1993 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

1993 NCAA Division III men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsWisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers (4th title)
Runner-upWisconsin–River Falls Falcons (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJoe Baldarotta (1st title)
Attendance13,900

The 1993 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1992–93 season, the 10th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Wisconsin-Stevens Point defeating Wisconsin-River Falls in the championship game 4-3 in overtime. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Maplewood, Minnesota.

Qualifying teams

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 18–5–1 At-Large 10th 1992 Gustavus Adolphus MIAC 19–7–1 Tournament Champion 3rd 1991
Elmira ECAC West 24–5–0 Tournament Champion 6th 1992 Wisconsin–River Falls NCHA 16–12–1 At-Large 3rd 1988
Plattsburgh State SUNYAC 23–4–2 Tournament Champion 4th 1992 Wisconsin–Stevens Point NCHA 22–4–2 Tournament Champion 6th 1992
Salem State ECAC East 18–7–1 At-Large 4th 1992 Wisconsin–Superior NCHA 13–13–2 At-Large 2nd 1992

Format

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

Quarterfinals
March 12–13
Semifinals
March 26
National Championship
March 27
           
Plattsburgh State 5 9 -
Babson 2 4 -
Plattsburgh State 2
Wisconsin–River Falls 4
Wisconsin–River Falls 5 4 -
Gustavus Adolphus 2 2 -
Wisconsin–River Falls 3
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 4*
Salem State 6 4 0
Elmira 2 10 4
Elmira 2 Third Place Game
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 7
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 5 3 2 Plattsburgh State 3
Wisconsin–Superior 3 8 0 Elmira 8

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

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
NCHA 3 7–3 .700 2 2 1
ECAC East 2 1–3 .250 - - -
ECAC West 1 2–2 .500 1 - -
SUNYAC 1 2–2 .500 1 - -
MIAC 1 0–2 .000 - - -

References

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