Penn State has more or less locked up its NCAA Tournament berth thanks to its Big Ten Tournament-opening blowout of Minnesota on Wednesday. As a reward, the No. 10 Nittany Lions get to take on No. 1 Michigan on the road in the conference tournament’s second round.

Michigan bids farewell to Yost while hosting Saturday's Big Ten Tournament final before venturing to NCAA Tournament.

The Nittany Lions fell to the Wolverines in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.

Can the Lions pull the road upset?

No. 1 Michigan played No. 2 Michigan State in the annual Duel in the D at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.

ANN ARBOR – A two-hour car ride from Shreveport to Dallas changed the course of Kason Muscutt’s life. It was then, at just 7 years old, he decided to chase a hockey dream, despite living in football-crazed Louisiana.

Michigan stayed in the top spot in both national polls, followed by North Dakota, MSU, Denver and Western Michigan.

The Michigan Wolverines faced the Penn State Nittany Lions tonight in the semifinals of the Big Ten college hockey tournament. The Wolverines went 2-1-1 against Penn State in the regular season, averaging 4.