At the conclusion of the previous season, Princeton announced that Ron Fogarty would not be returning as head coach.
[2] Later in the offseason, Cornell head coach Mike Schafer announced that this would be his final season behind the bench.
Clarkson then announced that alumnus and former assistant coach, Jean-François Houle, would leave the Laval Rocket to take over at his alma mater.
Teams are reseeded for the semifinals Note: * denotes overtime period(s) [4] [5] Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament.
Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.