2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2007 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. The tournament began on March 23, 2007, and ended with the championship game on April 7.
Michigan State University, coached by Rick Comley, won its third national title with a 3–1 victory in the championship game over Boston College, coached by Jerry York.
Justin Abdelkader, sophomore forward for Michigan State, was named the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player with the tournament winning goal and two assists.
==Tournament procedure==
The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship.
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2007 regionals:
;March 23 and 24
:East Regional, Blue Cross Arena - Rochester, New York (Host: ECAC Hockey)
:Midwest Regional, Van Andel Arena - Grand Rapids, Michigan (Host: Western Michigan University)
;March 24 and 25
:West Regional, Pepsi Center - Denver, Colorado (Host: University of Denver)
:Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena - Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
Each regional winner advanced to the Frozen Four:
;April 5 and 7
:Scottrade Center - St. Louis, Missouri (Hosts: College Hockey America and the St. Louis Sports Commission)
==Qualifying teams==
Hockey East had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had four teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had three teams receive a berth, the ECACHL had two teams receive a berth, and Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America (CHA) each had one team receive a berth.
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Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid
1 	Clarkson 	ECACHL 	25–8–5 	Tournament champion 	19th 	1999 	1 	New Hampshire 	Hockey East 	26–10–2 	At-large bid 	17th 	2006
2 	St. Cloud State 	WCHA 	22–10–7 	At-large bid 	6th 	2003 	2 	Boston College 	Hockey East 	26–11–1 	Tournament champion 	27th 	2006
3 	Maine 	Hockey East 	21–14–2 	At-large bid 	17th 	2006 	3 	St. Lawrence 	ECACHL 	23–13–2 	At-large bid 	16th 	2001
4 	Massachusetts 	Hockey East 	20–12–5 	At-large bid 	1st 	Never 	4 	Miami (OH) 	CCHA 	23–13–4 	At-large bid 	5th 	2006
West Regional – Denver 	West Regional – Denver 	West Regional – Denver 	West Regional – Denver 	West Regional – Denver 	West Regional – Denver 	West Regional – Denver 	Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids	Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids	Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids	Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids	Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids	Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids	Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids
Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid
1 	Minnesota 	WCHA 	30–9–3 	Tournament champion 	31st 	2006 	1 	Notre Dame 	CCHA 	31–6–3 	Tournament champion 	2nd 	2004
2 	Michigan 	CCHA 	26–13–1 	At-large bid 	30th 	2006 	2 	Boston University 	Hockey East 	20–9–9 	At-large bid 	30th 	2006
3 	North Dakota 	WCHA 	22–13–5 	At-large bid 	22nd 	2006 	3 	Michigan State 	CCHA 	22–13–3 	At-large bid 	25th 	2006
4 	Air Force 	Atlantic Hockey 	19–15–5 	Tournament champion 	1st 	Never 	4 	Alabama–Huntsville 	CHA 	13–19–3 	Tournament champion 	1st 	Never
==Brackets==
The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
===West Regional – Denver, Colorado===
===Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan===
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
===East Regional – Rochester, New York===
===Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire===
===Frozen Four – St. Louis, Missouri===
==Regional Semifinals==
===West Regional===
===Midwest Regional===
===East Regional===
===Northeast Regional===
==Regional Finals==
===West Regional===
===Midwest Regional===
===East Regional===
===Northeast Regional===
==Frozen Four==
===National semifinals===
====National championship====
==Record by conference==
Conference 	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional Finals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
Hockey East 	5 	6–5 	.545 	3 	2 	1 	–
CCHA 	4 	6–3 	.666 	3 	1 	1 	1
WCHA 	3 	3–3 	.500 	2 	1 	– 	–
ECACHL 	2 	0–2 	.000 	– 	– 	– 	–
Atlantic Hockey	1 	0–1 	.000 	– 	– 	– 	–
CHA 	1 	0–1 	.000 	– 	– 	– 	–
==All-Tournament Team==
===Frozen Four===
*G: Jeff Lerg (Michigan State)
*D: Tyler Howells (Michigan State)
*D: Brian Boyle (Boston College)
*F: Justin Abdelkader* (Michigan State)
*F: Nathan Gerbe (Boston College)
*F: Tim Kennedy (Michigan State)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
==See also==
*2007 Frozen Four
==References==
Category:2007 in hockey
Category:NCAA Division I Tournaments