Road to the Championship

National Participation
There are 41 NCAA member institutions that sponsor Division I Men’s Ice Hockey teams and are eligible to compete in the National Championship. All 41 programs support more than 1,200 Men’s Ice Hockey student-athletes across the country.

Selection Process
The 2025 Division I Men’s Hockey Championship provides for a field of 16 teams to compete in a single elimination tournament. Of the 16 teams, six conference champions will receive automatic qualification with the remaining best 10 teams being selected on an at-large basis by the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee. A total of four teams will be seeded with each of the seeded teams being placed at one regional site.

Selection Show | March 23, 2025
The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship bracket will be announced on Sunday, March 23.

Regionals | March 27-30, 2025
At each site, four teams will compete in single-elimination Regional Semifinal competition. The two winning teams will then compete against each other in single-elimination Regional Final competition at the same site. The winning team from each of the four Regionals will advance to the Men's Frozen Four in St. Louis, MO. 

Men's Frozen Four | April 10 & 12, 2025
The 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championship will be held at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO. The National Semifinals will be held on April 10, 2025.  The National Championship will take place on April 12, 2025.