1983 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1983 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 12 games were played, hosted by the University of Lowell.
RIT, coached by Brian Mason, won the national title with a 4-2 victory in the final game over Bemidji State.
Dave Burkholder, of RIT, was named the Most Outstanding Player and Mike Carr, of the University of Lowell, was the high scorer of the tournament with ten points (4 goals, 6 assists).
==Western Intercollegiate Hockey Association (WIHA) Tournament==
;Seeds
#Bemidji State
#Mankato State
#Gustavus Adolphus
#Alaska-Fairbanks
#St. Thomas
#Augsburg 
#Lake Forest
#St. Olaf
;Quarterfinals
*St. Thomas - Alaska-Fairbanks 5:4
*Bemidji State - St. Olaf 5:2
*Gustavus Adolphus - Augsburg 6:5 OT
*Mankato State - Lake Forest 11:6
;Semifinals
*Bemidji State - St. Thomas 3:2
*Mankato State - Gustavus Adolphus 5:2
;Final
*Bemidji State - Mankato State 5:3
==Qualifying teams==
Team
Babson Beavers
Bemidji State Beavers
Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties
Mankato State Mavericks
Norwich Cadets
Oswego Great Lakers
RIT Tigers
Lowell Chiefs
==Tournament Bracket==
The quarter-finals were two-game total-goals series played at the campus of the higher seed. The semi-finals and finals were single elimination games.
 	Quarterfinals (2 game total goal)	Quarterfinals (2 game total goal)	Quarterfinals (2 game total goal)	Quarterfinals (2 game total goal)	Quarterfinals (2 game total goal)	 	 	Semifinals	Semifinals 	Semifinals			Final	Final 	Final 					
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	  	 					
 	 	Babson 	3 	1 	4 	 	 	 	Babson 	1 			 	 	 					
 	 	Norwich 	1 	2* 	3 	 	 	 	Bemidji State	3 			 	 	 					
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 					
 	 	Bemidji State 	6 	2 	8 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 					
 	 	Gustavus Adolphus 	3 	3 	6 	 	 	 	 	 			 	Bemidji State	2 					
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	RIT 	4 					
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 					
 	 	Lowell 	10 	5 	15 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 					
 	 	Oswego State 	2 	3 	5 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 					
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 					
 	 	RIT 	6 	3 	9 	 	 	 	Lowell 	1 			 	 	 					
 	 	Mankato State 	1 	6 	7 	 	 	 	RIT 	4 			 	 	 					
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	 					
Lowell defeated Babson 5-3 in third place game
==All-Tournament Team==
*G: Dave Burkholder (RIT)
*D: Mark Burgholzer (RIT)
*D: Tim Road (Bemidji State)
*F: Chris Johnstone (RIT)
*F: Chuck Samar (RIT)
*F: Paul Donato (Babson)
==External links==
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Category:NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship
Category:1983 in hockey