1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1998 NCAA Men's Division I 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 27, 1998, and ended with the championship game on April 4. A total of 11 games were played.
==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), the ECAC, Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) all received 3 berths in the tournament.
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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 	28–7–2 	At-large bid 	24th 	1997 	1 	Michigan State 	CCHA 	33–5–5 	Tournament champion 	18th 	1997
2 	Boston College 	Hockey East 	26–8–5 	Tournament champion 	19th 	1991 	2 	North Dakota 	WCHA 	30–7–1 	At-large bid 	14th 	1997
3 	Clarkson 	ECAC 	23–8–3 	At-large bid 	17th 	1997 	3 	Michigan 	CCHA 	30–11–1 	At-large bid 	21st 	1997
4 	Wisconsin 	WCHA 	26–13–1 	Tournament champion 	17th 	1995 	4 	Ohio State 	CCHA 	25–12–2 	At-large bid 	1st 	Never
5 	New Hampshire 	Hockey East 	23–11–1 	At-large bid 	9th 	1997 	5 	Yale 	ECAC 	23–8–3 	At-large bid 	2nd 	1952
6 	Colorado College 	WCHA 	25–12–3 	At-large bid 	12th 	1997 	6 	Princeton 	ECAC 	18–10–7 	Tournament champion 	1st 	Never
==Game locations==
* East Regional – Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York
* West Regional – Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Frozen Four – Fleet Center, Boston
==Brackets==
===Regionals===
===Frozen Four===
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==Regional Quarterfinals==
===East Regional===
====(3) Clarkson vs. (6) Colorado College====
====(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) New Hampshire====
===West Regional===
====(3) Michigan vs. (6) Princeton====
====(4) Ohio State vs. (5) Yale====
==Regional Semifinals==
===East Regional===
====(1) Boston University vs. (5) New Hampshire====
====(2) Boston College vs. (6) Colorado College====
===West Regional===
====(1) Michigan State vs. (4) Ohio State====
====(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Michigan====
==Frozen Four==
===National Semifinal===
====(E5) New Hampshire vs. (W3) Michigan====
====(E2) Boston College vs. (W4) Ohio State====
===National Championship===
====(W3) Michigan vs. (E2) Boston College====
==All-Tournament Team==
*G: Marty Turco* (Michigan)
*D: Bubba Berenzweig (Michigan)
*D: Mike Mottau (Boston College)
*F: Mark Kosick (Michigan)
*F: Josh Langfeld (Michigan)
*F: Marty Reasoner (Boston College)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
==Record by conference==
Conference 	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional Semifinals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
CCHA 	3 	6-2 	.750 	3 	2 	1 	1
Hockey East	3 	4-3 	.571 	3 	2 	1 	–
WCHA 	3 	1-3 	.250 	2 	- 	- 	-
ECAC 	3 	0-3 	.000 	- 	- 	- 	-
==See also==
*1998 Frozen Four
==References==
Category:1998 in hockey
Category:NCAA Division I Tournaments