Key keywords: 2026 NCAA DI Men's Ice Hockey Championship, 2026 Frozen Four, men's college hockey bracket, DI ice hockey championship full schedule, 2026 college hockey championship scores, NCAA men's hockey regional round results, 2026 men's hockey national title game, T-Mobile Arena college hockey The 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship, the most prestigious annual competition in North American college ice hockey, officially launched on March 27, 2026, with 16 top-ranked teams from across the United States vying for the coveted national title. This year’s Frozen Four, the tournament’s final championship round, will be hosted at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, marking the first time the final round has been held in the state of Nevada in tournament history. The official 2026 tournament bracket, released by the NCAA selection committee on March 23, splits the 16 qualified teams into four regional groups of four teams each, with single-elimination rules applied across all rounds. The four number-one regional seeds are Boston University (Bridgeport Region), University of Minnesota (Manchester Region), University of Michigan (Fargo Region), and University of North Dakota (Tempe Region), all of which finished in the top four of the national regular season rankings. Other notable participating teams include Cornell University, Providence College, Western Michigan University, and 2025 defending champion Denver University. The full official schedule for the tournament is as follows: Regional First Round matchups are held on March 27 and 28, with each region hosting two opening games. Regional Final games, which will decide the four teams qualifying for the Frozen Four, are scheduled for March 29 and 30, broadcast nationally on ESPN and ESPN2. The Frozen Four semifinal games will take place on April 3, 2026, with the two winning teams advancing to the National Championship Game on April 5, 2026. All tournament games are available for live streaming on ESPN+ for paid subscribers, with real-time score updates and play-by-play stats posted continuously on the official NCAA men’s hockey website. As of press time, the latest confirmed scores from the First Round are as follows: In the Bridgeport Region, top-seeded Boston University defeated Mercyhurst University 7-2, while Cornell University beat the University of Massachusetts Amherst 4-1. In the Manchester Region, number-one seed Minnesota won 5-1 over RIT, and Providence College defeated Northeastern University 3-2 in overtime. In the Fargo Region, Michigan edged out Western Michigan 4-3 in a dramatic overtime finish, and St. Cloud State beat the University of Omaha 2-1. In the Tempe Region, North Dakota defeated American International College 3-1, and defending champion Denver University beat the University of Minnesota Duluth 5-2. Regional semifinal matchups are scheduled for the next 48 hours, with fans already anticipating potential upsets from lower-seeded underdog teams. Ticket sales for the 2026 Frozen Four sold out in mid-March, marking the fastest sellout in tournament history, with college hockey analysts naming Boston University and Minnesota as the pre-tournament favorites, citing their top-3 ranked national offenses and consistent goaltending performance across the regular season.