1993 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:1993
Gender:men's
Division:Division III
Teams:8
Frozenfourarena:Aldrich Arena
Frozenfourcity:Maplewood, Minnesota
Champions:Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers
Titlecount:4th
Champgamecount:5th
Champffcount:5th
Runnerup:Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons
Gamecount:2nd
Runnerffcount:2nd
Semifinal1:Elmira Soaring Eagles
Frozenfourcount:3rd
Semifinal2:Plattsburgh State Cardinals
Frozenfourcount2:4th
Coach:Joe Baldarotta
Coachcount:1st
Mopteam:not awarded
Attendance:13,900

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.

EastWest
School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid
BabsonECAC East18–5–1At-Large10th1992Gustavus AdolphusMIAC19–7–1Tournament Champion3rd1991
ElmiraECAC West24–5–0Tournament Champion6th1992Wisconsin–River FallsNCHA16–12–1At-Large3rd1988
Plattsburgh StateSUNYAC23–4–2Tournament Champion4th1992Wisconsin–Stevens PointNCHA22–4–2Tournament Champion6th1992
Salem StateECAC East18–7–1At-Large4th1992Wisconsin–SuperiorNCHA13–13–2At-Large2nd1992

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

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

Record by conference

Conference
  1. of Bids
RecordWin %Frozen FourChampionship GameChampions
NCHA37–3221
ECAC East21–3---
ECAC West12–21--
SUNYAC12–21--
MIAC10–2---

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