1992 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1992 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 ninth time a national championship tournament at the Division III level had been held, in the 19th overall season of Division III hockey.
== Format ==
Eight teams qualify for the tournament. In the quarterfinal round, 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 on March 13 and 14. The semifinal and final rounds were held March 20 and 21 at Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena of SUNY Plattsburgh, in Plattsburgh, New York.
== 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 (9th appearance)
** ECAC East Tournament Champions (20-3-3)
* Elmira Soaring Eagles - ECAC West (5th appearance)
** (21-8-0)
* Plattsburgh Cardinals - ECAC West (6th appearance; 3rd not including vacated appearances)
** ECAC West Tournament Champions (28-2-2)
* Salem State Vikings - ECAC East (3rd appearance)
** (17-8-0)
==== West ====
* Mankato State Mavericks - NCHA (5th appearance)
** (17-12-3)
* St. Thomas Tommies - MIAC (6th appearance)
** MIAC Tournament Champions (19-9-2)
* Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers - NCHA (5th appearance)
** NCHA Tournament Champions (23-5-4)
* Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets - NCHA (1st appearance)
** (21-6-1)
== Misc. ==
* Four of the eight schools who earned bids appeared in the previous NCAA tournament.
* This is the 9th of 10 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Babson.
* This the 5th of 8 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-Stevens Point.
* This is the 3rd of 5 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Elmira.
* This is the 1st of 4 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Salem State.
* This is the 1st of 6 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-Superior.
* After qualifying for its 3rd consecutive NCAA tournament, this is the final season at the Division III level for Mankato State.
* Pairings were determined strictly off of geography for the quarterfinal matches
== Results ==
=== Quarterfinals ===
Held at campus sites
-Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
-Slinto S. Wessman Arena- Superior, WI
-Babson Skating Center- Wellesley, MA
-K.B. Willett Arena- Stevens Point, WI
*MINIGAME*
=== Semifinals ===
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
=== Third Place ===
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
=== Championship ===
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
== Bracket ==
== Tournament Notes ==
* Plattsburgh denies Stevens Point a chance at a 4 straight national titles by earning the program's second national title, although their first, from 1987, was vacated.
* Despite the loss, UWSP makes their fourth straight national title game, earning the program's first National Runner-Up finish.
* Salem State makes the program's first Frozen Four, earning a 3rd Place finish.
* UW-Superior, in their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance makes it to the Frozen Four.
* Plattsburgh ends the streak of 4 consecutive national champions from the NCHA.
* Just like their prior title in 1987, Plattsburgh's championship comes on home ice.
* No All-Tournament Team or Tournament MVP was named.
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