The Frozen Four hockey tournament gathers the top 16 NCAA teams to compete for the Division I Champ. Currently, 12 teams advance to the NCAA regional competition in the east and the west, with two each from the WCHA, the ECAC, the CCHA, and Hockey East, plus four at-large selections. The NCAA college hockey national championship game is scheduled for April 5 and 7 in St. Paul, Minnesota, and the field remains wide open. The Eastern, Western, and Central Collegiate Hockey Associations secured automatic spots, while the remaining five teams were at-large picks, two from the west and three from the east.

2026 NCAA Hockey Schedule

FROZEN FOUR: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Fla. – April 5 and 7

East Regional: Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn. – March 23-24

Midwest Regional: Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis. – March 23-24

Northeast Regional: DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. – March 24-25

West Regional: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn. – March 24-25

Frozen Four Betting Info

Hockey betting grows in popularity annually. For savvy bettors, college hockey odds are often the first stop each day. Many think NCAA hockey odds offer better value because lower action volume means oddsmakers don't need to keep lines as tight. Consequently, you can frequently find superior line value on college hockey odds compared to most other sports.

The yearly NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championship tournament identifies the leading men’s ice hockey team in NCAA Division I and Division III. The NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination event that has crowned the collegiate national champion since the first 1948 NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

The event includes 16 teams from all five Division I conferences in the country. The Championship Committee ranks the entire field from 1 to 16 across four regionals of four teams each. The winners of the five Division I conference titles earn automatic entries into the NCAA Championship. The tournament kicks off with initial games at four regional sites, concluding with the semi-finals and finals held at a single location.

Previous NCAA Frozen Four Winners:

• 2026 – North Dakota

• 2026 – Boston College

• 2026 – Minnesota

• 2026 – Minnesota

• 2026 – Denver

• 2026 – Denver

• 2026 – Wisconsin

• 2026 – Michigan State

• 2026 – Boston College

• 2026 – Boston University

• 2026 – Boston College

• 2026 – Minnesota–Duluth