Collegiate ice hockey tournament
The 1998 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey . It began on March 27, 1998, and ended with the championship game on April 4. A total of 11 games were played.
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), the ECAC , Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) all received 3 berths in the tournament.
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Game locations
Brackets
Regionals
Regional Quarterfinals March 27–28
Regional semifinals March 28–29
Frozen Four
E1
Boston University
3
East Regional
E5
New Hampshire
4 *
E4
Wisconsin
4
E5
New Hampshire
7
W2
North Dakota
3
West Regional
W3
Michigan
4
W3
Michigan
2
W6
Princeton
1
Regional Quarterfinals March 27–28
Regional semifinals March 28–29
Frozen Four
E2
Boston College
6
East Regional
E6
Colorado College
1
E3
Clarkson
1
E6
Colorado College
3
W1
Michigan State
3
West Regional
W4
Ohio State
4 *
W4
Ohio State
4
W5
Yale
0
Frozen Four
National semifinals April 2
National championship April 4
E5
New Hampshire
0
W3
Michigan
4
W3
Michigan
3 *
E2
Boston College
2
E2
Boston College
5
W4
Ohio State
2
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional Quarterfinals
East Regional
(3) Clarkson vs. (6) Colorado College
(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) New Hampshire
West Regional
(3) Michigan vs. (6) Princeton
(4) Ohio State vs. (5) Yale
Regional semifinals
East Regional
(1) Boston University vs. (5) New Hampshire
March 29
Boston University
3 – 4
OT
New Hampshire
Pepsi Arena
(2) Boston College vs. (6) Colorado College
March 29
Boston College
6 – 1
Colorado College
Pepsi Arena
West Regional
(1) Michigan State vs. (4) Ohio State
(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Michigan
Frozen Four
National semifinal
(E5) New Hampshire vs. (W3) Michigan
(E2) Boston College vs. (W4) Ohio State
National Championship
(W3) Michigan vs. (E2) Boston College
Shots by period
Team
1
2
3
OT
T
Michigan
7
8
10
10
35
Boston College
11
7
9
3
30
* Most Outstanding Player(s) [5]
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Record by conference
Conference
# of Bids
Record
Win %
Regional semifinals
Frozen Four
Championship Game
Champions
CCHA
3
6-2
.750
3
2
1
1
Hockey East
3
4-3
.571
3
2
1
–
WCHA
3
1-3
.250
2
-
-
-
ECAC
3
0-3
.000
-
-
-
-
References
1997–98 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship