Tournament Procedure
Grand Rapids Denver Manchester St. Louis 2007 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship.
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2007 regionals:
- March 23 and 24
- East Regional, Blue Cross Arena - Rochester, New York (Host: ECAC Hockey)
- Midwest Regional, Van Andel Arena - Grand Rapids, Michigan (Host: Western Michigan University)
- March 24 and 25
- West Regional, Pepsi Center - Denver, Colorado (Host: University of Denver)
- Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena - Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
Each regional winner advanced to the Frozen Four:
- April 5 and 7
- Scottrade Center - St. Louis, Missouri (Hosts: College Hockey America and the St. Louis Sports Commission)
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