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The last time the NCAA had a men’s hockey national championship tournament, Minnesota Duluth repeated back in 2019 (photo: Jim Rosvold).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The NCAA Division I Men\u2019s Ice Hockey Committee announced Sunday night the 16 teams that will be participating in the 2021 NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n

North Dakota is the No. 1 overall seed. The other No. 1 seeds, in order, include Boston College, Minnesota and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

The dates, sites, times and pairings of this year\u2019s championship are as follows:<\/p>\n

Fargo Regional, March 26-27<\/strong>
\nScheels Arena, Fargo, N.D.<\/em>
\nFriday, March 26, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU\/WatchESPN
\nNo. 2 Minnesota Duluth (14-10-2) vs. No. 3 Michigan (15-10-1)
\nFriday, March 26, 9:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN3\/WatchESPN
\nNo. 1 North Dakota (21-5-1) vs. No. 4 American Int\u2019l (15-3-0)
\nSaturday, March 27, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU\/WatchESPN
\nFargo Regional Championship
\nSunday, March 21, 2021<\/p>\n

Bridgeport Regional, March 26-27<\/strong>
\nWebster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn.<\/em>
\nFriday, March 26, 1 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2\/WatchESPN
\nNo. 1 Wisconsin (20-9-1) vs. No. 4 Bemidji State (15-9-3)
\nFriday, March 26, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU\/WatchESPN
\nNo. 2 Massachusetts (16-5-4) vs. No. 3 Lake Superior State (19-6-3)
\nSaturday, March 27, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU\/WatchESPN
\nBridgeport Regional Championship<\/p>\n

Loveland Regional, March 27-28<\/strong>
\nBudweiser Events Center, Loveland, Colo.<\/em>
\nSaturday, March 27, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN3\/WatchESPN
\nNo. 2 Minnesota State (20-4-1) vs. No. 3 Quinnipiac (17-7-4)
\nSaturday, March 27, 9 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU\/WatchESPN
\nNo. 1 Minnesota (23-6-0) vs. No. 4 Omaha (14-10-1)
\nSunday, March 28, 8 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2\/WatchESPN
\nLoveland Regional Championship<\/p>\n

Albany Regional, March 27-28<\/strong>
\nTimes Union Center, Albany, N.Y.<\/em>
\nSaturday, March 27, 1 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNews\/WatchESPN
\nNo. 1 Boston College (17-5-1) vs. No. 4 Notre Dame (14-13-2)
\nSaturday, March 27, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNews\/WatchESPN
\nNo. 2 St. Cloud State (17-10-0) vs. No. 3 Boston U. (10-4-1)
\nSaturday, March 28, 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2\/WatchESPN
\nAlbany Regional Championship<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Frozen Four, April 8, April 10<\/strong>
\nPPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa.
\nThursday, April 8, 5 and 9 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2\/WatchESPN (order of games TBD)
\nFargo Regional Champion vs. Bridgeport Regional Champion
\nAlbany Regional Champion vs. Loveland Regional Champion
\nSaturday, April 10, 7 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN or ESPN2\/WatchESPN
\nNational Championship<\/p>\n

The following conferences and teams received automatic qualification:
\nAtlantic Hockey \u2013 American International
\nBig Ten \u2013 Minnesota
\nECAC Hockey \u2013 St. Lawrence*
\n*St. Lawrence was replaced as ECAC Hockey\u2019s automatic qualifier by Quinnipiac after St. Lawrence had to withdraw from the championship due to NCAA health and safety protocols.
\nHockey East \u2013 Massachusetts
\nNCHC \u2013 North Dakota
\nWCHA \u2013 Lake Superior State<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The NCAA Division I Men\u2019s Ice Hockey Committee announced Sunday night the 16 teams that will be participating in the 2021 NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n

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