We've got the latest NCAA Frozen Four odds with Boston College sitting up top at +285.
With the tournament bracket now out, the favored Eagles are followed by Michigan State (+400), and Minnesota (+900) in updated college hockey National Championship odds.
The Spartans, whose odds have jumped from +850 to +400 in recent weeks, look like great value to me:
NCAA College Hockey National Championship Odds
| Team | Opening Odds |
|---|---|
| Boston College | +285 |
| Michigan State | +400 |
| Western Michigan | +700 |
| Minnesota | +900 |
| Denver | +1000 |
| Maine | +1000 |
| Boston University | +1300 |
| Ohio State | +1800 |
| Penn State | +2000 |
Odds as of March 26th at Sportsbook
NCAA College Hockey National Championship Favorites
Boston College (+285)
The Eagles' golden trio of Ryan Leonard, James Hagens, and Gabe Perrault has dominated all season. With those three studs Boston College holds an excellent 26-7-2 record. But, it's clear they're beatable as BC was knocked out of the Hockey Easy playoffs in the quarterfinals. That cost them their top spot in USCHO Division I polling, as BC sat second in the latest rankings. The Eagles still garnered 13 first place votes, though, with the leader earning 32 (more on the new top team, below).
Now that we're in the Frozen Four, BC's aforementioned trio will be a key threat to win it all. We already saw how devastating the three could be in a tournament setting on the world stage, leading the USA to back-to-back gold medals at the IIHF World Junior Championships, and they can easily show it again.
NCAA College Hockey National Championship Best Bet
Michigan State (+400)
Since the calendar flipped to 2025, MSU has gone 12-3-3, sweeping a winning the Big Ten conference. That's an excellent record against some difficult teams — a big reason why the Spartans have risen to the No. 1 team in the latest USCHO.com Men's hockey rankings.
MSU might not have a top line filled with studs like BC, but they've got one of the better players in college hockey in Isaac Howard. He's currently second in NCAA scoring production this year with 24 goals and 47 points in just 35 games.
They enter the Frozen Four with a solid bracket draw. The Spartans will need to beat Ohio State to make it deep, but that's a team they just disposed of in the Big Ten final. I love MSU's value.
2025 Frozen Four Bracket
Last 10 NCAA Champions
| Year | Team | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Denver (10) | NCHC |
| 2023 | Quinnipiac | ECAC |
| 2022 | Denver (9) | NCHC |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | Hockey East |
| 2019 | Minnesota-Duluth (3) | NCHC |
| 2018 | Minnesota-Duluth (2) | NCHC |
| 2017 | Denver (8) | NCHC |
| 2016 | North Dakota (8) | NCHC |
| 2015 | Providence | Hockey East |
| 2014 | Union | Hockey East |
*The numbers in parentheses represent the number of total championships.
As you can tell, the NCAA Division 1 hockey national championship has been dominated by the NCHC and Hockey East conferences. They’ve traded the last nine championships.
But, how about Denver?! Ten championships are incredible and three of the last 10 is dominant.
