Frozen Four 2026: NCAA men's hockey tournament bracket, full schedule, teams, regions, TV

[ASFN Admin]

As the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments prepare to enter their second weekend, the road to the Frozen Four is just beginning. The NCAA revealed its bracket for its 2026 men’s hockey tournament on Sunday.

No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 North Dakota, No. 3 Michigan State and No. 4 Western Michigan each lead their own regional. Sixteen teams make up the full bracket.

Western Michigan is trying to repeat as champions. The Broncos entered last year’s tournament also as the No. 4 seed. Big Ten champion Michigan is the top overall seed.

The regional semifinals start Thursday. The Frozen Four will be played in Las Vegas the second weekend in April.

NCAA hockey tournament bracket​

Worcester Regional

• 
  No. 3 Michigan State
  
  
• 
  Dartmouth
  
  
• 
  Wisconsin
  
  
• 
  UConn
  

Sioux Falls Regional

• 
  No. 2 North Dakota
  
  
• 
  Providence
  
  
• 
  Quinnipiac
  
  
• 
  Merrimack
  

Albany Regional

• 
  No. 1 Michigan
  
  
• 
  Minnesota Duluth
  
  
• 
  Penn State
  
  
• 
  Bentley
  

Loveland Regional

• 
  No. 4 Western Michigan
  
  
• 
  Denver
  
  
• 
  Cornell
  
  
• 
  Minnesota State
  

NCAA hockey tournament schedule​

Regional semifinals​

Thursday, March 26
TBD vs. TBD, 1:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)
Providence vs. Quinnipiac, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
TBD vs. TBD, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU, ESPN app, Fubo)
No. 2 North Dakota vs. Merrimack, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)

Friday, March 27
TBD vs. TBD, 2:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU, ESPN app, Fubo)
No. 1 Michigan vs. Bentley, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU, ESPN app, Fubo)
TBD vs. TBD, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Minnesota Duluth vs. Penn State, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)

Regional finals​

Saturday, March 28
TBD vs. TBD, 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)
TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)

Sunday, March 29
TBD vs. TBD, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)
TBD vs. TBD, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)

Frozen Four​

Thursday, April 9
TBD vs. TBD, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)
TBD vs. TBD, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)

Championship​

Saturday, April 11
TBD vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)

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