2020 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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The 2020 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament is the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States scheduled for on April 9–11, 2020. The tournament will involve 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the national champion at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – will be hosted by Michigan State University and the Detroit Sports Commission at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. This will be the seventh Frozen Four in the city of Detroit, with the most recent visitation being at Ford Field in 2010. The regional final locations have not yet been named by the NCAA.
Tournament procedure
The tournament is composed of four groups of four teams in regional brackets. The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The NCAA has not yet identified its regional hosting locations. [1]
- Late March, 2020
- East Regional
- Northeast Regional
- Midwest Regional
- West Regional
The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:
- April 9–11
- Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, Michigan (Host: Michigan State University)