In NCAA hockey tournament, Michigan, MSU, WMU all earn No. 1 seeds
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The NCAA hockey tournament gets underway this week, and Michigan is the No. 1 overall seed in the 16-team field.
The state that's shaped like a mitten might want to consider rebranding to one of those giant foam fingers, at least for the next few weeks during the NCAA hockey tournament. Three teams from the state have earned No. 1 seeds in the hockey tournament, with Michigan receiving the No.
1 overall seed. Defending national champion Western Michigan and Michigan State also received No. 1 seeds, when the 16-team bracket was officially revealed Sunday afternoon.
Michigan (29-7-1) is the top seed in the Albany, N. Y. , Region, and opens up against Bentley (23-11-5) at MVP Arena at 5:30 p.
m. Friday. on ESPNU.