For the first time in eight years the Ohio State hockey Buckeyes are going to the NCAA tournament. The Scarlet and Gray finished the season in a three way tie with Providence and Boston College for No. 14 in the PairWise rankings. Only two of those teams made the cut, but thanks to a .0035 RPI advantage over the Eagles, the Bucks are one of those two teams.
| 2017 NCAA tournament field |
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| Midwest Regional (Cincinnati, OH) |
| No. 4 Michigan Tech vs No. |