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

Yahoo Sports Staff Sun, March 22, 2026 at 8:33 PM UTC

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Michigan, North Dakota, Michigan State and Western Michigan are the top four seeds in the NCAA men's hockey tournament bracket. (Photo by Justin Berl/NCAA Photos/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) (Justin Berl/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

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, after defeating rival Ohio State in the conference tournament final.

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

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Worcester Regional

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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 scheduleRegional semifinals

Thursday, March 26TBD 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 27TBD 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 28TBD vs. TBD, 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)

Sunday, March 29TBD 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 9TBD 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 11TBD vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo)

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