2019 tournament
Format: All 12 teams qualify. The top four seeds get byes into the quarterfinals.
First round: Best-of-three series, March 8-10 at campus sites: Seed 12 at 5, 11 at 6, 10 at 7, 9 at 8.
Quarterfinals: Best-of-three series, March 15-17 at campus sites. Lowest-remaining seed at 1, second-lowest remaining seed at 2, third-lowest remaining seed at 3, fourth-lowest remaining seed at 4.
Championship: At Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y. March 22: Semifinals, 4 and 7:30 p.m. EDT. March 23: Championship game, 7:30 p.m. EDT.
