The 1961 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 2nd conference playoff in league history.
All games were played at home team campus sites.
By being declared as co-champions, both Minnesota and Denver were invited to participate in the 1961 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The top four teams in the WCHA, based upon the conference regular season standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PCT = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against [5] [6] Note: * denotes overtime period(s)