1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 8 schools playing in a 2-game series followed by single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 21, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 29. A total of 12 games were played. The quarterfinal round consisted of a 2-game series with the winner being the team scoring the most goals.

Michigan State University, coached by Ron Mason, won the national championship with a 6-5 victory over Harvard University in front of 8,341 fans.

The All-Tournament Team consisted of:

Contents

Game locations

Quarterfinals

Frozen Four

Teams

East Regional

Seed Team Conference Coach
1 Boston University Hockey East    Jack Parker   
2 Michigan State University      CCHA Ron Mason
3 Boston College Hockey East Len Ceglarski
4 University of Minnesota WCHA Doug Woog
 

West Regional

Seed Team Conference Coach
1 University of Denver WCHA Ralph Backstrom
2 Harvard University ECAC Bill Cleary
3 Western Michigan University CCHA Bill Wilkinson
4 Cornell University ECAC Lou Reycroft

Brackets

East Regional

Seed Team Gm 1 Gm 2 Total
1 Boston 4 3 7
4 Minnesota 6 5 11
Seed Team Gm 1 Gm 2 Total
2 Michigan St 6 4 10
3 Boston College 4 2 6
 

West Regional

Seed Team Gm 1 Gm 2 Total
1 Denver 4 3 7
4 Cornell 2 4 6
Seed Team Gm 1 Gm 2 Total
2 Harvard 4 7 11
3 Western Michigan 2 2 4

Frozen Four

  Semifinals
March 27-28		 National Championship
March 29
                 
E4  Minnesota 4  
E2  Michigan St 6  
    E2  Michigan St 6
  W2  Harvard 5
W1  Denver 2
W2  Harvard 5  

Consolation Game: Minnesota 6, Denver 4

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