1992 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament |
| Year=1992
| Gender = men's
| Division=Division III
| Image=
| ImageSize=
| Caption=
| Teams=8
| FrozenFourArena=Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena
| FrozenFourCity=Plattsburgh, New York
| Champions=Plattsburgh State Cardinals
| TitleCount=1st
| ChampGameCount=2nd
| ChampFFCount=3rd
| RunnerUp=Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers
| GameCount=4th
| RunnerFFCount=4th
| Semifinal1=Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets
| FrozenFourCount=1st
| Semifinal2=Salem State Vikings
| FrozenFourCount2=1st
| Coach=Bob Emery
| CoachCount=1st
| MOP=
| MOPTeam=not awarded
| Attendance=18,932
}}
The 1992 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1991–92 season, the 9th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Plattsburgh State defeating Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the championship game 7–3. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Plattsburgh, New York.
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, quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances.
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" style="background:#ffdead;" | East ! colspan="6" style="background:#ffdead;" | West |
| School || Conference || Record || Berth Type || Appearance || Last Bid || School || Conference || Record || Berth Type || Appearance || Last Bid |
|---|
| Babson
| 20–3–3 | 9th | 1991 | NCHA | 17–12–3 | At-Large | 5th | 1991 |
| Elmira
| 21–8–0 | At-Large | 5th | 1991 | MIAC | 19–9–2 | 6th | 1990 |
| Plattsburgh State
| 28–2–2 | 3rd | 1990 | NCHA | 23–5–4 | 5th | 1991 |
| Salem State
| 17–8–0 | At-Large | 3rd | 1987 | NCHA | 21–6–1 | At-Large | 1st | Never |
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
{{8TeamBracket|legs=3/1/1
| RD1=Quarterfinals
March 13–14
| RD2=Semifinals
March 20
| RD3=National Championship
March 21
| RD3b=Third Place Game
| team-width = 170
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Plattsburgh State
| RD1-score1-1=3
| RD1-score1-2=8
| RD1-score1-3=-
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Elmira
| RD1-score2-1=1
| RD1-score2-2=1
| RD1-score2-3=-
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Wisconsin–Superior
| RD1-score3-1=8
| RD1-score3-2=4
| RD1-score3-3=-
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Mankato State
| RD1-score4-1=7
| RD1-score4-2=3
| RD1-score4-3=-
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5=Salem State
| RD1-score5-1=6
| RD1-score5-2=3
| RD1-score5-3=3
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=Babson
| RD1-score6-1=4
| RD1-score6-2=4
| RD1-score6-3=0
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7=St. Thomas
| RD1-score7-1=4
| RD1-score7-2=2
| RD1-score7-3=0
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8=Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| RD1-score8-1=3
| RD1-score8-2=4
| RD1-score8-3=1
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Plattsburgh State
| RD2-score1=8
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Wisconsin-Superior
| RD2-score2=5
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Salem State
| RD2-score3=7
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| RD2-score4=12
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Plattsburgh State
| RD3-score1=7
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| RD3-score2=3
| RD3b-seed1=
| RD3b-team1=Wisconsin–Superior
| RD3b-score1=6
| RD3b-seed2=
| RD3b-team2=Salem State
| RD3b-score2=7*
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics
Record by conference
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Conference !# of Bids !Record !Win % !Frozen Four !Championship Game !Champions |
| align="center"
|align="left"| NCHA | 3 | 4–6–0 | {{winpct|4|6|0}} | 2 | 1 | - |
| align="center"
|align="left"| ECAC West | 2 | 4–2–0 | {{winpct|4|2|0}} | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| align="center"
|align="left"| ECAC East | 2 | 3–3–0 | {{winpct|3|3|0}} | 1 | - | - |
| align="center"
|align="left"| MIAC | 1 | 1–1–0 | {{winpct|1|1|0}} | - | - | - |
References
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- {{cite web |title=Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book |work=NCAA |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_ice_hockey_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf |accessdate=2019-03-04}}
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