2008 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2008 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 16 schools playing in single elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The tournament began on March 28, 2008, and ended with the championship game on April 12. Boston College, coached by Jerry York, won its third national title with a 4–1 victory in the championship game over Notre Dame, coached by Jeff Jackson. Nathan Gerbe, junior forward for Boston College, scored five goals in the final two games and was named the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player. This was the first tournament in 47 years to have two teams from the same conference play in the opening round. This occurred due to the glut of WCHA teams that received 2nd and 3rd seeds in the regional divisions.

The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. In setting up the tournament, the Championship Committee seeks to ensure "competitive equity, financial success and likelihood of playoff type atmosphere at each regional site." A team serving as the host of a regional is placed within that regional. The top four teams are assigned overall seeds and placed within the bracket such that the national semifinals will feature the No. 1 seed versus the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed versus the No. 3 seed should the top four teams win their respective regional finals. Number 1 seeds are also placed as close to their home site as possible, with the No. 1 seed receiving first preference. Conference matchups are avoided in the first round; should five or more teams from one conference make the tournament, this guideline may be disregarded in favor of preserving the bracket's integrity. The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2008 regionals: Six teams from the WCHA qualified for the tournament, a record for the number of teams from one conference. East Regional – Albany Northeast Regional – WorcesterSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth TypeSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type1Michigan (1)CCHA31–5–4Tournament champion1Miami (2)CCHA32–7–1At Large Bid2St. Cloud StateWCHA19–15–5At Large Bid2Boston CollegeHockey East21–11–8Tournament Champion3ClarksonECAC21–12–4At Large Bid3MinnesotaWCHA19–16–9At Large Bid4NiagaraCHA22–10–4Tournament champion4Air ForceAtlantic Hockey21–11–6Tournament Champion West Regional – Colorado Springs Midwest Regional – MadisonSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth TypeSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type1New Hampshire (4)Hockey East25–9–3At Large Bid1North Dakota (3)WCHA26–10–4At Large Bid2Colorado CollegeWCHA28–11–1At Large Bid2DenverWCHA26–13–1Tournament champion3Michigan StateCCHA24–11–5At Large Bid3WisconsinWCHA15–16–7At Large Bid4Notre DameCCHA24–15–4At Large Bid4PrincetonECAC21–13–0Tournament champion

The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

(*) denotes overtime period(s).

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions WCHA 6 3–6 .333 2 1 CCHA 4 7–4 .636 4 2 1 ECAC Hockey 2 1–2 .333 1 Hockey East 2 4–1 .800 1 1 1 1 Atlantic Hockey 1 0–1 .000 CHA 1 0–1 .000