When is the Frozen Four? Dates, times, TV schedule, channels for 2026 NCAA hockey semifinals, championship
Michigan, North Dakota, Denver and Wisconsin will fight it out for another national title. Here's the full schedule for all the action.
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The 2026 Frozen Four is set, with college hockey's most decorated programs set to battle it out for the right to add another trophy to the case back home. No. 1 seed Michigan, No.
2 North Dakota, Denver and Wisconsin emerged from (mostly) neutral-site regionals to form a remarkable final quartet. Those schools also happen to rank as the top four in all-time NCAA men's hockey titles: Denver has 10, Michigan nine, North Dakota eight and Wisconsin six. The Pioneers have the most recent title of the group, winning in 2024, and they knocked out the reigning champion and No.
4 national seed Western Michigan in a friendly regional played about an hour from their on-campus home. The Bison last took the crown in 2016, the Badgers in 2006 and the Wolverines way back in 1998. In a group of champions, Michigan is due, but nothing ever comes easy in this tournament.