1990 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1990 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was a tournament to determine the Division III national champion in men's ice hockey.  This was the seventh time a national championship tournament at the Division III level had been held, in the 17th overall season of Division III hockey.
== Format ==
Eight teams qualify for the tournament. For all rounds, the teams played two game series to determine which school advanced. If the series was tied, teams played a 20 minute mini-game to determine who advances. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals, so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites from March 9-11. The semifinals were held at campus sites from March 16 and 17. The championship series was held March 23 and 24 at K.B. Willett Arena of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
== Bids ==
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, while quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances. Both the East and West regions each received four bids to the tournament.
=== At-Large Bids ===
==== East ====
* Babson Beavers - ECAC East (7th appearance)
** (18-3-4)
* Elmira Soaring Eagles - ECAC West (3rd appearance)
** ECAC West Tournament Champions (23-7-1)
* Geneseo Knights - ECAC West (1st appearance)
** (23-9-0)
* Plattsburgh Cardinals - ECAC West (5th appearance; 2nd not including vacated appearances)
** (20-8-1)
==== West ====
* Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties - MIAC (1st appearance)
** MIAC Tournament Champions (20-5-4)
* Mankato State Mavericks - NCHA (3rd appearance)
** (14-13-6)
* St. Thomas Tommies - MIAC (5th appearance)
** (19-7-0)
* Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers - NCHA (3rd appearance)
** NCHA Tournament Champions (25-3-4)
== Misc. ==
* Just two of the eight schools who earned bids appeared in the previous NCAA tournament.
* This is the 7th of 10 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Babson.
* This is the 3rd of 8 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-Stevens Point.
* This is the 1st of 5 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Elmira.
* Pairings were determined strictly off of geography for the quarterfinal matches, leading to a western and eastern "side" of the bracket.
* This is the first NCAA Tournament Bemidji State missed as a Division III hockey member.
== Results ==
=== Quarterfinals ===
Held at campus sites
-K.B. Willett Arena- Stevens Point, WI
-Lund Arena- St. Peter, MN
-Babson Skating Center- Wellesley, MA
*MINIGAME*
-Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
*MINIGAME*
=== Semifinals ===
Held at campus sites
-K.B. Willett Arena- Stevens Point, WI
-Babson Skating Center- Wellesley, MA
*MINIGAME*
=== Championship ===
Hosted by University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: K.B. Willett Arena- Stevens Point, WI
*MINIGAME*
== Bracket ==
== Tournament Notes ==
* UWSP wins its second national title as a program, becoming the first program to win back-to-back championships.
* The NCHA wins its third consecutive national championship.
* Stevens Point becomes the first host school to win the national championship since 1987.
* Plattsburgh reaches its third national championship game, falling to 1-2 all time. (previous 2 appearances were vacated)
* Babson reaches the Frozen Four for the third consecutive year, and fourth all-time.
** Babson miraculously ties four times over its two rounds of games.
* Mankato State reaches its second Frozen Four as a program.
* There was no All-Tournament Team named, but the Tournament MVP was given to UW-Stevens Point forward Paul Caufield.
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