Miami (Ohio) came thisclose to capturing its first NCAA hockey championship last April at the Frozen Four in Washington, D.C. But the RedHawks couldn't hold on to a 3-1 lead in the final minute of the third period and lost in overtime and in heartbreak fashion to Boston University.

Enrico Blasi's club responded this season with the nation's most consistent performance and now Miami (27-7-7) has a chance to make another run at next month's Frozen Four and an elusive national title. This will mark the RedHawks' fifth consecutive and eighth overall NCAA appearance.

When the pairings for the 2010 NCAA men's hockey tournament were announced on ESPN2 Sunday morning, the No. 1 seeds went to -- in order -- Miami (Midwest), Denver (East), Wisconsin (West) and Boston College (Northeast).