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How Does The 2025 NCAA Hockey Tournament Work?

How Does The 2025 NCAA Hockey Tournament Work?

Check out how the NCAA Hockey tournament works before it begins March 27-30 and concludes April 10-12. Follow along on FloHockey.

Mar 18, 2025 by Cameron Belcher
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As the regular NCAA hockey season approaches, fans anxiously look forward to the tournament, which will eventually see teams compete for a coveted spot in the Frozen Four.

College sports fans know that March is the month of the postseason from many team sports in the NCAA, and it is no different for Hockey.

Teams come into the season with the common goal of making the 16-team competition with a chance to hoist a national championship.

It is also possible that first-time viewers of the tournament may be confused about how the format and bracket work so that's what this article will expain.

How Does The NCAA Hockey Tournament Work?

  • At the beginning of the tournament, teams will compete across four regional sites in single-elimination games, with four teams standing at the end.
  • There are two games in the regional semifinals between these teams for a chance at the regional finals.
  • The winners of the four sites will then advance to the Frozen Four in St. Louis, MO.
  • From there, the two winners will compete for the grand prize in a national championship.

When Does The 2025 NCAA Hockey Tournament Start?

  • The regionals of the NCAA Tournament will begin on March 27-30 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

When Is The NCAA Tournament Selection Show

  • Fans can catch the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Selection show on Sunday, March 23.

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