March Madness continues on the ice, as the NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament gets underway on Thursday. The top seed in the Fargo Region, the Western Michigan Broncos, open up play against the Minnesota State Mavericks.

Michigan State has been challenging for the top spot in the country all season long. Adam Nightingale's team clinched the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament championships for the second year in a row, giving them a top seed heading into the regional.

One of the arguable front-runners for the Hobey Baker Award, junior Isaac Howard, has been clutch this year for the Spartans, including scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime this past Saturday in the Big Ten title game against Ohio State. The Big Ten Player of the Year is tied for fourth in the nation in scoring with 51 points.

The Spartans are trying to advance to the Frozen Four for the first time since Justin Abdelkader was the hero in the national championship game in 2007.

Heading into the ECAC Tournament, many wondered if Cornell had what it took to win the conference championship once again. Yet, the team stepped up when the chips were down, knocking off top-seeded Quinnipiac in the semifinals before taking down Clarkson to win a record 19th Whitelaw Cup.

No player has hit 30 points yet for Cornell, with Bruins draft pick Ryan Walsh leading the team with 28 points thus far.

The Big Red hasn't made it to the Frozen Four since 2003, but this group of underdogs is looking to keep making noise.