1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 27, 1998, and ended with the championship game on April 4. A total of 11 games were played.

1998 NCAA Men's Division I
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan Wolverines (9th title)
Runner-upBoston College Eagles (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachRed Berenson (2nd title)
MOPMarty Turco, Michigan
Attendance79,362

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), the ECAC, Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) all received 3 berths in the tournament.

East Regional – Albany West Regional – Ann Arbor
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Boston University Hockey East 28–7–2 At-large bid 24th 1997 1 Michigan State CCHA 33–5–5 Tournament champion 18th 1997
2 Boston College Hockey East 26–8–5 Tournament champion 19th 1991 2 North Dakota WCHA 30–7–1 At-large bid 14th 1997
3 Clarkson ECAC 23–8–3 At-large bid 17th 1997 3 Michigan CCHA 30–11–1 At-large bid 21st 1997
4 Wisconsin WCHA 26–13–1 Tournament champion 17th 1995 4 Ohio State CCHA 25–12–2 At-large bid 1st Never
5 New Hampshire Hockey East 23–11–1 At-large bid 9th 1997 5 Yale ECAC 23–8–3 At-large bid 2nd 1952
6 Colorado College WCHA 25–12–3 At-large bid 12th 1997 6 Princeton ECAC 18–10–7 Tournament champion 1st Never

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Game locations

Brackets

Regionals

Frozen Four
National Semifinals
April 2 		National Championship
April 4
      
E5 New Hampshire 0
W3 Michigan 4
W3 Michigan 3*
E2 Boston College 2
E2 Boston College 5
W4 Ohio State 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) Clarkson vs. (6) Colorado College

(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) New Hampshire

West Regional

(3) Michigan vs. (6) Princeton

(4) Ohio State vs. (5) Yale

Regional Semifinals

East Regional

(1) Boston University vs. (5) New Hampshire

(2) Boston College vs. (6) Colorado College

West Regional

(1) Michigan State vs. (4) Ohio State

(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Michigan

Frozen Four

National Semifinal

(E5) New Hampshire vs. (W3) Michigan

(E2) Boston College vs. (W4) Ohio State

National Championship

(W3) Michigan vs. (E2) Boston College
Scoring summary[4]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BC Kevin Caufield Mottau 4:19 1–0 BC
2nd UM Mark Kosick Berenzweig and Crozier 27:42 1–1
BC Mike Lephart – PP Farkas and Allen 38:38 2–1 BC
3rd UM Mark Kosick Muckalt and Fox 53:48 2–2
1st Overtime UM Josh Langfeld – GW Fox and Matzka 77:51 3–2 UM

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]

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Record by conference
Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
CCHA 3 6-2 .750 3 2 1 1
Hockey East 3 4-3 .571 3 2 1 –
WCHA 3 1-3 .250 2 - - -
ECAC 3 0-3 .000 - - - -

References
  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. "Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  4. "Michigan Wolverines Team History" (PDF). mgoblue.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  5. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  6. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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