Field of 16 announced for 2015 Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has selected the 16 teams that will be participating in the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship.
The championship playoff format involves four predetermined regional sites with four teams assigned to each site. The four regional winners advance to the Men’s Frozen Four. The entire championship uses a single-elimination format.
Automatic qualification privileges are granted to the postseason champions of the five conferences. The remainder of the field is selected at large.
Minnesota State-Mankato is the No. 1 overall seed. The other No. 1 seeds, in order, include North Dakota, Boston University, and Miami (Ohio).
| SCHOOL | APPEARANCES * | LAST | RECORD | CHAMPIONSHIPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 34 | 2014 | 47-40-0 | 5 (1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| Boston U. | 33 | 2012 | 38-33-0 | 5 (1971-72, 1978, 1995, 2009) |
| Denver | 25 | 2014 | 26-20-0 | 7 (1958, 1960-61, 1968-69, 2004-05) |
| Harvard | 22 | 2006 | 14-29-1 | 1 (1989) |
| Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 2013 | 8-11-0 | -- |
| Michigan Tech | 11 | 1981 | 13-9-0 | 3 (1962, 1965, 1975) |
| Minnesota | 36 | 2014 | 55-36-0 | 5 (1974, 1976, 1979, 2002-03) |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 9 | 2012 | 14-9-0 | 1 (2011) |
| Minnesota State-Mankato | 4 | 2014 | 0-3-0 | -- |
| North Dakota | 30 | 2014 | 46-24-0 | 7 (1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000) |
| Omaha | 3 | 2011 | 0-2-0 | -- |
| Providence | 11 | 2014 | 10-16-0 | -- |
| Quinnipiac | 4 | 2014 | 3-3-0 | -- |
| Rochester Inst. | 2 | 2010 | 2-1-0 | -- |
| St. Cloud State | 11 | 2014 | 4-11-0 | -- |
| Yale | 7 | 2013 | 7-5-0 | 1 (2013) |
| * -- Includes 2015. | ||||