The 16 teams participating in the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship were announced Sunday with Quinnipiac University selected as the No. 1 overall seed.
The other No. 1 seeds, in order as determined by the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee, are St. Cloud State, North Dakota and Providence College.
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.
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The following conferences and teams received automatic qualification: Atlantic Hockey Association - RIT; Big Ten Conference - Michigan; ECAC Hockey - Quinnipiac; Hockey East Association - Northeastern; National Collegiate Hockey Conference - St. Cloud State; Western Collegiate Hockey Association - Ferris State.
The dates, sites, times and pairings of this year's championship are as follows:
East Regional, March 26-27
Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y.
Saturday, March 26, 4 p.m. ET
No. 1 Quinnipiac (29-3-7) vs. No. 4 RIT (18-14-6)
Saturday, March 26, 7:30 p.m. ET
No. 2 Massachusetts Lowell (24-9-5) vs. No. 3 Yale (19-8-4)
Sunday, March 27, 7:30 p.m. ET
East Regional Championship
Northeast Regional, March 25-26
DCU Center, Worcester, Mass.
Friday, March 25, 4:30 p.m. ET
No. 1 Providence (27-6-4) vs. No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (18-15-5)
Friday, March 25, 8 p.m. ET
No. 2 Boston College (26-7-5) vs. No. 3 Harvard (19-10-4)
Saturday, March 26, 9 p.m. ET
Northeast Regional Championship
Midwest Regional, March 25-26
U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Friday, March 25, 2 p.m. ET
No. 1 North Dakota (30-6-4) vs. No. 4 Northeastern (22-13-5)
Friday, March 25, 5:30 p.m. ET
No. 2 Michigan (24-7-5) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (19-10-7)
Saturday, March 26, 6 p.m. ET
Midwest Regional Championship
West Regional, March 26-27
Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.
Saturday, March 26, 3 p.m. ET
No. 1 St. Cloud State (31-8-1) vs. No. 4 Ferris State (19-14-6)
Saturday, March 26, 6:30 p.m. ET
No. 2 Denver (23-9-6) vs. No. 3 Boston U. (21-12-5)
Sunday, March 27, 5 p.m. ET
West Regional Championship
Men's Frozen Four, April 7 and 9
Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla.
Thursday, April 7, 5 and 8:30 p.m. ET
East Regional Champion vs. Northeast Regional Champion
Midwest Regional Champion vs. West Regional Champion
Saturday, April 9, 8 p.m. ET
National Championship
