WCHA first-round pairings
March 6, 2011 at 6:25AM
Friday-Sunday: Best-of-three first-round series.
March 17-19: Final Five at Xcel Energy Center (six teams, five games). Champion gets automatic NCAA tournament bid.
FRIDAY'S FIRST-ROUND OPENERS
#12 Michigan Tech at #1 North Dakota, 7:37 p.m.
#11 Minnesota State Mankato at #2 Denver, 8:37 p.m.
#10 Bemidji State at #3 Nebraska-Omaha, 7:37 p.m.
#9 St. Cloud State at #4 Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m.
#8 Alaska Anchorage at #5 Gophers, 7:07 p.m.
#7 Wisconsin at #6 Colorado College, 8:37 p.m.
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The No. 1 Ducks will be in Madison, where the Badgers are rested coming off a bye week. Meanwhile, while USC and Nebraska square off at the L.A. Coliseum.
