2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 28, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 12. A total of 15 games were played.
The University of Minnesota, coached by Don Lucia, won their fifth NCAA title (7th overall) with a 5-1 victory in the final game over the University of New Hampshire, coached by Dick Umile.
Minnesota forward Thomas Vanek was named the Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player.
==Qualifying teams==
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 23, 2003. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, the ECAC had two berths, while both the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and College Hockey America (CHA) received one bid for their tournament champions.
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Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid
1 	Cornell (1) 	ECAC 	28–4–1 	Tournament champion 	14th 	2002 	1 	Colorado College (2) 	WCHA 	29–6–5 	At-large bid 	16th 	2002
2 	Boston College 	Hockey East 	23–10–4 	At-large bid 	23rd 	2001 	2 	Maine 	Hockey East 	24–9–5 	At-large bid 	13th 	2002
3 	Ohio State 	CCHA 	24–12–5 	At-large bid 	3rd 	1999 	3 	Michigan 	CCHA 	28–9–3 	Tournament champion 	26th 	2002
4 	Minnesota State-Mankato 	WCHA 	20–10–10 	At-large bid 	1st 	Never 	4 	Wayne State 	CHA 	21–16–2 	Tournament champion 	1st 	Never
Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	West Regional – Minneapolis 	West Regional – Minneapolis 	West Regional – Minneapolis 	West Regional – Minneapolis 	West Regional – Minneapolis 	West Regional – Minneapolis 	West Regional – Minneapolis
Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid
1 	New Hampshire (3) 	Hockey East 	25–7–6 	Tournament champion 	13th 	2002 	1 	Minnesota (4) 	WCHA 	24–8–9 	Tournament champion 	27th 	2002
2 	Boston University 	Hockey East 	24–13–3 	At-large bid 	27th 	2002 	2 	Ferris State 	CCHA 	30–10–1 	At-large bid 	1st 	Never
3 	Harvard 	ECAC 	22–9–2 	At-large bid 	18th 	2002 	3 	North Dakota 	WCHA 	26–11–5 	At-large bid 	18th 	2001
4 	St. Cloud State 	WCHA 	17–15–5 	At-large bid 	5th 	2002 	4 	Mercyhurst 	MAAC 	22–12–2 	Tournament champion 	2nd 	2001
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
==Game locations==
===First round and regional finals===
* East – Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
* Midwest – Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Northeast – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts
* West – Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
===Frozen Four===
* HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York
==Tournament Bracket==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==Regional Semifinals==
===East Regional===
====(1) Cornell vs. (4) Minnesota State-Mankato====
====(2) Boston College vs. (3) Ohio State====
===Midwest Regional===
====(1) Colorado College vs. (4) Wayne State====
====(2) Maine vs. (3) Michigan====
===Northeast Regional===
====(1) New Hampshire vs. (4) St. Cloud State====
====(2) Boston University vs. (3) Harvard====
===West Regional===
====(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Mercyhurst====
====(2) Ferris State vs. (3) North Dakota====
==Regional Finals==
===East Regional===
====(1) Cornell vs. (2) Boston College====
===Midwest Regional===
====(1) Colorado College vs. (3) Michigan====
===Northeast Regional===
====(1) New Hampshire vs. (2) Boston University====
===West Regional===
====(1) Minnesota vs. (2) Ferris State====
==Frozen Four==
===National Semifinal===
====(E1) Cornell vs. (NE1) New Hampshire====
====(W1) Minnesota vs. (MW3) Michigan====
===National Championship===
====(W1) Minnesota vs. (NE1) New Hampshire====
==All-Tournament Team==
*G: Travis Weber (Minnesota)
*D: Paul Martin (Minnesota)
*D: Matt DeMarchi (Minnesota)
*F: Steve Saviano (New Hampshire)
*F: Thomas Vanek* (Minnesota)
*F: Nathan Martz (New Hampshire)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
==Record by conference==
Conference 	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional Finals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
WCHA 	5 	5-4 	.556 	2 	1 	1 	1
Hockey East	4 	5-4 	.556 	3 	1 	1 	-
CCHA 	3 	3-3 	.500 	2 	1 	- 	-
ECAC 	2 	2-2 	.500 	1 	1 	- 	-
MAAC 	1 	0-1 	.000 	- 	- 	- 	-
CHA 	1 	0-1 	.000 	- 	- 	- 	-
==See also==
*2003 Frozen Four
==References==
Category:NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship
Category:2003 in hockey
Category:NCAA Tournaments