Teams 4 | ||
Finals Site Boston Garden
Boston, Massachusetts Champions Boston University (2nd title) Runner-Up Cornell (4th title game) Semifinalists Wisconsin (2nd Frozen Four)
Denver (10th Frozen Four) Winning coach Jack Kelley (2nd title) | ||
The 1972 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 25th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 16 and 18, 1972, and concluded with Boston University defeating Cornell 4-0. All games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
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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 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 Boston Garden. 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)