1970–71 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

The 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1970 and concluded with the 1971 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 20, 1971 at the Onondaga War Memorial in Syracuse, New York. This was the 24th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 76th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Saint Louis begins to sponsor their ice hockey program as an independent. 
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
North Country Thanksgiving Festival	November 26–28	4 	Clarkson
ECAC Christmas Hockey Tournament 	December 18–19	4 	Cornell
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival 	December 21–22	4 	Harvard
St. Louis Invitational 	December 27–28	4 	Wisconsin
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament 	December 28–29	4 	Boston University
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 29–30	4 	Michigan Tech
Nichols School Invitational 	January 1–2 	4 	Dartmouth
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	January 2–4 	4 	Wisconsin
Beanpot 	February 8, 22	4 	Boston University
===Standings===
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pct. 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Michigan State† 	12 	8 	4 	0 	.667 	56 	47 	 	31 	19 	12 	0 	152 	124
Wisconsin 	12 	7 	5 	0 	.583 	51 	40 	 	34 	20 	13 	1 	180 	110
Minnesota 	10 	5 	5 	0 	.500 	38 	42 	 	32 	14 	17 	1 	116 	128
Michigan 	10 	2 	8 	0 	.200 	40 	56 	 	30 	9 	21 	0 	118 	147
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pct. 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Boston University† 	20 	18 	1 	1 	.925 	139 	42 	 	31 	28 	2 	1 	210 	60
Clarkson 	19 	16 	2 	1 	.868 	76 	38 	 	33 	28 	4 	1 	151 	75
Cornell 	20 	17 	3 	0 	.850 	111 	44 	 	27 	22 	5 	0 	159 	63
Harvard* 	21 	15 	5 	1 	.738 	124 	55 	 	27 	18 	8 	1 	146 	74
Brown 	19 	13 	6 	0 	.684 	70 	63 	 	24 	13 	10 	0 	77 	87
Providence 	19 	12 	7 	0 	.632 	94 	70 	 	28 	17 	11 	0 	141 	106
Pennsylvania 	19 	11 	8 	0 	.579 	90 	74 	 	25 	14 	11 	0 	129 	93
Rensselaer 	14 	7 	5 	2 	.571 	119 	81 	 	25 	16 	7 	2 	125 	95
New Hampshire 	20 	11 	9 	0 	.550 	119 	92 	 	29 	20 	9 	0 	210 	112
Boston College 	21 	9 	12 	0 	.429 	92 	112 	 	26 	11 	15 	0 	121 	141
Army 	11 	3 	7 	1 	.318 	32 	48 	 	23 	8 	14 	1 	81 	80
St. Lawrence 	17 	5 	12 	0 	.294 	57 	73 	 	24 	10 	14 	0 	105 	97
Dartmouth 	21 	6 	15 	0 	.286 	76 	106 	 	24 	9 	15 	0 	96 	114
Yale 	20 	5 	15 	0 	.250 	64 	105 	 	24 	6 	17 	1 	74 	127
Colgate 	17 	4 	13 	0 	.235 	54 	111 	 	24 	7 	17 	0 	87 	156
Northeastern 	19 	3 	16 	0 	.158 	35 	122 	 	29 	7 	22 	0 	77 	175
Princeton 	21 	1 	20 	0 	.048 	54 	140 	 	23 	1 	22 	0 	56 	155
Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Harvard† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Clarkson† 	4 	3 	0 	1 	7 	19 	7 	 	33 	28 	4 	1 	151 	175
St. Lawrence 	4 	2 	2 	0 	4 	12 	10 	 	24 	10 	14 	0 	105 	97
Rensselaer 	4 	0 	3 	1 	1 	7 	20 	 	25 	16 	7 	2 	125 	95
† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Air Force 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	28 	15 	11 	2 	132 	121
Alaska–Fairbanks 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	28 	13 	14 	1 	- 	-
Bowling Green 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	31 	18 	12 	1 	- 	-
Notre Dame 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	31 	13 	16 	2 	116 	137
Ohio 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	27 	12 	15 	0 	- 	-
Ohio State 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	29 	20 	9 	0 	160 	78
Saint Louis 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	30 	9 	19 	2 	 	
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PCT 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Michigan Tech† 	22 	18 	4 	0 	.818 	112 	62 	 	33 	25 	6 	2 	173 	105
Denver* 	22 	15 	7 	0 	.682 	114 	92 	 	36 	25 	10 	1 	178 	133
Wisconsin 	22 	13 	9 	0 	.591 	102 	77 	 	34 	20 	13 	1 	180 	110
Michigan State 	22 	12 	10 	0 	.545 	101 	97 	 	31 	19 	12 	0 	152 	124
Minnesota* 	22 	9 	12 	1 	.432 	77 	88 	 	32 	14 	17 	1 	116 	128
Minnesota-Duluth 	24 	10 	14 	0 	.417 	98 	106 	 	34 	16 	17 	1 	147 	146
North Dakota 	26 	10 	15 	1 	.404 	92 	116 	 	33 	14 	17 	2 	123 	141
Colorado College 	18 	7 	11 	0 	.389 	81 	100 	 	29 	11 	17 	1 	142 	168
Michigan 	22 	5 	17 	0 	.227 	77 	116 	 	30 	9 	21 	0 	118 	147
Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Minnesota, Denver† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion
===Independent game results===
*11/13: Western Ontario - Bowling Green 3:2 OT
*11/14: Bowling Green - Western Ontario 7:6 OT
*11/20: Air Force - Ohio University 3:2 OT
*11/20: Bowling Green - Waterloo Lutheran (ON) 11:4
*11/20: Michigan Tech - Notre Dame 5:2
*11/21: Michigan Tech - Notre Dame 5:4 OT
*11/21: Bowling Green - Waterloo Lutheran (ON) 8:1
*11/21: Air Force - Ohio University 4:3 OT
*11/26: Air Force - Wisconsin-Superior 4:0
*11/26: St. Lawrence - Bowling Green 6:5 - North Country Festival
*11/27: Clarkson - Bowling Green 5:2 - " 
*11/27: Ohio University - St. Clair 4:2
*11/27: Air Force - Wisconsin-Superior 9:2
*11/28: New Hampshire - Bowling Green 6:4
*12/4: Ohio University - Western Michigan 8:2
*12/4: St. Louis - Air Force 7:4
*12/5: Ohio University - Western Michigan 15:3
*12/6: St. Louis - Air Force 5:3
*12/11: Air Force - Wisconsin-Superior 13:4
*12/11: Michigan State - Notre Dame 10:5
*12/12: Notre Dame - Michigan State 4:3
*12/12: Air Force - Wisconsin-Superior 8:5
*12/12: Lake Superior State - Bowling Green 4:3
*12/13: Lake Superior State - Bowling Green 7:2
*12/18: Ohio University - Boston State 4:2 - Merrimack Invitational
*12/19: Ohio University - Merrimack 6:3 - "
*12/19: Notre Dame - Wisconsin 6:5
*12/20: Notre Dame - Wisconsin 3:3 OT
*12/28: Notre Dame - Northeastern 4:1 - Boston Arena Christmas Tournament
*12/29: Boston University - Notre Dame 7:3 - "
*12/30: Notre Dame - Boston College 5:3 - " 
*1/2: St. Louis - Ohio University 7:4
*1/2: Michigan State - Bowling Green 7:2
*1/3: Michigan State - Bowling Green 6:2
*1/4: Ohio University - St. Louis 5:4
*1/6: Clarkson - Ohio University 7:4
*1/8: Bowling Green - Clarkson 7:4
*1/8: Notre Dame - Air Force 5:4
*1/9: Notre Dame - Air Force 4:2
*1/9: Clarkson - Bowling Green 6:3
*1/9: Ohio University - St. Clair (ON) 6:2
*1/12: Colorado College - Notre Dame 6:1
*1/13: Notre Dame - Colorado College 8:6
*1/15: Colorado College - Air Force 8:5
*1/15: Denver - Notre Dame 6:3
*1/16: Denver - Notre Dame 4:2
*1/16: Colorado College - Air Force 7:7 OT
*1/16: Boston University - Bowling Green 6:1
*1/22: Ohio State - Air Force 3:2
*1/22: Notre Dame - North Dakota 6:5 OT
*1/23: North Dakota - Notre Dame 7:1
*1/23: Air Force - Ohio State 5:2
*1/29: St. Louis - Ohio University 3:2
*1/29: Bowling Green - Guelph (ON) 6:4
*1/29: Air Force - Royal Military College (ON) 4:2
*1/29: Michigan State - Notre Dame 6:3
*1/30: Michigan State - Notre Dame 6:4
*1/30: Air Force - Royal Military College (ON) 5:5 OT
*1/30: Bowling Green - Guelph (ON) 5:4
*1/30: St. Louis - Ohio University 5:4
*2/3: Bowling Green - St. Clair (ON) 10:2
*2/5: Ohio University - Illinois-Chicago 7:3
*2/5: Bowling Green - Western Michigan 8:2
*2/5: Gustavus Adolphus - Air Force 5:4
*2/5: Denver - Notre Dame 4:3
*2/6: Notre Dame - Denver 4:2
*2/6: Air Force - Gustavus Adolphus 6:5
*2/6: Bowling Green - Western Michigan 9:0
*2/6: Ohio University - Illinois-Chicago 16:0
*2/12: Ohio University - Lake Forest 9:1
*2/12: Air Force - Colorado College 7:4
*2/12: Notre Dame - Minnesota-Duluth 5:5 OT
*2/13: Minnesota-Duluth - Notre Dame 6:3
*2/13: Colorado College - Air Force 8:5
*2/13: Ohio University - Lake Forest 9:3
*2/19: Air Force - Ohio State 4:0
*2/19: Notre Dame - Michigan 4:2
*2/20: Notre Dame - Michigan 5:4
*2/20: Ohio State - Air Force 5:1
*2/26: Bowling Green - Notre Dame 5:1
*2/26: Air Force - St. Louis 6:4
*2/27: Air Force - St. Louis 7:6 OT
*2/27: Bowling Green - Notre Dame 3:2
*3/5: Air Force - Ohio University 4:3
*3/6: Air Force - Ohio University 5:4
*3/6: St. Louis - Bowling Green 6:3
*3/6: US Nationals - Notre Dame 7:5
*3/7: US Nationals - Notre Dame 4:2
*3/7: St. Louis - Bowling Green 4:4 OT
*3/12: Notre Dame - Air Force 5:0
*3/13: Notre Dame - Air Force 4:1
*Michigan - St. Louis 7:4
*Michigan - St. Louis 6:4
*Boston - St. Louis 8:0
*Boston - St. Louis 9:1
*Ohio State - St. Louis 5:3 - listed in St. Louis's Yearbook, but not OSU's
*Ohio State - St. Louis 6:3 - " 
*St. Louis - University of Toronto (ON) 4:4 OT
*St. Louis - University of Toronto (ON) 8:7
*Boston College - St. Louis 9:5
*St. Louis - Princeton 6:2
*Lake Superior State - St. Louis 6:4
*Lake Superior State - St. Louis 3:2
*Denver - St. Louis 9:2
*Denver - St. Louis 6:5 OT
*Lake Superior State - St. Louis 6:1
*Lake Superior State - St. Louis 5:3
*Loyola - St. Louis 6:2
*Loyola - St. Louis 4:2
*St. Louis - Ohio State 4:2 - listed in OSU Yearbook, but not St. Louis's
*Ohio State - St. Louis 5:4 - "
*Ohio State - St. Louis 7:4 - "
*Ohio State - Ryerson Tech 12:3
*Michigan State - Ohio State 4:2
*Michigan State - Ohio State 6:1
*Ohio State - St. Clair (ON) 9:2
*Ohio State - Detroit 11:1
*Ohio State - Detroit 17:3
*Ohio State - Lake Forest 6:1
*Ohio State - Lake Forest 7:2
*Ohio State - Colorado 5:0
*Ohio State - Western Michigan 13:1
*Ohio State - Western Michigan 13:4
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Gonzaga 6:4
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Gonzaga 7:5 
*University of British Columbia JV - Alaska-Fairbanks 7:1
*University of British Columbia JV - Alaska-Fairbanks 4:2
;Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
*12/4: Bowling Green - Ohio State 4:0
*12/5: Ohio State - Bowling Green 5:1
*1/15: Ohio State - Ohio University 5:3
*1/22: Bowling Green - Ohio University 6:1
*1/23: Bowling Green - Ohio University 8:4
*2/12: Bowling Green - Ohio State 3:2
*2/13: Bowling Green - Ohio State 5:3
*2/19: Bowling Green - Ohio University 6:4
*2/20: Bowling Green - Ohio University 7:3
*Ohio State - Ohio University 1:0
*2/26: Ohio University - Ohio State 3:2
*2/27: Ohio State - Ohio University 5:3
This was an informal league composed of Bowling Green, Ohio, and Ohio State. 
;Anchorage City League
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Alaska Methodist 5:4
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Texaco Chiefs 3:3
*First National Bank Blades - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:3
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Texaco Chiefs 8:1
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Texaco Chiefs 3:0
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Hohn Plumbers 3:1
*Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:5
*Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 10:4
*First National Bank Blades - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:2
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Hohn Plumbers 5:2
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Hohn Plumbers 9:2
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Hohn Plumbers 3:0 
*Hohn Plumbers - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:5
*First National Bank Blades - Alaska-Fairbanks 6:2
*Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 8:0 
*Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 6:4
;Alaska State Championship
*First Bational Bank Blades - Alaska-Fairbanks 7:5 OT
*Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 12:2
*Hohn Plumbers - Alaska-Fairbanks 8:4
==ECAC Tournament==
The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on winning percentage, qualified to participate in the tournament. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played against one another. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. 
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==WCHA Tournament==
The top eight teams in the WCHA, according to their final conference standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8. The eight teams were then divided into two separate groups by placing all even-numbered seeds in one group (2, 4, 6, 8) and the odd-numbered seeds (1, 3, 5, 7) in the other group. Using the location of the top seeds in each of the groups, the odd-numbered group (containing Michigan Tech) was placed in the east region which was held at the Dane County Coliseum while the odd-numbered grouping (containing Denver) was placed in the west region which was held at the DU Arena. Once each regional group was set the teams were reseeded No. 1 to No. 4 according to their final conference standings. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds in each region were matched in a single game with the winners advancing to their regional final games. The winners of the two championship games were declared as co-conference tournament champions.
===East Regional===
;Semifinals
*3/11: North Dakota - Michigan Tech 6:4
*3/11: Minnesota - Wisconsin 4:3
;Final
*3/13: Minnesota - North Dakota 5:2
===West Regional===
;Semifinals
*3/11: Denver - Colorado College 6:3
*3/12: Minnesota-Duluth - Michigan State 4:3
;Final
*3/13: Denver - Minnesota-Duluth 9:3
==NCAA Tournament==
===Qualifying teams===
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the two WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. An at-large bid was offered to a second eastern team based upon both their ECAC tournament finish as well as their regular season record. 
East	East 	East 	East 	East 	East 	East 	West	West 	West 	West 	West 	West 	West
Seed	School 	Conference 	Record	Berth type 	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School 	Conference	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance	Last bid
1 	Harvard 	ECAC Hockey	18–6–1	Tournament champion	5th 	1969 	1 	Denver 	WCHA 	24–9–1 	Tournament co-champion	9th 	1969
2 	Boston University	ECAC Hockey	26–2–1	At-Large 	7th 	1967 	2 	Minnesota	WCHA 	13–16–1	Tournament co-champion	4th 	1961
===Results===
;Semifinals
*3/18: Boston University - Denver 4:2
*3/19: Minnesota - Harvard 6:5 OT
;Consolation Game
*3/20: Denver - Harvard 1:0
;Championship Game
*3/20: Boston University - Minnesota 4:2
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