1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 25, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 2. A total of 11 games were played.
Lake Superior State's 9-1 victory in the title game was the largest margin of victory since 1961.
==Qualifying teams==
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Hockey East each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament while the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and the ECAC had two berths.
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Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid
1 	Boston University 	Hockey East 	32–6–0 	Tournament champion 	20th 	1993 	1 	Michigan 	CCHA 	33–6–1 	Tournament champion 	17th 	1993
2 	Harvard 	ECAC 	23–4–4 	Tournament champion 	16th 	1993 	2 	Minnesota 	WCHA 	23–11–4 	Tournament champion 	21st 	1993
3 	New Hampshire 	Hockey East 	24–11–3 	At-large bid 	6th 	1992 	3 	Massachusetts-Lowell 	Hockey East 	24–9–5 	At-large bid 	2nd 	1988
4 	Wisconsin 	WCHA 	25–14–1 	At-large bid 	15th 	1993 	4 	Lake Superior State 	CCHA 	27–10–4 	At-large bid 	8th 	1993
5 	Western Michigan 	CCHA 	24–12–3 	At-large bid 	2nd 	1986 	5 	Northeastern 	Hockey East 	19–12–7 	At-large bid 	3rd 	1988
6 	Rensselaer 	ECAC 	21–10–4 	At-large bid 	7th 	1985 	6 	Michigan State 	CCHA 	23–12–5 	At-large bid 	14th 	1992
==Game locations==
* East Regional – Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
* West Regional – Munn Ice Arena, East Lansing, Michigan
* Frozen Four – Saint Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
==Tournament Bracket==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==Regional Quarterfinals==
===East Regional===
====(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Rensselaer====
====(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Western Michigan====
===West Regional===
====(3) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (6) Michigan State====
====(4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Northeastern====
==Regional Semifinals==
===East Regional===
====(1) Boston University vs. (4) Wisconsin====
====(2) Harvard vs. (3) New Hampshire====
===West Regional===
====(1) Michigan vs. (4) Lake Superior State====
====(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Massachusetts-Lowell====
==Frozen Four==
===National Semifinal===
====(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota====
====(E2) Harvard vs. (W4) Lake Superior State====
===National Championship===
====(E1) Boston University vs. (W4) Lake Superior State====
==All-Tournament Team==
*G: Blaine Lacher (Lake Superior State)
*D: Keith Aldridge (Lake Superior State)
*D: Steven Barnes (Lake Superior State)
*F: Clayton Beddoes (Lake Superior State)
*F: Mike Pomichter (Boston University)
*F: Sean Tallaire* (Lake Superior State)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
==Record by conference==
Conference 	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional Semifinals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
CCHA 	4 	4-3 	.571 	2 	1 	1 	1
Hockey East	4 	4-4 	.500 	3 	1 	1 	-
WCHA 	2 	2-2 	.500 	2 	1 	– 	-
ECAC 	2 	1-2 	.333 	1 	1 	– 	-
==See also==
*1994 Frozen Four
==References==
Category:1994 in hockey
Category:NCAA Division I Tournaments