A match-up of ranked teams will kick off the four-team tournament which also includes #20 Colgate and Western Michigan. Penn State (#20) enters the tournament in the wake of receiving the first ranking in theUSCHO poll in program history. Three out of four teams in the tournament are ranked, with Colgate (17th) and Robert Morris (19th) included.

Penn State (#20) enters the tournament in the wake of receiving the first ranking in theUSCHO poll in program history. Three out of four teams in the tournament are ranked, with Colgate (17th) and Robert Morris (19th) included. The more importantPairwise rankings,which are used to proximate the eventual field of teams that will play in the NCAA tournament, have PSU at a #16 ranking while Colgate (#20) and Robert Morris (#21) have respectable rankings in this area as well.

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