Teams 4 | Champions Denver (2nd title) | |
Finals Site Boston Arena
Boston, Massachusetts Runner-Up Michigan Tech (2nd title game) Semifinalists Boston University (4th Frozen Four)
St. Lawrence (5th Frozen Four) Winning coach Murray Armstrong (2nd title) | ||
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1959–60 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 13th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 17 and 19, 1960, and concluded with Denver defeating Michigan Tech 5-3. All games were played at the Boston Arena in Boston, Massachusetts.
Contents
This was the last tournament to include an independent school until 1988.
Qualifying teams
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. The two at-large bids that were available to eastern teams were conferred to the winners of two separate playoff games between the four teams judged to be the best at the conclusion of the regular season. The games were played at the home venue of the higher seed. Neither of these games are considered to be part of the NCAA tournament but are included here for continuity.
Format
The higher-ranked eastern team was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA champion with the better conference record was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Boston Arena. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.
Tournament Bracket
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)