Hockey East ended the regular season in style with a series of results that vaulted No. 18 Cornell received byes in the first round of the ECAC Tournament, as did Atlantic favorite American International in that tournament. 13 Michigan Tech moved on in the CCHA Tournament (though not as easily as expected) meanwhile, No. Michigan and Notre Dame are set to square off in the semifinals this weekend.Įlsewhere in conference tournament play, No. 8 Notre Dame advanced alongside Penn State, although Wisconsin gave the Fighting Irish a run for their money.
2 Minnesota had a bye, other Big Ten contenders in No. 12 before the first round knockout, Ohio State is now soundly in bubble territory and can do nothing to change their position. The Buckeyes were ousted from the Big Ten tournament via upset by Penn State and now face a long and possibly fruitless wait for the selection show in two weeks. 15 Ohio State wishes that had been the case again this year. Typically, the early match-ups in conference tournaments don’t yield major impacts to the NCAA rankings or potential National Tournament field. All six conference tournaments have different formats and will move at their own pace, but it all leads up to the NCAA Tournament selection show on March 20, Regionals on March 24-27, and the Frozen Four in Boston from April 7-9.
Tournament time has arrived! Saturday marked the end of the regular season slate for Hockey East and the NCHC, while the other conferences are already underway on their individual postseasons.
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