1999 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:1999
Gender:men's
Division:Division III
Teams:8
Frozenfourarena:Kreitzberg Arena
Frozenfourcity:Norwich, Vermont
Champions:Middlebury Panthers
Titlecount:5th
Champgamecount:5th
Champffcount:5th
Runnerup:Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets
Gamecount:3rd
Runnerffcount:6th
Semifinal1:RIT Tigers
Frozenfourcount:6th
Semifinal2:Norwich Cadets
Frozenfourcount2:2nd
Coach:Bill Beaney
Coachcount:5th
Mopteam:not awarded
Attendance:15,621

The 1999 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1998–99 season, the 16th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Middlebury defeating Wisconsin-Superior in the championship game 5-0. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Norwich, Vermont.

The championship marked the fifth in a row for Middlebury.

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 while 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
AmherstECAC East19–3–0At-Large1stNeverSt. NorbertNCHA24–4–3Tournament Champion3rd1998
MiddleburyECAC East18–4–1At-Large5th1998St. ThomasMIAC16–11–2Tournament Champion8th1994
NorwichECAC East25–1–1Tournament Champion3rd1997Wisconsin–SuperiorNCHA20–7–2At-Large7th1997
Plattsburgh StateSUNYAC23–4–2Tournament Champion8th1998
RITECAC West25–1–2Tournament Champion9th1998

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
ECAC East35–4–1211
NCHA23–2–111-
ECAC West12–2–01--
SUNYAC10–1–1---
MIAC10–1–1---

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