As the men's and women'sNCAA basketball tournamentsprepare 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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NCAA hockey tournament bracket
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 schedule
Regional 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)