2024 college hockey conference tournament results, schedules – ESPN

The road to the men’s Frozen Four has taken shape with the conference tournaments complete.
The bracket for the 16-team NCAA field will be revealed March 24 (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU and ESPN+), with the regionals scheduled for March 28 through March 31 and the Frozen Four set for April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The winners of the six conference tournaments — Atlantic, Big Ten, CCHA, ECAC, Hockey East and NCHC — and 10 at-large teams will make up the 16-team field. The at-large teams are determined by the PairWise rankings.
With the conference champions crowned, these are the six automatic qualifiers, with their PairWise ranking in parentheses:
BC, Hockey East (1)
Denver, NCHC (3)
Michigan State, Big Ten (4)
Cornell, ECAC (12)
RIT, Atlantic (21)
Michigan Tech, CCHA (32)
The 10 highest-ranked remaining teams in the PairWise are:
BU (2)
Maine (5)
North Dakota (6)
Minnesota (7)
Wisconsin (8)
Quinnipiac (9)
Michigan (10)
Omaha (11)
Western Michigan (13)
UMass (14)
Next in the PairWise pecking order — and on the wrong side of the NCAA bubble — are Colorado College, Providence and St. Cloud State.
Here’s a look at the results from the conference tournaments.
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RIT won its second consecutive Atlantic regular-season title and sixth overall. With first-round games involving the six lowest seeds complete, the top four seeds host best-of-three quarterfinal series. The four quarterfinal winners advance to the best-of-three semifinals, with those winners moving on to the single-game final. All games are on campus sites.
Quarterfinals, March 8-10
(best-of-three series)
No. 11 Robert Morris at No. 1 RIT — Game 1: RIT wins, 7-0; Game 2: RIT wins, 5-1
No. 8 Canisius at No. 2 Holy Cross — Game 1: Holy Cross wins, 4-3; Game 2: Holy Cross wins, 2-1 (2OT)
No. 7 Niagara at No. 3 Sacred Heart — Game 1: Niagara wins, 6-3; Game 2: Niagara wins, 5-1
No. 5 AIC at No. 4 Air Force — Game 1: AIC wins, 3-1; Game 2: AIC wins, 3-2 (OT)
Semifinals, March 15-17
(best-of-three series)
AIC at Holy Cross — Game 1: Holy Cross wins, 5-2; Game 2: AIC wins, 3-0; Game 3: AIC wins, 3-1
Niagara at RIT — Game 1: RIT wins, 4-1; Game 2: RIT wins, 5-2
Final, March 23
RIT 5, AIC 2
Michigan State (22-9-3) earned a quarterfinals bye after claiming its first Big Ten regular-season title. Seeds 2-7 play best-of-three quarterfinal series before the single-game semis and final, all on campus sites.
Quarterfinals, March 8-10
(best-of-three series)
No. 7 Ohio State at No. 2 Wisconsin — Game 1: Ohio State wins, 3-1; Game 2: Wisconsin wins, 4-2; Game 3: Ohio State wins, 3-1
No. 6 Penn State at No. 3 Minnesota — Game 1: Minnesota wins, 5-1; Game 2: Minnesota wins, 3-2
No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 4 Michigan — Game 1: Michigan wins, 5-4; Game 2: Michigan wins, 4-3
Semifinals, March 16
No. 1 Michigan State 2, Ohio State 1
Michigan 2, Minnesota 1
Final, March 23
Michigan State 5, Michigan 4 (OT)
Ending the regular season with eight straight wins, Bemidji State won its first regular-season title since 2017. The best-of-three quarterfinals will be hosted by the top four seeds, followed by single-game semifinals and final, all on campus sites.
Quarterfinals, March 8-10
(best-of-three series)
No. 8 Ferris State at No. 1 Bemidji State — Game 1: Bemidji State wins, 5-4 (OT); Game 2: Bemidji State wins, 4-0
No. 5 Northern Michigan at No. 4 Minnesota State — Game 1: Minnesota State wins, 2-1; Game 2: Minnesota State wins, 6-1
No. 6 Bowling Green at No. 3 Michigan Tech — Game 1: Michigan Tech wins, 5-0; Game 2: Michigan Tech wins, 6-5
No. 7 Lake Superior State at No. 2 St. Thomas — Game 1: Lake Superior State wins, 4-1; Game 2: St. Thomas wins, 4-2; Game 3: Lake Superior State wins, 3-2
Semifinals, March 16
Bemidji State 4, Lake Superior State 1
Michigan Tech 4, Minnesota State 3
Final, March 22
Michigan Tech 2, Bemidji State 1
Defending national champion Quinnipiac won its fourth straight regular-season title. The top four teams receive first-round byes, with seeds 5-12 playing single games in the first round. After a reseed, the top four seeds host best-of-three quarterfinal series. Winners move on to single-game semifinals and final. (All games available on ESPN+.)
First round, March 8 and 9
No. 8 Harvard 1, No. 9 Princeton 0
No. 7 St. Lawrence 4, No. 10 Yale 2
No. 6 Union 6, No. 11 Brown 0
No. 12 RPI 3, No. 5 Clarkson 2
Quarterfinals, March 15-17
(best-of-three series)
RPI at No. 1 Quinnipiac — Game 1: Quinnipiac wins, 5-1; Game 2: Quinnipiac wins, 5-2
Harvard at No. 2 Cornell — Game 1: Cornell wins, 4-3; Game 2: Cornell wins, 4-1
St. Lawrence at No. 3 Colgate — Game 1: St. Lawrence wins, 3-2 (2 OT); Game 2: St. Lawrence wins, 3-2
Union at No. 4 Dartmouth — Game 1: Dartmouth wins, 3-1; Game 2: Dartmouth wins, 4-2
Semifinals, March 22
at Lake Placid, New York
St. Lawrence 3, Quinnipiac 0
Cornell 6, Dartmouth 3
Final, March 23
at Lake Placid, New York
Cornell 3, St. Lawrence 1
Boston College, the top-ranked team in the country, won its 18th Hockey East regular-season title and first since 2021. The Hockey East tournament is single elimination throughout. Seeds 6-11 play in the first round, then the eight remaining teams are reseeded for the quarterfinals. Winners move on to the semifinals and final. (All games available on ESPN+.)
First round, March 13
No. 6 New Hampshire 1, No. 11 UMass Lowell 0
No. 7 Northeastern 4, No. 10 Merrimack 0
No. 8 UConn 4, No. 9 Vermont 1
Quarterfinals, March 16
No. 5 UMass 3, No. 4 Providence 1
No. 2 Boston University 4, No. 7 Northeastern 2
No. 3 Maine 5, No. 6 UNH 0
No. 1 Boston College 5, No. 8 UConn 4
Semifinals, March 22
at TD Garden, Boston
BC 8, UMass 1
BU 4, Maine 1
Final, March 23
at TD Garden, Boston
BC 6, BU 2
North Dakota clinched its sixth regular-season title in the 11-year history of the NCHC and its fourth in the last five years. The top four seeds will host best-of-three quarterfinal series, then the winners move on to the single-game semifinals and final.
Quarterfinals, March 15-17
(best-of-three series)
No. 8 Miami at No. 1 North Dakota — Game 1: North Dakota wins, 5-1; Game 2: North Dakota wins, 7-1
No. 7 Minnesota Duluth at No. 2 Denver — Game 1: Denver wins, 4-0; Game 2: Denver wins, 5-2
No. 6 Western Michigan at No. 3 St. Cloud State — Game 1: St. Cloud wins, 5-2; Game 2: Western Michigan wins, 6-1; Game 3: St. Cloud wins, 5-1
No. 5 Omaha at No. 4 Colorado College — Game 1: Colorado College wins, 4-3 (OT); Game 2: Omaha wins, 3-1; Game 3: Omaha wins, 2-1
Semifinals, March 22
at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Omaha 6, North Dakota 3
Denver 5, St. Cloud State 4 (OT)
Final, March 23
at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Denver 4, Omaha 1

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