Aurora, the University of New England, Trine and Utica got at-large bids and Curry and two-time defending champion Hobart earned first-round byes when the 2025 NCAA Division III men’s hockey tournament bracket was announced Monday.
The 14-team tournament starts with six first-round games Saturday, March 15. The quarterfinals are March 22 and the championship weekend is March 28 and 30 at a site to be determined.
The six first-round games are:
• Hamilton at University of New England
• Fitchburg at Utica
• Gustavus Adolphus at St. Norbert
• Oswego at Trine
• Stevenson at Geneseo
• Wisconsin-Eau Claire at Aurora
Curry will host the University of New England-Hamilton winner in the quarterfinals and Hobart will host the Trine-Oswego winner. Another quarterfinal game will match the Utica-Fitchburg winner against the St. Norbert-Gustavus Adolphus winner; the other pairs the Geneseo-Stevenson winner against the Aurora-Eau Claire winner.
See the bracket on USCHO’s NCAA tournament page.
