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NCAA Tournament Bracketology

Three Frozen Four participants from 2013 are projected to be in the field of 16. Defending national champion Yale is on the outside looking in.

Johnny Gaudreau and his BC teammates are the projected number one overall seed.
Johnny Gaudreau and his BC teammates are the projected number one overall seed.
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There is exactly a month left until the NCAA Tournament selection committee meets to decide the 16 teams who will play for a chance to win the ultimate prize at the 2014 Frozen Four in Philadelphia. Jeff Cox takes a look at what he thinks the field would look like if the tournament started today.

Keep in mind that the selection committee tries to avoid intra-conference match-ups in the first round and looks to boost attendance wherever possible.

Northeast Regional (Worcester)

1. BC

2. UMass Lowell

3. North Dakota

4. Mercyhurst

East Regional (Bridgeport)

1. Union

2. Quinnipiac

3. Northeastern

4. Michigan

West Regional (St. Paul)

1. Minnesota

2. Wisconsin

3. Cornell

4. Notre Dame

Midwest Regional (Cincinnati)

1. Ferris State

2. St. Cloud

3. Vermont

4. Colgate

Jeff Cox covers college, junior and high school hockey, NCAA recruiting and NHL Draft prospects for SBNation. Follow him on twitter @JeffCoxSBNation.