Michigan Hockey earns No. 1 overall seed in NCAA Tournament
Michigan Hockey is headed to Albany to start the NCAA Tournament against Bentley. Here is everything you need to know:
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MARCH 21: Malcolm Spence #27 of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates his second period goal against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Tournament Championship game at Yost Ice Arena on March 21, 2026 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Jaime Crawford/Getty Images) | Getty Images Unsurprisingly, No. 1 Michigan Hockey secured the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament after winning the Big Ten Tournament over Ohio State on Saturday night at Yost.
Now, the Wolverines (29-7-1) head to the Albany Region to face Bentley (23-11-5), which finished 23rd in the NPI Rankings , this Friday at 5:30 p. m. ET.
ESPNU will broadcast the game. Rounding out the region is what should be an excellent matchup between Penn State (ninth in NPI) and Minnesota-Duluth (eighth in NPI). We could have another Big Ten showdown on the other side of the bracket, as both No.
3 Michigan State and Wisconsin earned bids and will play in the Worcester Regional. The Spartans have a date with Connecticut, while the Badgers drew Dartmouth. Should Michigan advance past the opening weekend, it will face the winner of the No.