Teams 4 Winning coach Al Renfrew (1st title) | Champions Michigan (7th title) | |
Finals Site University of Denver Arena
Denver, Colorado Runner-Up Denver (5th title game) Semifinalists Rensselaer (4th Frozen Four)
Providence (1st Frozen Four) | ||
The 1964 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1963–64 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 17th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 21, 1964, and concluded with Michigan defeating Denver 6-3. All games were played at the University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado.
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Qualifying teams
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the WCHA tournament champion received automatic bids into the tournament. Two at-large bids were offered to one eastern and one western team based upon both their tournament finish as well as their regular season record.
Format
The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA champion 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 Meehan Auditorium. 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)