Current season, competition or edition: 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament | |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1948 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Denver |
| Most titles | Denver (10) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN |
| Official website | NCAA.com |
The annual NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is a college ice hockey tournament held in the United States by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to determine the top men's team in Division I.[1] Like other Division I championships, it is the highest level of NCAA men's hockey competition. This tournament is somewhat unique among NCAA sports as many schools which otherwise compete in Division II or Division III compete in Division I for hockey.
Since 1999, the semi-finals and championship game of the tournament have been branded as the "Frozen Four"—a reference to the NCAA's long-time branding of its basketball semi-finals as the "Final Four".
- ^ "NCAA page for men's ice hockey". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2008-05-15.