2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament is the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2016. The tournament involves 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the national champion at the Division I level of the NCAA, the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The venues were announced on December 11,2013. Tournament bids will be announced at noon March 20th, 2016.

Selection Committee

 * Brian Faison (North Dakota AD) (Chair)
 * Steve Metcalf (New Hampshire Associate AD)
 * Tom McGinnis (Minnesota Associate AD)
 * Jim McLaughlin (Union College AD)
 * Mel Pearson (Michigan Tech coach)
 * Brian Riley (Army coach)

Automatic Bids
The post season champions of the six division I confences will automatically qualify for the tournament
 * Atlantic Hockey: RIT Tigers
 * Big Ten Conference: Michigan Wolverines
 * ECAC: Quinnipiac Bobcats
 * Hockey East: Northeastern Huskies
 * National Collegiate Hockey Conference:  St. Cloud State Huskies
 * Western Collegiate Hockey Association: Ferris State Bulldogs

At-large Bids
The tournament committee extended 10 at-large bids to the tournament.
 * Boston College Eagles
 * Boston University Terriers
 * Denver Pioneers
 * Harvard Crimson
 * UMass-Lowell River Hawks
 * Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
 * North Dakota Fighting Hawks
 * Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 * Providence Friars
 * Yale Bulldogs

Tournament procedure
The tournament consisted of four groups of four teams in regional brackets. The winner of each regional advanced to the Frozen Four:

Tournament bracket
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

West Regional
held at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota hosted by the University of Minnesota

Semifinals (March 26th)

 * Ferris State Bulldogs defeated St. Cloud State Huskies 5-4 (ot)
 * Denver Pioneers defeated Boston University Terriers 7-2

Final (March 27th)

 * Denver Pioneers defeated Ferris State Bulldogs 6-3

Northeast Regional
held at DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts hosted by College of the Holy Cross

Semifinals (March 25th)

 * Providence Friars vs Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Providence Friars 2-1 (2ot)
 * Boston College Eagles defeated Harvard Crimson 4-1

Final (March 26th)

 * Boston College Eagles defeated Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 3-2

East Regional
held at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York hosted by ECAC Hockey

Semifinals (March 26th) Final (March 27th)
 * Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated RIT Tigers 4-0
 * UMass-Lowell River Hawks
 * defeated Yale Bulldogs 3-2 (ot)
 * Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated UMass-Lowell River Hawks 4-1

Midwest Regional
held at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio hosted by Miami University (Ohio)

Semifinals (March 25th) Final (March 26th)
 * North Dakota Fighting Hawks defeated Northeastern Huskies 6-2
 * Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Michigan Wolverines 3-2 (ot)
 * North Dakota Fighting Hawks defeated  Michigan Wolverines 5-2

Frozen Four
held at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida hosted by the University of Wisconsin

Semifinals (April 7)

 * Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated Boston College Eagles 3-2
 * North Dakota Fighting Hawks defeated Denver Pioneers 4-2

Final (April 9)

 * North Dakota Fighting Hawks defeated Quinnipiac Bobcats 5-1