MSU earns a first-round bye
Bracket Announced for 2025 Big Ten Hockey Tournament
Pairings and seedings set for tournament which begins March 7
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference released the bracket for the 2025 Big Ten Hockey Tournament on Saturday, a three-weekend event that will have all games hosted by higher-seeded teams.
Michigan State and Minnesota finished as the first co-champions in Big Ten Hockey history with the Spartans earning the No. 1 seed based on a tiebreaker. The 12th Big Ten Tournament begins March 7-9 with three best-of-three quarterfinal series. No. 2 seed Minnesota (24-8-4) will host No. 7 seed Notre Dame (10-23-1), No. 3 seed Ohio State (21-11-2) will entertain No. 6 seed Wisconsin (12-19-3) and No. 4 seed Michigan (18-13-3) will host No. 5 seed Penn State (18-12-4).
As the top-seeded team, Michigan State (24-6-4) will have a bye to the single-elimination semifinals, which are scheduled for March 15. The highest-seeded team advancing from the quarterfinals will host the second-highest advancing team, while the lowest-seeded advancing team will play at Michigan State.
The highest-seeded team remaining after the semifinals will host the single-elimination championship game on Saturday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The quarterfinals will be streamed on B1G+ with the semifinals and championship game carried by the Big Ten Network.
The tournament champion will receive the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
2025 BIG TEN HOCKEY TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS
March 7-9 | Best-of-three series
#7 NOTRE DAME at #2 MINNESOTA
3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis, Minn.
Game 1: Friday, March 7 — 8 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Game 2: Saturday, March 8 — 8 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Game 3: Sunday, March 9 (if necessary) — 7 p.m. ET (B1G+)
#6 WISCONSIN at #3 OHIO STATE
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Game 1: Friday, March 7 — 7 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Game 2: Saturday, March 8 — 7 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Game 3: Sunday, March 9 (if necessary) — 7 p.m. ET (B1G+)
#5 PENN STATE AT #4 MICHIGAN
Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Game 1: Friday, March 7 – 7 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Game 2: Saturday, March 8 – 7 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Game 3: Sunday, March 9 (if necessary) – 7 p.m. ET (B1G+)
