1998 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

none August 2023 1998 men's Division III 8 Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena Plattsburgh, New York Middlebury Panthers 4th 4th 4th Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers 6th 6th Plattsburgh State Cardinals 5th Augsburg Auggies 2nd Bill Beaney 4th not awarded 11,108 The 1998 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1997–98 season, the 15th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Middlebury defeating Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the championship game 2-1. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Plattsburgh, New York. The championship marked the fourth in a row for Middlebury, a record for all levels of men's ice hockey. Qualifying teams The following teams qualified for the tournament. There were no automatic bids, however, conference tournament champions were given preferential consideration. No formal seeding was used while quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances. East West School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid Middlebury ECAC East 20–2–2 At-Large 4th 1997 Augsburg MIAC 19–6–4 Tournament Champion 2nd 1984 Oswego State SUNYAC 16–11–2 At-Large 6th 1991 St. Norbert NCHA 26–5–0 Tournament Champion 2nd 1997 Plattsburgh State SUNYAC 24–6–1 Tournament Champion 7th 1996 Wisconsin–River Falls NCHA 22–6–1 At-Large 7th 1996 RIT ECAC West 19–3–5 At-Large 8th 1997 Wisconsin–Stevens Point NCHA 21–9–0 At-Large 9th 1995 Format The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the Quarterfinals, teams played a two-game series where the first team to reach 3 points was declared a winner (2 points for winning a game, 1 point each for tying). If both teams ended up with 2 points after the first two games a 20-minute mini-game used to determine a winner. Mini-game scores are in italics. Beginning with the semifinals, all games became single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the national championship game with the losers playing in a third-place game. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel. Bracket 3/1/1 QuarterfinalsMarch 14–15 SemifinalsMarch 21 National championshipMarch 22 Third-place game 170 Middlebury 5 6 - Oswego State 1 3 - Plattsburgh State 6 2 2 RIT 3 3 0 Augsburg 3 4 - Wisconsin–River Falls 2 3 - St. Norbert 3 1 0 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 1 2 2 Middlebury 5 Augsburg 2 Plattsburgh State 2 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 8 Middlebury 2 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 1 Augsburg 5 Plattsburgh State 9 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: Mini-games in italics Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Frozen FourChampionship GameChampions NCHA 3 3–5 3 5 0 1 1 - SUNYAC 2 2–4 2 4 0 1 - - ECAC East 1 4–0 4 0 0 1 1 1 MIAC 1 2–2 1 2 0 1 - - ECAC West 1 1–1 1 1 0 - - - References 50em 2 Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book NCAA http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_ice_hockey_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf 2019-03-04 External links Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book Category:NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament