NCAA Tournament Takes Day 3: BU, Western Michigan headed to Frozen Four

We now know half the slate of the Frozen Four.

Boston University and Western Michigan are headed to St. Louis thanks to narrow wins over lower-seeded opponents that were closer than either of them would have liked. For BU, this is old hat; they're off to their third straight national semifinal. But for WMU, it's new territory; the Broncos have existed since the mid-70s but never made it to the Frozen Four. In fact, they've only been out of the first round of the NCAA tournament once before.

Let's break down what happened, and what it all means, with another exquisite set of Tournament Takes:

Boston University 3, Cornell 2 (OT)

Cornell was possibly the hottest team in the country coming into this regional final in Toledo. They hadn't lost since the end of February, reeling off seven straight wi