The 1992 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1991–92 season, the 9th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Plattsburgh State defeating Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the championship game 7–3. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Plattsburgh, New York.
Qualifying teams The following teams qualified for the tournament. There were no automatic bids, however, conference tournament champions were given preferential consideration. No formal seeding was used, quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances.
East West School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid Babson ECAC East 20–3–3 Tournament Champion 9th 1991 Mankato State NCHA 17–12–3 At-Large 5th 1991 Elmira ECAC West 21–8–0 At-Large 5th 1991 St. Thomas MIAC 19–9–2 Tournament Champion 6th 1990 Plattsburgh State ECAC West 28–2–2 Tournament Champion 3rd 1990 Wisconsin–Stevens Point NCHA 23–5–4 Tournament Champion 5th 1991 Salem State ECAC East 17–8–0 At-Large 3rd 1987 Wisconsin–Superior NCHA 21–6–1 At-Large 1st Never
Format The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the Quarterfinals, teams played a two-game series where the first team to reach 3 points was declared a winner (2 points for winning a game, 1 point each for tying). If both teams ended up with 2 points after the first two games a 20-minute mini-game used to determine a winner. Mini-game scores are in italics. Beginning with the Semifinals all games became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the Semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game with the losers playing in a Third Place game. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel.
Bracket
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: Mini-games in italics
Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Frozen FourChampionship GameChampions NCHA 3 4–6–0 2 1 - ECAC West 2 4–2–0 1 1 1 ECAC East 2 3–3–0 1 - - MIAC 1 1–1–0 - - -
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