Teams 12 | Champions Michigan (8th title) | |
Finals Site Riverfront Coliseum
Cincinnati, Ohio Runner-Up Colorado College (5th title game) Semifinalists Boston University (19th Frozen Four)
Vermont (1st Frozen Four) Winning coach Red Berenson (1st title) | ||
The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 22, 1996, and ended with the championship game on March 30. A total of 11 games were played. The top two seeds in each region received a bye into the tournament quarterfinals.
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The University of Michigan, coached by Red Berenson, won the national championship with a 3–2 victory over Colorado College in overtime in front of 12,957 fans.
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the ECAC and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had two berths.
Game locations
Tournament bracket
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All-Tournament Team
* Most Outstanding Player(s)