List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
Additional expansion
Table:
No.

Season

Tournament

No. of teams
in tournament

Start

Finish

NCAA Champion
(number)

Champion
Conference

Champion
Record

Championship Site

41
1987–88
1988
12

April 2
Lake Superior State (1)
CCHA
(33–7–6)
Lake Placid, New York

42
1988–89
1989
12

April 1
Harvard (1)
ECAC
(31–3–0)
St. Paul, Minnesota

43
1989–90
1990
12[d 1]

April 1
Wisconsin (5)
WCHA
(36–9–1)
Detroit, Michigan

44
1990–91
1991
12

March 30
Northern Michigan (1)
WCHA
(38–5–4)
St. Paul, Minnesota

45
1991–92
1992
12[d 2]

April 4
Lake Superior State (2)
CCHA
(30–9–4)
Albany, New York

46
1992–93
1993
12

April 3
Maine (1)
Hockey East
(42–1–2)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

47
1993–94
1994
12

April 2
Lake Superior State (3)
CCHA
(31–10–4)
St. Paul, Minnesota

48
1994–95
1995
12

April 1
Boston University (4)
Hockey East
(31–6–3)
Providence, Rhode Island

49
1995–96
1996
12

March 30
Michigan (8)
CCHA
(34–7–2)
Cincinnati, Ohio

50
1996–97
1997
12

March 29
North Dakota (6)
WCHA
(31–10–2)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

51
1997–98
1998
12

April 4
Michigan (9)
CCHA
(34–11–1)
Boston, Massachusetts

52
1998–99
1999
12
October 3
April 3
Maine (2)
Hockey East
(31–6–4)
Anaheim, California

53
1999–00
2000
12
October 1
April 8
North Dakota (7)
WCHA
(31–8–5)
Providence, Rhode Island

54
2000–01
2001
12
October 6
April 7
Boston College (2)
Hockey East
(33–8–2)
Albany, New York

55
2001–02
2002
12
October 5
April 6
Minnesota (4)
WCHA
(32–8–4)
St. Paul, Minnesota

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