UND, Mn St seeded in NCAA men’s hockey tourney

UNDATED (AP) – Minnesota State has received the top seed for the NCAA men’s hockey tournament, followed by North Dakota, Boston University and Miami of Ohio as the other No. 1 seeds in their respective regions.
The NCAA unveiled Sunday the 16-team field, which included six teams from the eight-team National Collegiate Hockey Conference and just one from the Big Ten.

Minnesota State won the Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament and regular-season title to finish 29-7-3 and make the NCAA tournament for a third straight year.

UND will play Quinnipiac on Friday night in Fargo. Michigan Tech and St. Cloud State will play the other regional semifinal.

Update:  Coach Dave Hakstol’s team dropped from No. 1 to No. 3 in both the USA Today/USA Hockey the USCHO.com polls, after losing both of its games in the National Hockey Collegiate Conference tournament.

Minnesota State took over the top spot while Boston University moved to No. 2 in both polls.

UND did not receive any first-place votes in either poll.