2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2018 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament is the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2018. 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 Minnesota Twin Cities at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota April 5-7, 2018.
==Automatic Bids==
The post season champions of the six division I confences will automatically qualify for the tournament
*Atlantic Hockey: Air Force Falcons
*Big Ten Conference: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
*ECAC: Princeton Tigers
*Hockey East: Boston University Terriers
*National Collegiate Hockey Conference: Denver Pioneers
*Western Collegiate Hockey Association: Michigan Tech Huskies
==At-large Bids==
The tournament committee will extend 10 "at large" bids to the tournament.
*Clarkson Golden Knights
*Cornell Big Red
*Michigan Wolverines
*Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
*Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks
*Northeastern Huskies
*Ohio State Buckeyes
*Penn State Nittany Lions
*Providence Friars
*St. Cloud State Huskies
==Tournament procedure==
The tournament consisted of four groups of four teams in regional brackets. The winner of each regional advanced to the Frozen Four:
==Regionals==
===Northeast Regional===
DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
March 24-25
====Semifinals====
*Boston University Terriers defeated Cornell Big Red 3-1
*Michigan Wolverines defeated Northeastern Huskies 3-2
====Final====
*Michigan Wolverines defeated Boston University Terriers 6-3
===East Regional===
Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut 
March 23-24
====Semifinals====
*Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Michigan Tech Huskies 4-3 (ot)
*Providence Friars defeated Clarkson Golden Knights 1-0
====Final====
*Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Providence Friars 2-1
===Midwest Regional===
PPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania 
March 24-25
====Semifinals====
*Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Princeton Tigers 4-2
*Denver Pioneers defeated Penn State Nittany Lions 5-1
====Final====
*Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Denver Pioneers 5-1
===West Regional===
Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
March 23-24
====Semifinals====
*Air Force Falcons defeated St. Cloud State Huskies 4-1
*Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks 3-2 (ot)
====Final====
*Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated Air Force Falcons 2-1
==Frozen Four==
Will be hosted by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota April 5-7, 2018.
===Semifinals===
*Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 2-1
*Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Michigan Wolverines 4-3
===National Championship===
*Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2-1
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