It concluded with Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeating St. Norbert in the championship game 5-1.
All First Round and Quarterfinal matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.
Four at-large bids were available for the highest-ranked non-automatic qualifiers (overall seed in parentheses).
For the remaining quarterfinal bracket the second- and seventh-seeded eastern teams would play with the winner advancing to play the victor of the game between the third- and sixth-seeded eastern teams.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) * Most Outstanding Player(s)