2008 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament

Infobox NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament
Year=2008
Gender=Men's
Division=Division I


ImageSize=150px
Caption=2008 Frozen Four logo
Teams=16
FrozenFourArena=Pepsi Center
FrozenFourCity=Denver, Colorado
Champions=Boston College
TitleCount=3rd
RunnerUp=Notre Dame
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Michigan
FrozenFourCount=23rd
Semifinal2=North Dakota
FrozenFourCount2=18th
Coach=Jerry York
CoachCount=3rd
MOP=Nathan Gerbe
MOPTeam=Boston College
Attendance=

The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The tournament began on March 28, 2008, and ended with the championship game on April 12.cite web | url= http://www.ncaa.com/icehockey-mens/default.aspx?id=9964 | title=Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship| publisher=NCAA | accessdate=2008-03-23]

Tournament procedure

The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship.

In setting up the tournament, the Championship Committee seeks to ensure "competitive equity, financial success and likelihood of playoff-type atmosphere at each regional site." A team serving as the host of a regional is placed within that regional. The top four teams are assigned overall seeds and placed within the bracket such that the national semifinals will feature the No. 1 seed versus the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed versus the No. 3 seed should the top four teams win their respective regional finals. Number 1 seeds are also placed as close to their home site as possible, with the No. 1 seed receiving first preference. Conference matchups are avoided in the first round; should five or more teams from one conference make the tournament, this guideline may be disregarded in favor of preserving the bracket's integrity.cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/news/college-hockey/id,15382/BracketologyMarch42008.html | title=Bracketology: March 4, 2008 | publisher=USCHO | accessdate=2008-03-23]

The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2008 regionals:;March 28 and 29:East Regional, Times Union Center - Albany, New York (Hosts: ECAC Hockey and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute):West Regional, World Arena - Colorado Springs, Colorado (Hosts: Colorado College and the [http://www.thesportscorp.org/html/sportsCorp/ Colorado Springs Sports Commission] )

;March 29 and 30:Midwest Regional, Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin-Madison):Northeast Regional, DCU Center - Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)

Each regional winner advanced to the Frozen Four:;April 10 and 12:Pepsi Center - Denver, Colorado (Hosts: University of Denver and the [http://www.denversports.org/ Metro Denver Sports Commission] )

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 23.cite web | url= http://www.ncaa.com/icehockey-mens/article.aspx?id=155636 | title=D-I Men's Championship Selections Announced | publisher=NCAA | date=2008-03-23 | accessdate=2008-03-23] Six teams from the WCHA qualified for the tournament, a record for the number of teams from one conference.cite web | url= http://wcha.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032308aab.html | title=WCHA Earns Record Six Berths in NCAA Tournament | publisher=WCHA | date=2008-03-23 | accessdate=2008-03-23]

Brackets

The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

East Regional – Albany, New York

4TeamBracket
RD1=First Round [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080328&vis=niag&home=um&gender=m | title=Box Score: Niagara vs. Michigan| publisher=USCHO | date=2008-03-28 | accessdate=2008-03-29] [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080328&vis=ckn&home=scsu&gender=m | title=Box Score: Clarkson vs. St. Cloud State| publisher=USCHO | date=2008-03-28 | accessdate=2008-03-29] March 28
RD2=Regional Finals [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080329&vis=ckn&home=um&gender=m | title=Box Score: Clarkson vs. Michigan | publisher=USCHO | date=2008-03-29 | accessdate=2008-03-30] March 29

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Michigan (1)
RD1-score1=5
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Niagara
RD1-score2=1

RD1-seed3=3
RD1-team3=Clarkson
RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4=2
RD1-team4=St. Cloud State
RD1-score4=1

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Michigan (1)
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=Clarkson
RD2-score2=0

West Regional – Colorado Springs, Colorado

4TeamBracket
RD1=First Round [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080328&vis=nd&home=unh&gender=m | title=Box Score: Notre Dame vs. New Hampshire| publisher=USCHO | date=2008-03-28 | accessdate=2008-03-29] [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080328&vis=msu&home=cc&gender=m | title=Box Score: Michigan State vs. Colorado College| publisher=USCHO | date=2008-03-28 | accessdate=2008-03-29] March 28
RD2=Regional Finals [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080329&vis=nd&home=msu&gender=m | title=Box Score: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State | publisher=USCHO | date=2008-03-29 | accessdate=2008-03-30] March 29

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=New Hampshire (4)
RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Notre Dame
RD1-score2=7

RD1-seed3=3
RD1-team3=Michigan State
RD1-score3=3
RD1-seed4=2
RD1-team4=Colorado College
RD1-score4=1

RD2-seed1=4
RD2-team1=Notre Dame
RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=Michigan State
RD2-score2=1

Midwest Regional – Madison, Wisconsin

4TeamBracket
RD1=First Round [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080329&vis=uw&home=du&gender=m | title=Box Score: Princeton vs. North Dakota | publisher=USCHO | date=2008-03-29 | accessdate=2008-03-30] [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080329&vis=uw&home=du&gender=m | title=Box Score: Wisconsin vs. Denver | publisher=USCHO | date=2008-03-29 | accessdate=2008-03-30] March 29
RD2=Regional Finals [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080330&vis=uw&home=und&gender=m | title=Box Score: Wisconsin vs. North Dakota | publisher=USCHO | date=2008-03-30 | accessdate=2008-03-31] March 30

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=North Dakota (3)
RD1-score1=5
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Princeton
RD1-score2=1

RD1-seed3=3
RD1-team3=Wisconsin
RD1-score3=6
RD1-seed4=2
RD1-team4=Denver
RD1-score4=2

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=North Dakota (3)
RD2-score1=3*
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=Wisconsin
RD2-score2=2

Northeast Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts

4TeamBracket
RD1=First Round [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080329&vis=afa&home=mu&gender=m | title=Box Score: Air Force vs. Miami | publisher=USCHO | date=2008-03-29 | accessdate=2008-03-30] [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080329&vis=umn&home=bc&gender=m | title=Box Score: Minnesota vs. Boston College | publisher=USCHO | date=2008-03-29 | accessdate=2008-03-30] March 29
RD2=Regional Finals [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080330&vis=bc&home=mu&gender=m | title=Box Score: Boston College vs. Miami | publisher=USCHO | date=2008-03-30 | accessdate=2008-03-31] March 30

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Miami (OH) (2)
RD1-score1=3*
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Air Force
RD1-score2=2

RD1-seed3=3
RD1-team3=Minnesota
RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4=2
RD1-team4=Boston College
RD1-score4=5

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Miami (OH) (2)
RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=Boston College
RD2-score2=4*

Frozen Four – Denver, Colorado

4TeamBracket
RD1=National Semifinals [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080410&vis=nd&home=um&gender=m | title=Box Score: Notre Dame vs. Michigan | publisher=USCHO | date=2008-04-10 | accessdate=2008-04-11] [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080410&vis=bc&home=und&gender=m | title=Box Score: Boston College vs. North Dakota | publisher=USCHO | date=2008-04-10 | accessdate=2008-04-11] April 10
RD2=National Championship [cite web | url= http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20080412&vis=nd&home=bc&gender=m | title=Box Score: Notre Dame vs. Boston College | publisher=USCHO | date=2008-04-12 | accessdate=2008-04-13] April 12

RD1-seed1=E1
RD1-team1=Michigan (1)
RD1-score1=4
RD1-seed2=W4
RD1-team2=Notre Dame
RD1-score2=5*

RD1-seed3=MW1
RD1-team3=North Dakota (3)
RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=NE2
RD1-team4=Boston College
RD1-score4=6

RD2-seed1=W4
RD2-team1=Notre Dame
RD2-score1=1
RD2-seed2=NE2
RD2-team2=Boston College
RD2-score2=4

* Overtime

Record by conference

References

External links

* [http://www.ncaa.com/icehockey-mens/default.aspx?id=284 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com]