It was held between March 17 and 19, 1960, and concluded with Denver defeating Michigan Tech 5–3.
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions.
The games were played at the home venue of the higher seed.
Neither of these games are considered to be part of the NCAA tournament but are included here for continuity.
[1] The higher-ranked eastern team was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA champion with the better conference record was given the top western seed.