Surprised this was 8-pages back. Anyhoo, fresh off another Wisconsin/Ohio State women's final (Wisconsin back-to-back champs; four straight WI/OSU finals), the Men's tournament starts next weekend. Michigan is the top overall seed, Michigan State is #3, and Penn State and Wisconsin are also in. Michigan could face Penn State in the second round, and Wisconsin could face Michigan State.
North Dakota is the overall #2--old school WCHA. Denver, Minnesota State, and Minnesota-Duluth round out the former WCHA.
Also, Minnesota has cleaned house for its men's and women's programs: both head coaches are out. Or, as SFIrish put it, they Zamboni-ed their coaches.