NCAA Hockey Tournament Odds: Quinnipiac, Boston College Among Favorites

Sixteen teams begin their quest for college hockey’s biggest prize this weekend when the NCAA Division 1 men’s tournament gets underway.

The action commences Friday with four New England teams playing first-round games: Boston College, Harvard, Northeastern and defending champion Providence.

Providence has the seventh-best odds at 19-2 to win the tournament and repeat as champions. The last school to win back-to-back titles was the University of Denver in 2004 and 2005.

Quinnipiac, the No. 1 seed in the East region, is the favorite to win the championship at 13-2. The Bobcats last reached the national championship game in 2013, when they lost to Yale.

Here are Bovada’s odds for the NCAA Division 1 men’s ice hockey tournament, including odds for each of the four regions:

National Champion
Quinnipiac 13-2
North Dakota 7-1
St Cloud State 7-1
Boston College 17-2
Denver 17-2
Michigan 19-2
Providence 19-2
UMass-Lowell 10-1
Yale 10-1
Boston University 11-1
Notre Dame 11-1
Harvard 12-1
Minnesota Duluth 12-1
Northeastern 18-1
Ferris State 26-1
RIT 30-1

Regional Odds
Midwest Regional
North Dakota 13-10
Michigan 2-1
Notre Dame 13-5
Northeastern 5-1

Northeast Regional
Providence 8-5
Boston College 9-5
Harvard 9-4
Minnesota Duluth 5-1

West Regional
St Cloud State 3-2
Denver 9-5
Boston University 5-2
Ferris State 5-1

East Regional
Quinnipiac 5-4
UMass-Lowell 2-1
Yale 5-2
RIT 6-1

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