1976 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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 University of Denver 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. Minnesota and Michigan Tech squared off in the championship game for the third straight year, with Michigan Tech having won in '75 and Minnesota in '74.

Bracket

March 25–26 March 27

| RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=Boston University | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=W2 | RD1-team2=Minnesota | RD1-score2=4 | RD1-seed3=W1 | RD1-team3=Michigan Tech | RD1-score3=7* | RD1-seed4=E2 | RD1-team4=Brown | RD1-score4=6

| RD2-seed1=W2 | RD2-team1=Minnesota | RD2-score1=6 | RD2-seed2=W1 | RD2-team2=Michigan Tech | RD2-score2=4

| RD2b-seed1=E1 | RD2b-team1=Boston University | RD2b-score1=7 | RD2b-seed2=E2 | RD2b-team2=Brown | RD2b-score2=8 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinal

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (E2) Brown

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(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota

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Third-place game

(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Brown

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National Championship

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (W2) Minnesota

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[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]]

None Selected

[[List of NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player(s)]]

Tom Vannelli

References

References

1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
2. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
3. "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
4. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.