NCAA Hockey Tournament: Top Seeds, Upsets, and Glory

0:00On March 22nd, the NCAA men's hockey tournament bracket dropped on March 22nd, kicking off the race to the frozen four in Las Vegas. April, Michigan's nagged the number one overall seed after dominating the Big Ten tournament, joining five other conference champs with automatic bids like Minnesota State, Dartmouth, Merrimack, Denver, and Bentley. Topsees rounded out strong with North Dakota at number two. Michigan stayed at three and reigning champion Western Michigan at four. Regional spread across Albany, Loveland, Sioux Falls, and Wooster set the stage for first round clashes starting Thursday. Fans lit up over Dartmouth's return. Their first NCAA appearance since 1980 after an ECAC title run. Penn State squad draws eyes too, thanks to Gavin McKenna, the projected number one NHO draft pick facing Minnesota Duluth early. Action ramps up March 26th through 28th on ESPN Networks with winners feeding into frozen four semi-finals on April 9th and the title game on the 11th. Upsets loom from underdogs ready

1:05to shake things up. Expect intense rivalries and breakout performances as these 16 teams chase hockey glory in the desert. This has been NHL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.