1984 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

College ice hockey tournament in the United States August 2023 1984 men's Division III 8 Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Rochester, New York Babson Beavers 1st 1st 1st Union Dutchmen 1st 1st Augsburg Auggies 1st RIT Tigers 1st Rob Riley 1st Paul Donato Babson 9,226 yes NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship The 1984 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1983–84 season, the 1st such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Babson defeating Union 8-0. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Rochester, New York. Qualifying teams Because neither of the two western conferences held a conference tournament the NCAA had all western schools play collectively in the Western Intercollegiate Hockey Association. At the conclusion of the regular season the top 8 teams, regardless of their conference, were invited to play in the WIHA Tournament. Though the tournament was arranged by the NCAA it is not considered as part of the NCAA tournament and is displayed here for reference. This tournament had been used to determine the Division II tournament invitees but, with the majority of bids being submitted to the Division III tournament, the regional tournament was now used for this championship. WIHA Tournament 2/1/1 Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Final   Augsburg 7 5   Lake Forest 4 1   Wisconsin–River Falls 6 11   St. Olaf 4 3   Hamline 5 5 -   Gustavus Adolphus 3 4   St. Thomas 5 5   Bethel 5 4   Augsburg 3   Wisconsin–River Falls 10   Hamline 2   St. Thomas 7   Wisconsin–River Falls 4   St. Thomas 5   Augsburg 10   Hamline 3 NCAA Qualifiers 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 School Conference Record Berth Type Babson ECAC 2 24–5–0 Tournament Champion Augsburg MIAC 20–11–0 WIHA Third Place New England College ECAC 2 16–7–2 At-Large St. Thomas MIAC 19–9–1 WIHA Champion Oswego State ECAC 2 21–9–0 At-Large Wisconsin-River Falls NCHA 20–9–1 WIHA runner-up RIT ECAC 2 26–5–0 Tournament Champion Union ECAC 2 17–9–1 At-Large Format The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the Quarterfinals, teams played two-game aggregate series to determine which school advanced to the semifinals. 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. Tournament bracket 2/1 score QuarterfinalsMarch 10–11 SemifinalsMarch 17 National championshipMarch 18 Third-place game Augsburg 8 5* 13 St. Thomas 7 5 12 Babson 4 2** 6 New England College 3 2 5 RIT 13 10 23 Oswego State 2 1 3 Union 4 4 8 Wisconsin-River Falls 0 6 6 Augsburg 2 Babson 7 RIT 4 Union 5**** Babson 8 Union 0 Augsburg 1 RIT 10 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) All-Tournament team G: Keith Houghton (Babson) D: Joe Thibert (Babson) D: John MacKenzie (Union) F: Richie Herbert (RIT) F: Gill Egan (Union) F: Russ McKinnon (Babson) F: Paul Donato* (Babson) * Most Outstanding Player(s) Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Frozen FourChampionship GameChampions ECAC 2 5 8–6–2 8 6 2 3 2 1 MIAC 2 1–3–2 1 3 2 1 - - NCHA 1 1–1 1 1 - - - 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 Category:NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament Category:College ice hockey tournaments in New York (state) Category:Sports competitions in Rochester, New York Category:1984 in sports in New York (state) Category:March 1984 sports events in the United States