NCAA Conference Tournaments

[Oilers Chick]

Yes, it's that time of the year again! I'll update this thread through the conference tournament championships.

With the exception of the Big Ten, all of the conferences have already either begun conference tournament play or will be starting this coming weekend. The Big Ten have one more regular season weekend before their conference tournament starts.

Atlantic Hockey, the ECAC and Hockey East all began their tournaments this weekend. The NCHC and the WCHA tournaments get underway this coming weekend. Both the NCHC and the WCHA also have games on Thursday this week (see below).

So here's what things are looking like right now heading into next weekend. Unless otherwise noted, all series begin on Friday:


Atlantic Hockey

The top four regular season finishers got byes this weekend: #1 Mercyhurst, #2 Bentley, #3 Air Force and #4 UConn

The first round (best of three series) finished as follows:

#5 Robert Morris beat #12 Army in three games.
#6 Niagara beat #11 AIC in two games.
#7 Canisius beat #10 Sacred Heart in two games.
#8 Holy Cross beat #9 RIT in three games.

So the conference tournament quarterfinals (best of three series) look like this:

#8 Holy Cross @ #1 Mercyhurst
#7 Canisius @ #2 Bentley
#6 Niagara @ #3 Air Force
#5 Robert Morris @ #4 UConn


ECAC

The top four regular season finishers got byes this weekend: #1 Union College, #2 Colgate, #3 Quinnipiac and #4 Cornell

The first round (best of three series) finished as follows:

#5 Clarkson beat #12 Princeton in three games
#6 Yale beat #11 Harvard in two games
#10 Dartmouth beat #7 RPI in three games
#8 St. Lawrence beat #9 Brown in two games

So the conference tournament quarterfinals (best of three series) look like this:

#10 Dartmouth @ #1 Union College
#8 St. Lawrence @ #2 Colgate
#6 Yale @ #3 Quinnipiac [rematch of last season's National Championship game]
#5 Clarkson @ #4 Cornell


Hockey East

The top five regular season finishers got byes this weekend: #1 Boston College, #2 UMass-Lowell, #3 Providence, #4 New Hampshire and #5 Northeastern

The first round (single-game elimination) finished as follows:

#6 Maine beat #11 Merrimack
#7 Vermont beat #10 UMass
#8 Notre Dame beat #9 Boston University

So the conference tournament quarterfinals (best of three series) look like this:

#8 Notre Dame @ #1 Boston College
#7 Vermont @ #2 UMass-Lowell
#6 Maine @ #3 Providence
#5 Northeastern @ #4 New Hampshire


NCHC

The top four regular season finishers are: #1 St. Cloud State, #2 North Dakota, #3 Nebraska-Omaha, and #4 Minnesota-Duluth

So the conference tournament quarterfinals (best of three series) look like this and begin on Friday except the Denver/Nebraska-Omaha series, which begins on Thursday:

#8 Miami @ #1 St. Cloud State
#7 Colorado College @ #2 North Dakota
#6 Denver @ #3 Nebraska-Omaha
#5 Western Michigan @ #4 Minnesota-Duluth


WCHA

Only the top eight teams advance. #9 Lake Superior State and #10 Alabama-Huntsville failed to reach the WCHA conference tournament.

The top four regular season finishers are: #1 Ferris State, #2 Minnesota State-Mankato, #3 Alaska, and #4 Bowling Green

So the conference tournament quarterfinals (best of three series) look like this and begin on Friday except the Alaska-Anchorage/Alaska series, which begins on Thursday:

#8 Bemidji State @ #1 Ferris State
#7 Northern Michigan @ #2 Minnesota State-Mankato
#6 Alaska-Anchorage @ #3 Alaska [these teams met just this weekend]
#5 Michigan Tech @ #4 Bowling Green


So with all of that in mind, which teams are done for the season? They are:

Atlantic Hockey: Army, AIC, Sacred Heart and RIT

ECAC: Princeton, Harvard, Brown and RPI

Hockey East: Merrimack, UMass, and Boston University

WCHA: Alabama-Huntsville and Lake Superior State

The aforementioned teams that are done are all NOT eligible for the NCAA Tournament.

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[BergyDGD]

I'll be at the Providence vs Maine series. Should be an interesting series. Maine has not been good on the road but will have revenge on their mind as the Friars swept Maine at Alfond in the last week of the regular season which cost Maine home ice in these quarterfinals and allowed Providence to surge up to 3rd in Hockey East. My biased Hockey East prediction being a Providence Friars season ticket holder is PC, BC, UMass-Lowell, and UNH advancing to the Garden. BC over UNH to advance to the finals and PC over UMass-Lowell in the other semifinal. BC over Providence in the Hockey East Final.

Other conference champions predictions:

Atlantic Hockey: Air Force
Big 10: Minnesota
ECAC: Union
NCHC: St. Cloud State
WCHA: Minnesota State

 

[Oilers Chick]

For those of you that want to catch any of the NCHC match ups (that includes you guys, Dakota & Rabid), the NCHC is providing a free webcast of all the quarterfinal games this weekend.

Just follow THIS LINK for more details.


Also, the Boston College/Notre Dame series game #2 on Saturday will be broadcast on NESN.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

For those of you that want to catch any of the NCHC match ups (that includes you guys, Dakota & Rabid), the NCHC is providing a free webcast of all the quarterfinal games this weekend.

Just follow THIS LINK for more details.


Also, the Boston College/Notre Dame series game #2 on Saturday will be broadcast on NESN.

Pretty neat that they are streaming the games for free. I will be up in Grand Forks for the opener against CC.

 

[Ban Hammered]

Coudn't watch tonight's game but if we sweep and another series goes 3, may have to check it out

 

[BergyDGD]

Hockey East Quarterfinals (best of 3):
Providence swept Maine 2-0 (Game 1. 3-1 PC, Game 2 4-2 PC)
ND over BC 2-1 (Game 1 7-2 ND, Game 2 4-2 BC, Game 3 4-2 ND)
UMass-Lowell over Vermont 2-1 (Game 1 3-2 UML, Game 2 3-2OT UVM, Game 3 2-1 UML)
UNH over Northeastern (Game 1 1-0 UNH, Game 2 5-4OT NU, Game 3 5-4 UNH)

Semifinals Friday March 21 at TD Garden:

ND vs UMass-Lowell 5:00
UNH vs Providence 8:00

Finals Saturday at 7

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Frozen Faceoff in Minneapolis at the Target Center starting Friday.

Denver vs Western Michigan
Miami vs North Dakota

North Dakota the only top 4 seed and home team to advance.

 

[Oilers Chick]

Below is a full rundown on what happened in the conference tournaments this past weekend. FYI, the Big Ten opens their tournament this coming weekend.


Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals (Best of Three):

#1 Mercyhurst vs. #8 Holy Cross [Mercyhurst wins series 2-0]
#2 Bentley vs. #7 Canisius [Canisius wins series 2-1]
#3 Air Force vs. #6 Niagara [Niagara wins series 2-1]
#4 UConn vs. #5 Robert Morris [Robert Morris wins series 2-0]


ECAC Quarterfinals (Best of Three):

#1 Union College vs. #10 Dartmouth [Union College wins series 2-0]
#2 Colgate vs. #8 St. Lawrence [Colgate wins series 2-0]
#3 Quinnipiac vs. #6 Yale [Quinnipiac wins series 2-0]
#4 Cornell vs. #5 Clarkson [Cornell wins series 2-1]

Hockey East Quarterfinals (Best of Three):

#1 Boston College vs. #8 Notre Dame [Notre Dame wins series 2-1]
#2 UMass-Lowell vs. #7 Vermont [UMass-Lowell wins series 2-1]
#3 Providence College vs. #6 Maine [Providence College wins series 2-1]
#4 New Hampshire vs. #5 Northeastern [New Hampshire wins series 2-1]

NCHC Quarterfinals (Best of Three):

#1 St. Cloud State vs. #8 Miami [Miami wins series 2-0]
#2 North Dakota vs. #7 Colorado College [North Dakota wins series 2-1]
#3 Nebraska-Omaha vs. #6 Denver [Denver wins series 2-1]
#4 Minnesota-Duluth vs. #5 Western Michigan [Western Michigan wins series 2-0]

WCHA Quarterfinals (Best of Three):

#1 Ferris State vs. #8 Bemidji State [Ferris State wins series 2-0]
#2 Minnesota State-Mankato vs. #7 Northern Michigan [Minnesota State-Mankato wins series 2-0]
#3 Alaska vs. #6 Alaska-Anchorage [Alaska-Anchorage wins series 2-1]
#4 Bowling Green vs. #5 Michigan Tech [Bowling Green wins series 2-0]

 

[Oilers Chick]

Here's what's coming up this weekend. Unless otherwise noted, all semi-finals begin on Friday with the conference tournament championship on Saturday. The TV listing is for ALL broadcast games. Viewers in Canada should check their TV listings for availability of games.

All conference tournament winners receive automatic bids into the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Tournament selection show takes place on Sunday, Mar. 23 @ Noon EST and will be broadcast live on ESPNU.

All times noted below (some are approximate) are local times for that venue.


Atlantic Hockey

Venue: Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NY

TV: NONE

Semi-final #1: #7 Canisius vs. #1 Mercyhurst @ 4:00 pm

Semi-final #2: #6 Niagara vs. #5 Robert Morris @ 7:30 pm

Final: Semi-final #1 winner vs. Semi-final #2 winner @ TBA


Big Ten

Venue: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN

TV: Big Ten Network


Quarterfinal #1: #6 Penn State vs. #3 Michigan @ 2:00 pm [Thursday]

Quarterfinal #2: #5 Michigan State vs. #4 Ohio State @ 7:00 pm [Thursday]

Semi-final #1: Quarterfinal #1 winner vs. #2 Wisconsin @ 2:00 pm

Semi-final #2: Quarterfinal #2 winner vs. #1 Minnesota @ 7:00 pm

Final: Semi-final #1 winner vs. Semi-final #2 winner @ 7:00 pm


ECAC

Venue: Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, NY

TV: Fox College Sports (Note: FCS is NOT available on Dish Network)

Semi-final #1: #4 Cornell vs. #1 Union College @ 4:00 pm

Semi-final #2: #3 Quinnipiac vs. #2 Colgate @ 7:30 pm

Final: Semi-final #1 winner vs. Semi-final #2 winner @ 7:30 pm


Hockey East

Venue: TD Garden, Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Network & NESN

Semi-final #1: #8 Notre Dame vs. #2 UMass-Lowell @ 5:00 pm

Semi-final #2: #4 New Hampshire vs. #3 Providence College @ 8:00 pm

Final: Semi-final #1 winner vs. Semi-final #2 winner @ 7:00 pm


NCHC

Venue: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

TV: CBS College Sports

Semi-final #1: #6 Denver vs. #5 Western Michigan @ 4:00 pm

Semi-final #2: #8 Miami vs. #2 North Dakota @ 7:30 pm

Final: Semi-final #1 winner vs. Semi-final #2 winner @ 7:30 pm


WCHA

Venue: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI

TV: Fox Sports North

Semi-final #1: #4 Bowling Green vs. #2 Minnesota State-Mankato @ 2:00 pm

Semi-final #2 #6 Alaska-Anchorage vs. #1 Ferris State @ 7:00 pm

Final: Semi-final #1 winner vs. Semi-final #2 winner @ 7:00 pm

 

[RedWingsForPresident]

Anyone know if the Big Ten is providing a stream of their games? Preferably Michigan vs Penn State?

 

[RedWingsForPresident]

Nevermind. Got it

 

[Patrice37]

Lets ****ing go Friars

 

[Shrimper]

Can someone tell me what happens for the winner of the Big 10. Do they advance to the regionals?

 

[Oilers Chick]

Conference Tournament results (Thurs. & Fri.)

Thursday:

Big Ten Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal #1: #6 Penn State def. #3 Michigan 2-1 (2OT)

Quarterfinal #2: #4 Ohio State def. #5 Michigan State 2-1


Friday:

Atlantic Hockey Semifinals

Semifinal #1: #7 Canisius def. #1 Mercyhurst 5-4 (2OT)

Semifinal #2: #5 Robert Morris def. #6 Niagara 5-4 (OT)


Big Ten Semifinals

Semifinal #1: #2 Wisconsin def. #6 Penn State 2-1

Semifinal #2: #4 Ohio State def. #1 Minnesota 3-1


ECAC Semifinals

Semifinal #1: #1 Union College def. #4 Cornell 5-2

Semifinal #2: #2 Colgate def. #3 Quinnipiac 3-2 (2OT)


Hockey East Semifinals

Semifinal #1: #2 UMass-Lowell def. #8 Notre Dame 4-0

Semifinal #2: #4 New Hampshire def. #3 Providence College 3-1


NCHC Semifinals

Semifinal #1: #6 Denver def. #5 Western Michigan 4-3

Semifinal #2: #8 Miami def. #2 North Dakota 3-0


WCHA Semifinals

Semifinal #1: #2 Minnesota State-Mankato def. #4 Bowling Green 4 -0

Semifinal #2: #1 Ferris State def. #6 Alaska-Anchorage 5-4 (OT)



Saturday's schedule:

Atlantic Hockey Championship:

#7 Canisius vs. #5 Robert Morris @ 4:00 pm


Big Ten Championship:

#4 Ohio State vs. #2 Wisconsin @ 5:00 pm


ECAC Championship:

#2 Colgate vs. #1 Union College @ 4:30 pm


Hockey East Championship:

#4 New Hampshire vs. #2 UMass-Lowell @ 4:00 pm


WCHA Championship:

#2 Minnesota State-Mankato vs. #1 Ferris State @ 4:00 pm


NCHC Consolation/Championship:


Consolation: #5 Western Michigan vs. #2 North Dakota @ 1:30 pm [No TV. You can view the webcast at the NCHC site.

Championship: #8 Miami vs. #6 Denver @ 5:30 pm


All championship game winners will receive automatic bids into the NCAA tournament.

 

[Oilers Chick]

Can someone tell me what happens for the winner of the Big 10. Do they advance to the regionals?

Yes. They get the Big Ten's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

 

[RabidBadger]

You have to love the moxy of DU and Miami; two teams dead in the water playing in the championship game of a very competitive conference. It's a shame one of them will have to go home after tonight.

Oh yeah, have to give Kudos to Penn state and the Buckeyes for good runs. Rohlik is doing good things in Columbus.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

OT in St. Paul for the inaugural Big Ten title.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

And Wisconsin claims the first Big Ten title.

 

[saskriders]

How are the 16 teams determined for the Frozen Four Tournament? I only see six divisions listed so it can't be just the winners. Is there any chance Ohio State is there?

 

[Mathmew Purrrr Oh]

How are the 16 teams determined for the Frozen Four Tournament? I only see six divisions listed so it can't be just the winners. Is there any chance Ohio State is there?

Pairwise Rankings


this should be the 16 teams :


1. Minnesota-(At-large bid)
2. Boston College-(At-large bid)
3. Union (ECAC)
4. Wisconsin (Big Ten)
5. Ferris State (At-large bid)
6. Quinnipiac (At-large bid)
7. UMass-Lowell (Hockey East)
8. Notre Dame-(At-large bid)
9. St. Cloud State-(At-large bid)
10. Minnesota State (WCHA)
11. Providence (At-large bid)
12. Colgate (At-large bid)
13. Vermont (At-large bid)
14. North Dakota (At-large bid)
15. Denver- (NCHC)
16. Robert Morris- (Atlantic Hockey)

sorry, no O-H-I-O State