A few New England schools have made some noise in this year’s men’s basketball NCAA Tournament. But when it comes to college sports in New England, hockey still dominates.
The field for the 2016 NCAA men’s hockey championship was announced Sunday, and it’s headlined by a host of local schools. In fact, eight of the tournament’s 16 teams hail from New England, including five from Massachusetts (Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, Northeastern, UMass Lowell), two from Connecticut (Yale, Quinnipiac) and one from Rhode Island (Providence).
The majority of those schools play in what arguably is the best conference in the country: the Hockey East. The top six teams from the Hockey East all reached the tournament, including Northeastern, which downed UMass Lowell in the final to win its first conference title since 1988.
So what will the road to the Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla., look like for each team? Check out the complete tournament schedule below.
East Regional — Albany, N.Y.
1. Quinnipiac vs. RIT — March 26, 4 p.m.*
UMass-Lowell vs. Yale — March 26, 7:30 p.m.
Regional Final — March 27, 7:30 p.m.
Northeast Regional — Worcester, Mass.
4. Providence vs. Minnesota Duluth — March 25, 4:30 p.m.
Boston College vs. Harvard — March 25, 8 p.m.
Regional Final — March 26, 9 p.m.
Midwest Regional — Cincinnati, Ohio
3. North Dakota vs. Northeastern — March 25, 2 p.m.
Michigan vs. Notre Dame — March 25, 5:30 p.m.
Regional Final — March 26, 6 p.m.
West Regional – St. Paul, Minn.
2. St. Cloud State vs. Ferris State — March 26, 3 p.m.
Denver vs. Boston University — March 26, 6:30 p.m.
Regional Final — March 27, 5 p.m.
National Semifinals — April 7, 5 and 8:30 p.m.
Championship Game — April 9, 8 p.m.
*All times Eastern
