# 2000 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2000 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 29th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 10 and March 18, 2000. First round and play-in games were played at campus sites, while all 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The two teams that finish below tenth place in the standings were not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and tenth seeds, the second and ninth seeds, the third and eighth seeds, the fourth and seventh seeds and the fifth and sixth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the top three ranked winners advancing to the semifinals and two lower-seeded teams playing in a single play-in game to determine the final qualifier. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
1999–00 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #7 Michigan† | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 112 | 65 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 161 | 104 |
| #10 Michigan State* | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 84 | 46 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 141 | 76 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 76 | 66 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 96 | 94 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 93 | 64 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 129 | 86 |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 65 | 76 | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 103 | 119 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 85 | 79 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 127 | 102 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 83 | 95 | 42 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 121 | 146 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 90 | 88 | 37 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 115 | 114 |
| Miami | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 75 | 89 | 36 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 99 | 122 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 83 | 109 | 36 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 105 | 137 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 56 | 90 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 80 | 108 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 65 | 100 | 34 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 78 | 114 |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| First Round March 10–12 | First Round March 10–12 | First Round March 10–12 | First Round March 10–12 | First Round March 10–12 | Play-In March 14 | Play-In March 14 | Play-In March 14 | Semifinals March 17 | Semifinals March 17 | Semifinals March 17 | Championship March 18 | Championship March 18 | Championship March 18 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 4 | | | |
| 2 | Michigan State | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | Nebraska-Omaha | 3 | 7 | Nebraska-Omaha | 7 | | | |
| 9 | Miami | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | Bowling Green | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lake Superior State | 1 | 2 | – | | | | | | | 7 | Nebraska-Omaha | 0 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 2* | 3 | – | | | | | | | 2 | Michigan State | 6 |
| 4 | Northern Michigan | 2 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | Michigan State | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Notre Dame | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ferris State | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Michigan vs. (10) Western Michigan

* Michigan won series 2–0

#### (2) Michigan State vs. (9) Miami

* Michigan State won series 2–0

#### (3) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Bowling Green

* Bowling Green won series 2–0

#### (4) Northern Michigan vs. (7) Nebraska-Omaha

* Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–1

#### (5) Notre Dame vs. (6) Ferris State

* Notre Dame won series 2–1

### Championship
#### (2) Michigan State vs. (7) Nebraska-Omaha
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Rustyn Dolyny (Michigan State)
* F Jeff Hoggan (Nebraska-Omaha)
* F Shawn Horcoff (Michigan State)
* D Andrew Hutchinson (Michigan State)
* D Greg Zanon (Nebraska-Omaha)
* G Ryan Miller* (Michigan State)
* Most Valuable Player(s)