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NCAA Hockey Tournament Picture: March 20

Penn State’s Big Ten Tournament journey came to a close with a 4-3 overtime loss to Ohio State on Saturday night. The team still has an 85% chance of making the NCAA Tournament, but 85% isn’t a sure-fire lock yet. NCAA Tournament selection is Sunday, March 23 at 3pm, but the Lions will likely know their fate by Saturday night.

Playoff Picture

The NCAA tournament picture currently looks like this, with predicted conference tournament champions in italics:

Locks (11): Boston College, Michigan State, Minnesota, Maine, Western Michigan, Boston University, UConn, Providence, Denver, Ohio State, Massachusetts
Safe (1): Quinnipiac
Bubble In (2): Penn State, Michigan
Automatic Bids (2): Minnesota State, Holy Cross

Rooting Interests

Hockey East Semifinals

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