The paths to Tampa and the 2016 Frozen Four are set, with Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State, North Dakota and Providence earning the top four seeds in the field of 16.
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Here are the 16 teams, by region:
| East Region | West Region | Midwest Region | Northeast Region |
| Albany, N.Y. | St. Paul, Minn. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Worcester, Mass. |
| 1. Quinnipiac | 1. St. Cloud State | 1. North Dakota | 1. Providence |
| 2. UMass Lowell | 2. Denver | 2. Michigan | 2. Boston College |
| 3. Yale | 3. Boston Univ. | 3. Notre Dame | 3. Harvard |
| 4. RIT | 4. Ferris State | 4. Northeastern | 4. Minnesota Duluth |