1989 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

The 1989 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1988–89 season, the 6th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Wisconsin-Stevens Point defeating RIT in the championship series with 1 win and 1 tie. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Rochester, New York.

1989 NCAA Division III men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsWisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers (1st title)
Runner-upRIT Tigers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMark Mazzoleni (1st title)
MOPShawn Wheeler (Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
Attendance19,171

Qualifying teams

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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 quarter and semifinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances. Because the semifinal series were played at home team venues the NCAA elected to select an equal amount of eastern and western teams.

East West
School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid
Babson ECAC East 18–8–1 At-Large 6th 1988 Bemidji State NCHA 17–11–4 At-Large 5th 1988
Oswego State ECAC West 17–9–1 At-Large 4th 1988 Saint Mary's MIAC 20–8–1 Tournament Champion 1st Never
RIT ECAC West 23–6–1 Tournament Champion 4th 1986 Wisconsin–Eau Claire NCHA 15–10–5 At-Large 1st Never
Union ECAC West 19–7–1 At-Large 4th 1986 Wisconsin–Stevens Point NCHA 29–5–1 Tournament Champion 2nd 1988

Format

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The tournament featured three rounds of play. Starting in 1988, each round of the tournament consisted of 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. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 10–12
Semifinals
March 17–18
National Championship
March 24–25
               
Oswego State 7 2 1
RIT 5 5 4
RIT 6 7 -
Babson 2 5 -
Babson 1 3 -
Union 1 2 -
RIT 3 2 -
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 3 3 -
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 5 5 -
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 2 3 -
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 11 6 -
Bemidji State 0 3 -
Bemidji State 5 7 -
Saint Mary's 4 2 -

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

Record by conference

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Conference # of Bids Record Win % Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
NCHA 3 7–4–1 .625 2 1 1
ECAC West 3 4–4–2 .500 1 1 -
ECAC East 1 1–2–1 .375 1 - -
MIAC 1 0–2–0 .000 - - -

References

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  • "Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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