1977 Frozen Four

The 1977 Frozen Four was held March 24-26, 1977. The tournament was held in Detroit, Michigan at Olympia Stadium.
The participants were:
* Boston University
* University of Michigan
* University of New Hampshire
* University of Wisconsin
1977 was the first year that the Frozen Four did not comprise the entire NCAA tournament. On March 20th, the Michigan Wolverines earned a spot in the Frozen Four by defeating Bowling Green in the NCAA's first official "play-in" game, 7-5.
Michigan would advance to the championship game of the tournament, losing to Wisconsin 6-5 in overtime. It was the Badgers' second national title.
The New Hampshire Wildcats made their first Frozen Four appearance this year. It was also the first Frozen Four in a decade that did not include at least one Ivy League team.
==Bracket==
	Quarterfinals	Quarterfinals	Quarterfinals			Semifinals	Semifinals 	Semifinals			Finals	Finals 	Finals
	 	 	 			 	 	 			 	 	
	 	Michigan 	7 			 	 	 			 	 	
	 	Bowling Green	5 			 	 	 			 	 	
	 	Bowling Green	5 			 	Boston University	4 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	Boston University	4 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	Michigan 	6 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	Michigan 	6 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	 	 			 	Michigan 	5
	 	 	 			 	 	 			 	Wisconsin	6*
	 	 	 			 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	Wisconsin 	4* 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	Wisconsin 	4* 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	New Hampshire 	3 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	New Hampshire 	3 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	 	 			 	 	
* Overtime
Consolation Game: Boston University 6, New Hampshire 5
== All-Tournament Team ==
* G Julian Baretta, Wisconsin
* D Craig Norwich, Wisconsin
* D John Taft, Wisconsin
* F Dave Debol, Michigan
* F Rick Meagher, Boston University
* F Dave Silk, Boston University
Most Outstanding Player: G Julian Baretta, Wisconsin
==Team Photos==
76-77Wisconsin.jpg|University of Wisconsin
76-77BostonUniv.jpg|Boston University
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