The University of North Dakota men's hockey team has been picked as the team to beat at the upcoming Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida.

After big wins over Northeastern and the University of Michigan earlier in the NCAA men's hockey tournament, UND heads to Tampa as 7-5 favorites to win the NCAA championship, according to NESN.com.

The Fighting Hawks entered the tournament as the third overall seed and will face Denver on April 7th at 7:30 p.m. CT for the opportunity to play for the championship.

The top overall seed, Quinnipiac, is also considered a favorite, with 12-5 odds heading into the Frozen Four. They'll face Boston College on April 7th at 4 p.m. CT, with the winner moving on to the championship game.

You can see all of the Frozen Four action on the ESPN family of networks, with the semifinals on Thursday, April 7th, being played on ESPN2.

The championship game will take place Saturday, April 9th, at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN.

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