with BC.
• Michigan State’s resurgence under head coach Adam Nightingale has been dramatic, bringing the Spartans back to prominence. They seek their first national title since 2007, which was won in St. Louis.
• Western Michigan became just the second team in the NCHC’s history to win both the regular-season and postseason championships. The Broncos beat Denver in double-overtime in the NCHC championship game with star Alex Bump (PHI) scoring the equalizer.
• Cornell made it to the NCAA tournament by winning the ECAC championship, extending the career of head coach Mike Shafer for at least one week. Shafer announced before the season that this would be his last behind the Big Red bench. 
• Penn State eked into the tournament as an at-large thanks to an especially strong second half of the season. The Nittany Lions have been among the hottest teams in the country. If there were upsets in either Hockey East or the NCHC, they could have been left out of the tournament. Let’s see what they do with their second life.

Where is the 2025 Men’s Frozen Four?

St. Louis will host the 2025 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four at Enterprise Center, the home of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues.

The semifinals will be played on Thursday, April 10, while the national championship game will be played for on Saturday, April 12.

Men’s Frozen Four 2025 Schedule

Thursday, April 10

4 p.m. CT – Semifinal 1 – Enterprise Center | St. Louis, Mo.

7:30 p.m. CT – Semifinal 2 – Enterprise Center | St. Louis, Mo.

Men’s Frozen Four 2025 National Championship Schedule

Saturday, April 12

6:30 p.m. CT – National Championship Game – Enterprise Center | St. Louis, Mo.

How Does The NCAA Hockey Tournament Work?

• At the beginning of the tournament, teams will compete across four regional sites in single-elimination games, with four teams standing at the end.
• There are two games in the regional semifinals between these teams for a chance at the regional finals.
• The winners of the four sites will then advance to the Frozen Four in St. Louis, MO.
• From there, the two winners will compete for the grand prize in a national championship.

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