NCAA hockey selection show 2017 live stream: Time, TV schedule, and how to watch online

The best month of college hockey is upon us. Over the next few weeks, the best men’s hockey teams in the NCAA will compete for a shot at winning a championship at the United Center in Chicago.

First up: NCAA hockey’s selection Sunday, as 16 teams will find out if they made the tournament.

We already know at least 12 teams are all but guaranteed to make the tournament: Denver, Minnesota-Duluth, Harvard, Western Michigan, Minnesota, Boston University, University of Massachussetts-Lowell, Union, North Dakota, Cornell, Penn State, and Notre Dame essentially locked up berths before conference finals this weekend.

Providence, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Air Force, and Michigan Tech are also in the mix.

Boston College’s loss to UMass-Lowell on Saturday ended its tournament hopes.

Here’s the NCAA’s official website on the specifics of the selection process:

Of the 16 teams, 6 conference champions will receive automatic qualification with the remaining best 10 teams being selected on an at-large basis. A total of 4 teams will be seeded with each of the seeded teams being placed at 1 regional site...

At each site, 4 teams will compete in single-elimination Regional Semifinal competition. The 2 winning teams will then compete against each other in single-elimination Regional Final competition at the same site. The winning team from each of the 4 Regionals will advance to the Frozen Four in Tampa Bay, Fla.

Here’s how to watch the selection show for this year’s NCAA hockey tournament:

Start time: 12:00 p.m. EST

TV: ESPNU

Online streaming: WatchESPN.com

App streaming: WatchESPN app