Denver, Air Force and Colorado College are all headed to the NCAA hockey tournament, but none is a top seed.
Colorado College is the second seed in the West Regional and hosts defending NCAA champion Michigan State in the first round Friday.
WCHA playoff champion Denver is the second seed in the Midwest Regional. The Pioneers will play third-seeded Wisconsin in Madison on Saturday in their first return to the NCAA tournament since 2005.
Air Force, which won the Atlantic Hockey Association tournament, is the fourth seed in the Northeast Regional and will play top seed Miami of Ohio in Worcester, Mass., Saturday.
Michigan, North Dakota and New Hampshire are the other top seeds in their brackets. Michigan is the top seed overall.
The 2008 NCAA Frozen Four is in Denver next month.
NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Tournament
(All Times MDT)
NORTHEAST REGIONAL At DCU Center Worcester, Mass.
First Round Saturday, March 29
Miami (Ohio) (32-7-1) vs. Air Force (21-11-6), 2 p.m.
Boston College (21-11-8) vs. Minnesota (19-16-9), 5:30 p.m.
Championship Sunday, March 30
Miami (Ohio)-Air Force winner vs. Boston College-Minnesota winner, 2:30 p.m.
EAST REGIONAL At The Times Union Center Albany, N.Y.
First Round Friday, March 28
St. Cloud State (19-15-5) vs. Clarkson (21-12-4), 2 p.m.
Michigan (31-5-4) vs. Niagara (22-10-4), 5:30 p.m.
Championship Saturday, March 29
St. Cloud State-Clarkson winner vs. Michigan-Niagara winner, 5 p.m.
MIDWEST REGIONAL At The Kohl Center Madison, Wis.
First Round Saturday, March 29
North Dakota (26-10-4) vs. Princeton (21-13), 1 p.m.
Denver (26-13-1) vs. Wisconsin (15-16-7), 4:30 p.m.
Championship Sunday, March 30
North Dakota-Princeton winner vs. Denver-Wisconsin winner, 5 p.m.
WEST REGIONAL At World Arena Colorado Springs, Colo.
First Round Friday, March 28
New Hampshire (25-9-3) vs. Notre Dame (24-15-4), 4:30 p.m.
Colorado College (28-11-1) vs. Michigan State (24-11-5), 8 p.m.
Championship Saturday, March 29
New Hampshire-Notre Dame winner vs. Colorado College-Michigan State winner, 8 p.m.
THE FROZEN FOUR At The Pepsi Center in Denver
Semifinals Thursday, April 10
East champion vs. West champion, 4 or 7 p.m.
Midwest champion vs. Northeast champion, 4 or 7 p.m.
Championship Saturday, April 12
Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.
– The Associated Press
