NCAA.com | March 22, 2015 Division I championship bracket announced Share 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). Interactive Printable DI MEN'S HOCKEY TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 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. UMass hockey head coach Greg Carvel's mission to repeat starts with new-look roster, avoiding complacency UMass hockey head coach Greg Carvel spoke with NCAA.com about winning a national title in 2021 and how he hopes to repeat in 2022. READ MORE Committee approved a day of rest at DI men’s ice hockey regionals The Division I Competition Oversight Committee approves change to include a day of rest at DI men’s ice hockey regionals, starting at the 2022 tournament. READ MORE How No. 1 overall pick Owen Power decided to stay at Michigan, wait on Sabres and NHL In an interview with NCAA.com, Owen Power explained his decision to stay at Michigan after being selected No. 1 overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. READ MORE