1987 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Plattsburgh, New York.

Plattsburgh State's tournament performance and national championship was later vacated due to NCAA violations.

There were no automatic bids, however, conference tournament champions were given preferential consideration.

No formal seeding was used while quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances.

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: Mini-games in italics * Most Outstanding Player(s) Plattsburgh State's record not included