<sod>The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded. The [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association]] (WCHA) had four teams receive a berth, the [[Central Collegiate Hockey Association]] (CCHA) and the [[ECAC Hockey|ECC]] each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament while the [[Hockey East]] had two berths.<eod>
<sod>The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded. The [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association]] (WCHA) had four teams receive a berth, the [[Central Collegiate Hockey Association]] (CCHA) and the [[ECAC Hockey|ECAC]] each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament while the [[Hockey East]] had two berths.<eod>