2024 bracket
2024 tournament
Locations, dates:
• Selection show: Sunday, March 24, 6:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU
• Maryland Heights Regional: Centene Community Ice Center, Maryland Heights, Mo., March 29 and 31
• Providence Regional: Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, R.I., March 29 and 31
• Sioux Falls Regional: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D., March 28 and 30
• Springfield Regional: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass., March 28 and 30
• Frozen Four: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn., April 11 and 13
Qualifying teams: Six automatic qualifiers, 10 at-large bids
Format: Teams are split into four regions of four teams each. In the first round, a region’s No. 1 seed meets the region’s No. 4 seed, and No. 2 plays No. 3. Winners play in the regional final for the right to advance to the Frozen Four. All rounds single elimination. More: NCAA Division I men’s tournament selection process
NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey committee
• Jeffrey L. Schulman, Vermont athletic director (chair)
• Bob Daniels, Ferris State coach
• Rick Gotkin, Mercyhurst coach
• Josh Richelew, Michigan sport administrator
• Scott Sandelin, Minnesota Duluth coach
• Tim Troville, Harvard senior associate athletic director
Future sites
2025
• Allentown Regional: PPL Center, Allentown, Pa., March 28 and 30
• Fargo Regional: Scheels Arena, Fargo, N.D., March 27 and 29
• Manchester Regional: SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H., March 28 and 30
• Toledo Regional: Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, March 27 and 29
• Frozen Four: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, April 10 and 12
2026
• Albany Regional: MVP Arena, Albany, N.Y.
• Loveland Regional: Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, Colo.
• Sioux Falls Regional: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.
• Worcester Regional: DCU Center, Worcester, Mass.
• Frozen Four: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
2027
• Bridgeport Regional: Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, Conn.
• Loveland Regional: Blue Arena, Loveland, Colo.
• Springfield Regional: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass.
• Fargo Regional: Scheels Arena, Fargo, N.D.
• Frozen Four: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
2028
• Allentown Regional: PPL Center, Allentown, Pa.
• Sioux Falls Regional: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.
• Rochester Regional: Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, N.Y.
• Fargo Regional: Scheels Arena, Fargo, N.D.
• Frozen Four: United Center, Chicago
All-time NCAA Division I tournament results
NCAA champions
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Site |
| 2024 | Denver | Boston College | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 2023 | Quinnipiac | Minnesota | Tampa, Fla. |
| 2022 | Denver | Minnesota State | Boston |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | St. Cloud State | Pittsburgh |
| 2020 | No tournament due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2019 | Minnesota Duluth | Massachusetts | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 2018 | Minnesota Duluth | Notre Dame | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 2017 | Denver | Minnesota Duluth | Chicago |
| 2016 | North Dakota | Quinnipiac | Tampa, Fla. |
| 2015 | Providence | Boston University | Boston |
| 2014 | Union | Minnesota | Philadelphia |
| 2013 | Yale | Quinnipiac | Pittsburgh |
| 2012 | Boston College | Ferris State | Tampa, Fla. |
| 2011 | Minnesota-Duluth | Michigan | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 2010 | Boston College | Wisconsin | Detroit |
| 2009 | Boston University | Miami | Washington, D.C. |
| 2008 | Boston College | Notre Dame | Denver |
| 2007 | Michigan State | Boston College | St. Louis |
| 2006 | Wisconsin | Boston College | Milwaukee |
| 2005 | Denver | North Dakota | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2004 | Denver | Maine | Boston |
| 2003 | Minnesota | New Hampshire | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 2002 | Minnesota | Maine | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 2001 | Boston College | North Dakota | Albany, N.Y. |
| 2000 | North Dakota | Boston College | Providence, R.I. |
| 1999 | Maine | New Hampshire | Anaheim, Calif. |
| 1998 | Michigan | Boston College | Boston |
| 1997 | North Dakota | Boston University | Milwaukee |
| 1996 | Michigan | Colorado College | Cincinnati |
| 1995 | Boston University | Maine | Providence, R.I. |
| 1994 | Lake Superior | Boston University | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1993 | Maine | Lake Superior | Milwaukee |
| 1992 | Lake Superior | *Wisconsin | Albany, N.Y. |
| 1991 | Northern Michigan | Boston University | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1990 | Wisconsin | Colgate | Detroit |
| 1989 | Harvard | Minnesota | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1988 | Lake Superior | St. Lawrence | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 1987 | North Dakota | Michigan State | Detroit |
| 1986 | Michigan State | Harvard | Providence, R.I. |
| 1985 | Rensselaer | Providence | Detroit |
| 1984 | Bowling Green | Minnesota-Duluth | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 1983 | Wisconsin | Harvard | Grand Forks, N.D. |
| 1982 | North Dakota | Wisconsin | Providence, R.I. |
| 1981 | Wisconsin | Minnesota | Duluth, Minn. |
| 1980 | North Dakota | Northern Michigan | Providence, R.I. |
| 1979 | Minnesota | North Dakota | Detroit |
| 1978 | Boston University | Boston College | Providence, R.I. |
| 1977 | Wisconsin | Michigan | Detroit |
| 1976 | Minnesota | Michigan Tech | Denver |
| 1975 | Michigan Tech | Minnesota | St. Louis |
| 1974 | Minnesota | Michigan Tech | Boston |
| 1973 | Wisconsin | *Denver | Boston |
| 1972 | Boston University | Cornell | Boston |
| 1971 | Boston University | Minnesota | Syracuse, N.Y. |
| 1970 | Cornell | Clarkson | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 1969 | Denver | Cornell | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1968 | Denver | North Dakota | Duluth, Minn. |
| 1967 | Cornell | Boston University | Syracuse, N.Y. |
| 1966 | Michigan State | Clarkson | Minneapolis |
| 1965 | Michigan Tech | Boston College | Providence, R.I. |
| 1964 | Michigan | Denver | Denver |
| 1963 | North Dakota | Denver | Chestnut Hill, Mass. |
| 1962 | Michigan Tech | Clarkson | Utica, N.Y. |
| 1961 | Denver | St. Lawrence | Denver |
| 1960 | Denver | Michigan Tech | Boston |
| 1959 | North Dakota | Michigan State | Troy, N.Y. |
| 1958 | Denver | North Dakota | Minneapolis |
| 1957 | Colorado College | Michigan | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1956 | Michigan | Michigan Tech | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1955 | Michigan | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1954 | Rensselaer | Minnesota | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1953 | Michigan | Minnesota | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1952 | Michigan | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1951 | Michigan | Brown | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1950 | Colorado College | Boston University | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1949 | Boston College | Dartmouth | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1948 | Michigan | Dartmouth | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
* — Participation in tournament vacated by NCAA’s Committee on Infractions
NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player
| Year | Player, Position, School |
| 2024 | Matt Davis, G, Denver |
| 2023 | Jacob Quillan, F, Quinnipiac |
| 2022 | Mike Benning, D, Denver |
| 2021 | Bobby Trivigno, F, Massachusetts |
| 2020 | No tournament due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic |
| 2019 | Parker Mackay, F, Minnesota Duluth |
| 2018 | Karson Kuhlman, F, Minnesota Duluth |
| 2017 | Jarid Lukosevicius, F, Denver |
| 2016 | Drake Caggiula, F, North Dakota |
| 2015 | Jon Gillies, G, Providence |
| 2014 | Shayne Gostisbehere, D, Union |
| 2013 | Andrew Miller, F, Yale |
| 2012 | Parker Milner, G, Boston College |
| 2011 | J.T. Brown, F, Minnesota-Duluth |
| 2010 | Ben Smith, F, Boston College |
| 2009 | Colby Cohen, D, Boston University |
| 2008 | Nathan Gerbe, F, Boston College |
| 2007 | Justin Abdelkader, F, Michigan State |
| 2006 | Robbie Earl, F, Wisconsin |
| 2005 | Peter Mannino, G, Denver |
| 2004 | Adam Berkhoel, G, Denver |
| 2003 | Thomas Vanek, F, Minnesota |
| 2002 | Grant Potulny, F, Minnesota |
| 2001 | Chuck Kobasew, F, Boston College |
| 2000 | Lee Goren, F, North Dakota |
| 1999 | Alfie Michaud, G, Maine |
| 1998 | Marty Turco, G, Michigan |
| 1997 | Matt Henderson, F, North Dakota |
| 1996 | Brendan Morrison, F, Michigan |
| 1995 | Chris O’Sullivan, F, Boston University |
| 1994 | Sean Tallaire, F, Lake Superior |
| 1993 | Jim Montgomery, F, Maine |
| 1992 | Paul Constantin, F, Lake Superior |
| 1991 | Scott Beattie, F, Northern Michigan |
| 1990 | Chris Tancill, F, Wisconsin |
| 1989 | Ted Donato, F, Harvard |
| 1988 | Bruce Hoffort, G, Lake Superior |
| 1987 | Tony Hrkac, F, North Dakota |
| 1986 | Mike Donnelly, F, Michigan State |
| 1985 | Chris Terreri*, G, Providence |
| 1984 | Gary Kruzich, G, Bowling Green |
| 1983 | Marc Behrend, G, Wisconsin |
| 1982 | Phil Sykes, F, North Dakota |
| 1981 | Marc Behrend, G, Wisconsin |
| 1980 | Doug Smail, F, North Dakota |
| 1979 | Steve Janaszak, G, Minnesota |
| 1978 | Jack O’Callahan, D, Boston University |
| 1977 | Julian Baretta, G, Wisconsin |
| 1976 | Tom Vannelli, F, Minnesota |
| 1975 | Jim Warden, G, Michigan Tech |
| 1974 | Brad Shelstad, G, Minnesota |
| 1973 | Dean Talafous, F, Wisconsin |
| 1972 | Tim Regan, G, Boston University |
| 1971 | Dan Brady, G, Boston University |
| 1970 | Dan Lodboa, D, Cornell |
| 1969 | Keith Magnuson, D, Denver |
| 1968 | Gerry Powers, G, Denver |
| 1967 | Walt Stanowski, D, Cornell |
| 1966 | Gaye Cooley, G, Michigan State |
| 1965 | Gary Milroy, F, Michigan Tech |
| 1964 | Bob Gray, G, Michigan |
| 1963 | Al McLean, F, North Dakota |
| 1962 | Lou Angotti, F, Michigan Tech |
| 1961 | Bill Masterton, F, Denver |
| 1960 | Lou Angotti-*, F, Michigan Tech Bob Marquis-*, F, Boston University Barry Urbanski-*, G, Boston University |
| 1959 | Reg Morelli, F, North Dakota |
| 1958 | Murray Massier, F, Denver |
| 1957 | Bob McCusker, F, Colorado College |
| 1956 | Lorne Howes, G, Michigan |
| 1955 | Philip Hilton-*, D, Colorado College |
| 1954 | Abbie Moore, F, Rensselaer |
| 1953 | John Matchefts, F, Michigan |
| 1952 | Ken Kinsley-*, G, Colorado College |
| 1951 | Don Whiston-*, G, Brown |
| 1950 | Ralph Bevins-*, G, Boston University |
| 1949 | Dick Desmond-*, G, Dartmouth |
| 1948 | Joe Riley-*, F, Dartmouth |
* — recipient did not play on winning team.
