Teams 4 | Champions Cornell (2nd title) | |
Finals Site Olympic Arena
Lake Placid, New York Runner-Up Clarkson (3rd title game) Semifinalists Wisconsin (1st Frozen Four)
Michigan Tech (6th Frozen Four) Winning coach Ned Harkness (3rd title) | ||
The 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1969–70 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 23rd such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 21, 1970, and concluded with Cornell defeating Clarkson 6-4. All games were played at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York.
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As of 2016 the 1970 Cornell team is the only undefeated NCAA champion in Division I history.
Qualifying teams
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the two WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. An at-large bid was offered to a second eastern team based upon both their ECAC tournament finish as well as their regular season record.
Format
The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion with the better regular season 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 Olympic 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)
All-Tournament Team
* Most Outstanding Player(s)