Inside College Hockey | 2003 NCAA Tournament

Brackets
Who makes it: 16 teams, including six automatic qualifiers (playoff champions from the CCHA, CHA, ECAC, Hockey East, MAAC and WCHA)
Automatic bids: Michigan (CCHA), Wayne State (CHA), Cornell (ECAC), New Hampshire (Hockey East), Minnesota (WCHA) and Mercyhurst (MAAC)
At-large bids: Boston College (Hockey East), Boston University (Hockey East), Colorado College (WCHA), Ferris State (CCHA), Harvard (ECAC), Maine (Hockey East), Minnesota State, Mankato (WCHA), North Dakota (WCHA), Ohio State (CCHA), St. Cloud State (WCHA)
Defending champion: Minnesota

Frozen Four
Championship: Game Story | Notebook | The Awesome Austrian | Everybody Loves Umile | Preview | Scouting Report
Friday Notebook | Postcard: Borek's Good Fortune
Michigan-Minnesota: Game Story | Notebook | Preview
Cornell-UNH: Game Story | Notebook | Preview
Wednesday Notebook
Semifinal Scouting Report
Team Capsules
INCH Measures Up: Cornell's Sam Paolini | Michigan's Andy Burnes | Minnesota's Chris Harrington | New Hampshire's Patrick Foley
Buffalo Primer: Part I, Part II
Dates: April 10 & 12
Site: Buffalo, N.Y.
Arena (Capacity): HSBC Arena (18,595)
Hosts: MAAC, Canisius, Niagara
Tickets: Sold out

Northeast Regional
Team Capsules | Preview | First Round | Moore Leaves Legacy | Final
Dates: Friday, March 28 (4 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. EST);
Saturday, March 29 (8 p.m. EST)
Site: Worcester, Mass.
Arena (Capacity): Worcester Centrum Centre (14,800)
Host: Boston University
Tickets: Ticketmaster online or call 617-931-2000

West Regional
Team Capsules | Preview | First Round | Final
Dates: Friday, March 28 (5 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. EST);
Saturday, March 29 (5 p.m. EST)
Site: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena (Capacity): Mariucci Arena (10,000)
Host: Minnesota
Tickets: Visit www.gophersports.com or call 1-800-UGOPHER

East Regional
Team Capsules | Preview | First Round | McRae returns home | Final
Dates: Saturday, March 29 (Noon & 3:30 p.m. EST);
Sunday, March 30 (Noon EST)
Site: Providence, R.I.
Arena (Capacity): Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,911)
Host: Providence College
Tickets: Call 401-865-4672

Midwest Regional
Team Capsules | Preview | First Round | Final
Dates: Saturday, March 29 (Noon & 3:30 p.m. EST);
Sunday, March 30 (3:30 p.m. EST)
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Arena (Capacity): Yost Ice Arena (6,637)
Host: Michigan
Tickets: Call 734-764-0247 or visit Michigan's online ticket office