2003 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament

Infobox NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament
Year=2003
Gender=Men's
Division=Division I


ImageSize=150px
Caption=2003 Frozen Four logo
Teams=16
FrozenFourArena=HSBC Arena
FrozenFourCity=Buffalo, New York
Champions=Minnesota
TitleCount=5th
RunnerUp=New Hampshire
GameCount=2nd
Semifinal1=Cornell
FrozenFourCount=7th
Semifinal2=Michigan
FrozenFourCount2=22nd
Coach=Don Lucia
CoachCount=2nd
MOP=Thomas Vanek
MOPTeam=Minnesota
Attendance=The 2003 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. It began on March 28, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 12. A total of 15 games were played.

The University of Minnesota, coached by Don Lucia, won their fifth NCAA title (7th overall) with a 5-1 victory in the final game over the University of New Hampshire, coached by Dick Umile.

Minnesota forward Thomas Vanek was named the Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player.

Game locations

First round and regional finals

* East – Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
* Midwest – Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Northeast – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts
* West – Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Frozen Four

* HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York

Teams

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Northeast Regional

Brackets

East Regional

4TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 29 | RD2=Regional Finals March 30

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Cornell
RD1-score1=5
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=MSU-Mankato
RD1-score2=2

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Boston College
RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Ohio State
RD1-score4=0

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Cornell
RD2-score1=2**
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=Boston College
RD2-score2=1

Northeast Regional

4TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 28 | RD2=Regional Finals March 29

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=New Hampshire
RD1-score1=5
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=St. Cloud State
RD1-score2=2

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Boston University
RD1-score3=6
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Harvard
RD1-score4=4

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=New Hampshire
RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=Boston University
RD2-score2=0

Midwest Regional

4TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 29 | RD2=Regional Finals March 30

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Colorado College
RD1-score1=4
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Wayne State
RD1-score2=2

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Maine
RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Michigan
RD1-score4=2

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Colorado College
RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=Michigan
RD2-score2=5

West Regional

4TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 28 | RD2=Regional Finals March 29

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Minnesota
RD1-score1=9
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Mercyhurst
RD1-score2=2

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Ferris State
RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=North Dakota
RD1-score4=2

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Minnesota
RD2-score1=7
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=Ferris State
RD2-score2=4

Frozen Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals April 10 | RD2=National Championship April 12
RD1-seed1=E1
RD1-team1=Cornell
RD1-score1=2
RD1-seed2=NE1
RD1-team2=New Hampshire
RD1-score2=3

RD1-seed3=MW3
RD1-team3=Michigan
RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4=W1
RD1-team4=Minnesota
RD1-score4=3*

RD2-seed1=NE1
RD2-team1=New Hampshire
RD2-score1=1
RD2-seed2=W1
RD2-team2=Minnesota
RD2-score2=5

* Overtime
** Double Overtime

Record by conference

External links

* [http://insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_03.htm Inside College Hockey]
* [http://www.ncaa.org/releases/champselections/2003032301sl.htm 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship Selections]