NCAA hockey tournament bracket 2024: Full schedule, times, TV channels, scores for road to Frozen Four

It may be called the Frozen Four, but the best college hockey teams are about to bring the heat to the ice.

It’s championship season in the NCAA. The top 16 teams in college hockey are headed to four different regions for the start of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, before the last four standing trek to Minnesota for the Frozen Four.

The 2023-24 regular season saw Boston College and Boston University battle for the top spot in the country for a majority of the year, with BC ultimately landing the top seed and BU coming in at No. 2 The two powerhouse programs out of the Hockey East conference sport tons of freshman star power. The Terriers boast Macklin Celebrini, the likely No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, while the Eagles carry a dangerous first-year trio of 2023 first-round picks — Will Smith, Ryan Leonard and Gabe Perreault.

Meanwhile, Quinnipiac enters the competition as the defending national champs. The Bobcats won the program’s first-ever national title last April when Quinnipiac forward Jacob Quillan scored in the opening seconds of overtime to knock off Minnesota in the 2023 Frozen Four championship.

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Here’s what you need to know about the 2024 Men’s Frozen Four tournament, including bracket information and more.

NCAA hockey tournament bracket 2024

Sixteen teams make the tournament field, with only the top four teams officially seeded nationally. Boston College is the top seed in 2024, with rival Boston University at No. 2. Denver is the No. 3 seed and Michigan State No. 4.

The winners of each region meet in the Frozen Four in the national semifinals. The victors of the two semis play for the right to be crowned national champs in the championship game.

Providence Region No. 1 Boston College Quinnipiac Wisconsin Michigan Tech Maryland Heights Region No. 4 Michigan State Michigan North Dakota Western Michigan Springfield Region No. 3 Denver Cornell Maine UMass Sioux Falls Region No. 2 Boston University Omaha Minnesota RIT

Where to watch 2024 NCAA hockey tournament

TV channel: ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU Live stream: ESPN+, Fubo

NCAA men’s hockey fans can watch the 2024 tournament on a variety of channels. See the full schedule below.

The regional broadcasts will vary from ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews. The Frozen Four semifinals and championship game will air on ESPN2.

The games can be streamed with ESPN+, as well as select games on Fubo, which offers a free trial so you can try before you buy.

NCAA hockey tournament 2024 schedule, scores

Regionals

Thursday, March 28

Regional Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream Springfield No. 3 Denver 2, UMass 1 (2OT) 2 p.m. ESPN2, ESPN+, Fubo Sioux Falls No. 2 Boston U. vs. RIT 5 p.m. ESPNU, ESPN+, Fubo Springfield Maine vs. Cornell 5:30 p.m. ESPNews, ESPN+, Fubo Sioux Falls Minnesota vs. Omaha 8:30 p.m. ESPNU, ESPN+, Fubo

Friday, March 29

Regional Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream Providence No. 1 Boston College vs. Michigan Tech 2 p.m. ESPNU, ESPN+, Fubo Maryland Heights No. 4 Michigan State vs. Western Michigan 5 p.m. ESPNU, ESPN+, Fubo Providence Wisconsin vs. Quinnipiac 5:30 p.m. ESPNews, ESPN+, Fubo Maryland Heights Michigan vs. North Dakota 8:30 p.m. ESPNU, ESPN+, Fubo

Saturday, March 30

Regional Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream Springfield No. 3 Denver vs. Maine/Cornell 4 p.m. ESPNU, ESPN+, Fubo Sioux Falls Boston U./RIT vs. Minnesota/Omaha 6:30 p.m. ESPNU, ESPN+, Fubo

Sunday, March 31

Regional Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream Providence Boston College/Michigan Tech vs. Wisconsin/Quinnipiac 4 p.m. ESPN2, ESPN+, Fubo Maryland Heights MSU/WMU vs. Michigan/North Dakota 6:30 p.m. ESPNU, ESPN+, Fubo

Men’s Frozen Four

Date Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream Thursday, April 11 Semifinal 5 p.m. ESPN2, ESPN+, Fubo Saturday, April 13 Semifinal 8:30 p.m. ESPN2, ESPN+, Fubo Saturday, April 13 Championship 6 p.m. ESPN2, ESPN+, Fubo