North Dakota seeded No. 1 overall in NCAA hockey tournament; Badgers get No. 4

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — North Dakota was seeded No. 1 overall Sunday for the NCAA hockey tournament, and Boston College, Minnesota and Wisconsin also earned top seeds.

National Collegiate Hockey Conference champion North Dakota will open Friday night in Fargo, North Dakota, against No. 4 American International.

Wisconsin, who won the Big Ten championship, will get started Friday afternoon against Bemidji State in Bridgeport, Connecticut. If the Badgers win, they will play the winner of Lake Superior State and Massachusetts on Sunday.

The regional winners will advance to the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh on April 8 and 10.

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