The road to the 2026 men's Frozen Four heats up as the sport's six leagues embark on their conference tournaments.
The six league champions will earn automatic berths into the 16-team NCAA field, with the other 10 spots going to the top teams in the NPI rankings. The NCAA tournament bracket will be revealed March 22 at 3 p.m. on ESPNU and the ESPN App.
Regional play in the NCAA tournament begins March 26 and culminates with the Frozen Four in Las Vegas on April 9 and 11. All games will air on the ESPN networks and stream on the ESPN App.
Below are the schedules for every conference tournament, which will be updated with results as the tournaments progress.
All times Eastern.
Atlantic
After the four lowest seeds play in the first round, the Atlantic tournament moves to best-of-three series in the quarterfinals and semifinals, followed by a single-game final. Bentley won its first regular-season title, but the Falcons will have to win the conference tourney to move on to the NCAAs. No Atlantic teams are in the at-large picture.
First round
No. 8 Niagara 5, No. 9 Army 4
No. 10 Mercyhurst 5, No. 7 Canisius 2
Quarterfinals
(best of three)
Mercyhurst at No. 1 Bentley
Game 1: Bentley 4, Mercyhurst 3 (3 OT)
Game 2: Bentley 6, Mercyhurst 0
Bentley wins series 2-0
No. 5 RIT at No. 4 Holy Cross
Game 1: Holy Cross 2, RIT 1 (OT)
Game 2: Holy Cross 4, RIT 4 (OT)
Holy Cross wins series 2-0
No. 6 Air Force at No. 3 Robert Morris
Game 1: Air Force 3, Robert Morris 2 (2 OT)
Game 2: Robert Morris 4, Air Force 1
Game 3: Robert Morris 5, Air Force 2
Robert Morris wins series 2-1
Niagara at No. 2 Sacred Heart
Game 1: Sacred Heart 3, Niagara 1
Game 2: Sacred Heart 2, Niagara 1
Sacred Heart wins series 2-0
Semifinals, Friday-Sunday
(best of three)
Holy Cross at Bentley
Robert Morris at Sacred Heart
Final, March 21
at higher remaining seed
Big Ten
The tournament is all single games on campus sites, with the No. 1 seed -- regular-season champion Michigan State -- getting a bye into the semifinals. The Spartans have been duking it out with Michigan for the No. 1 ranking in the country most of the season. Penn State also is safely in the NCAA field, with Wisconsin in good shape for an at-large spot as well.
Quarterfinals, Wednesday
No. 5 Ohio State 7, No. 4 Wisconsin 1
No. 3 Penn State 6, No. 6 Minnesota 2
No. 2 Michigan 6, No. 7 Notre Dame 1
Semifinals, Saturday
Ohio State at No. 1 Michigan State
Penn State at Michigan
Final, March 21
at higher remaining seed
CCHA
The CCHA tournament is on campus sites, with best-of-three quarterfinals followed by single games in the semifinals and final. Top seed Minnesota State emerged from a late logjam to win its eighth regular-season title in the last nine seasons. Entering the tournament, Augustana is the only conference team on the right side of the NCAA bubble -- and even its position is precarious. These results will be watched closely by all the at-large contenders.
Quarterfinals
(best of three)
No. 8 Ferris State at No. 1 Minnesota State
Game 1: Minnesota St. 5, Ferris St. 1
Game 2: Ferris St. 2, Minnesota St. 1 (OT)
Game 3: Minnesota St. 2, Ferris St. 0
Minnesota State wins series 2-1
No. 5 Bowling Green at No. 4 Michigan Tech
Game 1: Michigan Tech 5, Bowling Green 3
Game 2: Michigan Tech 3, Bowling Green 2
Michigan Tech wins series 2-0
No. 6 Bemidji State at No. 3 Augustana
Game 1: Augustana 5, Bemidji St. 2
Game 2: Augustana 2, Bemidji St. 1
Augustana wins series 2-0
No. 7 Lake Superior State at No. 2 St. Thomas
Game 1: St. Thomas 4, Lake Superior 3 (OT)
Game 2: St. Thomas 5, Lake Superior 2
St. Thomas wins series 2-0
Semifinals, Saturday
Michigan Tech at Minnesota State, 8 p.m.
Augustana at St. Thomas, 5 p.m.
Final, March 20
at higher remaining seed
ECAC
The top four seeds receive first-round byes and host the best-of-three quarterfinals. Winners advance to the single-game semifinals and final. Cornell, Dartmouth and Quinnipiac, which won its sixth straight regular-season ECAC title, are virtual locks to earn at-large NCAA berths.
All games are available on the ESPN App.
First round
No. 6 Harvard 4, No. 11 St. Lawrence 3 (OT)
No. 8 Clarkson 2, No. 9 RPI 1
No. 5 Union 9, No. 12 Brown 0
No. 7 Colgate 3, No. 10 Yale 2
Quarterfinals, Friday-Sunday
(best of three)
Clarkson at No. 1 Quinnipiac
Colgate at No. 2 Dartmouth
Harvard at No. 3 Cornell
Union at No. 4 Princeton
Semifinals, March 20
at Lake Placid, New York
Final, March 21
at Lake Placid, New York
Hockey East
This tournament is single-elimination throughout. The top five seeds receive first-round byes into the quarterfinals, which are held on campus sites. Providence, which has clinched the No. 1 seed with the first regular-season Hockey East title in program history, also has locked up an at-large NCAA spot. UMass has emerged as the league's top at-large contender, with UConn and Boston College slipping, but all have work to do.
All games are available on the ESPN App.
First round, Wednesday
No. 8 Merrimack 5, No. 9 UMass-Lowell 3
No. 7 Northeastern 7, No. 10 New Hampshire 3
No. 6 Boston University 4, No. 11 Vermont 1
Quarterfinals
Friday
No. 5 Maine at No. 4 Boston College, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Merrimack at No. 1 Providence, 7 p.m.
Northeastern at No. 2 UMass, 4 p.m.
Boston University at No. 3 UConn, 1 p.m.
Semifinals, March 20
at Boston
Finals, March 21
at Boston
NCHC
The NCHC tournament moves entirely to campus sites this year. The top four seeds -- North Dakota, Denver, Western Michigan and Minnesota Duluth -- are safely in the NCAA tournament field.
Quarterfinals
(best of three)
No. 8 Omaha at No. 1 North Dakota
Game 1: North Dakota 5, Omaha 3
Game 2: North Dakota 5, Omaha 1
North Dakota wins series 2-0
No. 7 Miami (Ohio) at No. 2 Denver
Game 1: Denver 3, Miami (Ohio) 0
Game 2: Denver 6, Miami (Ohio) 2
Denver wins series 2-0
No. 6 Colorado College at No. 3 Western Michigan
Game 1: WMU 5, Colorado College 2
Game 2: WMU 2, Colorado College 1 (OT)
Western Michigan wins series 2-0
No. 5 St. Cloud State at No. 4 Minnesota Duluth
Game 1: UMD 4, St. Cloud 3 (OT)
Game 2: UMD 2, St. Cloud 1 (OT)
Minnesota Duluth wins series 2-0
Semifinals, Saturday
Minnesota Duluth at North Dakota, 7 p.m.
Western Michigan at Denver, 8 p.m.
Final, March 21
at higher remaining seed