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2023 bracket
2023 tournament
Locations, dates:
• Selection show: Sunday, March 19, 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU
• Allentown Regional: PPL Center, Allentown, Pa., March 24, 26
• Bridgeport Regional: Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn., March 24, 26
• Fargo Regional: Scheels Arena, Fargo, N.D., March 23, 25
• Manchester Regional: SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H., March 23, 25
• Frozen Four: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla., April 6, 8
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)
• Michael Cross, Penn State assistant athletic director
• Bob Daniels, Ferris State coach
• Rick Gotkin, Mercyhurst coach
• Scott Sandelin, Minnesota Duluth coach
• Tim Troville, Harvard senior associate athletic director
