Maine's 20th NCAA Tournament Appearance

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Maine men’s hockey has enjoyed success as a No. 1 seed in NCAA tournament

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The University of Maine is making its 20th appearance in the NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey tournament.

This is the eighth time the Black Bears have earned a No. 1 seed in the tournament.

Penn State enters the tournament No. 13 in the PairWise rankings, the system used by the NCAA to selected the tournament field.

Maine coach Ben Barr dismissed any perceived advantage for Penn State , pointing to last season's national champion Denver .

The committee determined that switching Maine and Boston College , the top overall seed, and sending the Eagles to Allentown would be an unfair move and sent BC to Manchester , the site closest to its campus.

The Black Bears fell to eventual national champion Michigan State in the semifinals.

The last time the championship was held in St. Louis , Maine was a participant.

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