It concluded with Wisconsin-River Falls defeating Elmira in the championship series 3-0 in the deciding mini-game.
All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Elmira, New York.
Plattsburgh State's tournament performance was later vacated due to NCAA violations.
No formal seeding was used while quarter and semifinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances.
Starting in 1988, each round of the tournament consisted of a two-game series with a 20-minute mini-game used to determine a winner.