1976-77 CCHA season

This is the 1976-77 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season.  This was the league's sixth season
For the first time in the conference's history a team earned a birth in the NCAA tournament as the tournament was expanded by one team.
==Membership change==
The newly established Northern Michigan Wildcats joined the league as a probationary member.  The team's games did not count in the league standings. They would join the league as a full member for the 1977-78 season.
==Standings==
 Team GP W L T Pct P GF GA
 St. Louis Billikens 16 13 2 1 .844 27 89 52
 Bowling Green Falcons 16 10 6 0 .625 20 94 52
 Ohio State Buckeyes 16 8 7 1 .531 17 64 74
 Western Michigan Broncos 16 5 11 0 .313 10 52 79
 Lake Superior Lakers 16 3 13 0 .188 6 56 98
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
Both rounds were two-game total goals series.  All games were played at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.
===Semifinals===
*St. Louis defeated Western Michigan 14 goals to 6, 3-2, 11-4
*Bowling Green defeated Ohio State 9 goals to 3, 5-2, 4-1
===Championship===
*Bowling Green defeated St. Louis, 5 goals to 4, 4-0, 1-4
==NCAA Tournament==
Bowling Green lost to the Michigan Wolverines 7 to 5 in a quarterfinal play-in game.
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