1992 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

1992 NCAA Division III men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsPlattsburgh State Cardinals (1st title)
Runner-upWisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBob Emery (1st title)
Attendance18,932

The 1992 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1991–92 season, the 9th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Plattsburgh State defeating Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the championship game 7–3. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Plattsburgh, New York.

Qualifying teams

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The following teams qualified for the tournament. There were no automatic bids, however, conference tournament champions were given preferential consideration. No formal seeding was used, quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances.

East West
School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid
Babson ECAC East 20–3–3 Tournament Champion 9th 1991 Mankato State NCHA 17–12–3 At-Large 5th 1991
Elmira ECAC West 21–8–0 At-Large 5th 1991 St. Thomas MIAC 19–9–2 Tournament Champion 6th 1990
Plattsburgh State ECAC West 28–2–2 Tournament Champion 3rd 1990 Wisconsin–Stevens Point NCHA 23–5–4 Tournament Champion 5th 1991
Salem State ECAC East 17–8–0 At-Large 3rd 1987 Wisconsin–Superior NCHA 21–6–1 At-Large 1st Never

Format

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The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the Quarterfinals, teams played a two-game series where the first team to reach 3 points was declared a winner (2 points for winning a game, 1 point each for tying). If both teams ended up with 2 points after the first two games a 20-minute mini-game used to determine a winner. Mini-game scores are in italics. Beginning with the Semifinals all games became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the Semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game with the losers playing in a Third Place game. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 13–14
Semifinals
March 20
National Championship
March 21
           
Plattsburgh State 3 8 -
Elmira 1 1 -
Plattsburgh State 8
Wisconsin-Superior 5
Wisconsin–Superior 8 4 -
Mankato State 7 3 -
Plattsburgh State 7
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 3
Salem State 6 3 3
Babson 4 4 0
Salem State 7 Third Place Game
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 12
St. Thomas 4 2 0 Wisconsin–Superior 6
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 3 4 1 Salem State 7*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

Record by conference

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Conference # of Bids Record Win % Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
NCHA 3 4–6–0 .400 2 1 -
ECAC West 2 4–2–0 .667 1 1 1
ECAC East 2 3–3–0 .500 1 - -
MIAC 1 1–1–0 .500 - - -

References

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  • "Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 4, 2019.