2023–24 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 27, 2023, and will conclude on March 23, 2024. This was the 51st season of Division III college ice hockey.

Regular season

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After the closure of Finlandia University the entire ice hockey program (men's and women's) was transferred to the University of Dubuque.[1]

MCLA restarted its ice hockey program this season, returning to the ice for the first time since 2003.[2]

Little East

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Prior to the start of the season, the Little East Conference announced that it would begin sponsoring ice hockey for the first time.[3] The conference projected to begin play in the 2025–26 season and would coincide with the return of Keene State's ice hockey program. The other five Little East members who already field teams are Massachusetts–Boston, Massachusetts–Dartmouth, Plymouth State, Southern Maine and Vermont State Castleton. Because the conference would begin play with six member teams, the Little east would immediately receive an automatic bid for the NCAA tournament.[4]

Season tournaments

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Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Buffalo State Tournament October 27–28 4 Salve Regina
Western Massachusetts Invitational October 27–28 4 Westfield State
Worcester City Cup October 27, 29 4 Assumption
Terry Moran Invitational Tournament November 24–25 4 Rivier
Bowdoin/Colby Tournament November 25–26 4 Bowdoin
LayerEight Shootout November 25–26 4 Plattsburgh State
North Country Tournament November 25–26 4 Trine
Utica Thanksgiving Showcase November 25–26 4 Elmira
Skidmore Thanksgiving Invitational November 25–26 4 Brockport State
Superior Showdown December 29–30 4 Wisconsin–Superior
Northfield Savings Bank Tournament December 30–31 4 University of New England
Oswego State Classic December 30–31 4 Stevenson
Codfish Bowl January 5–6 4 Connecticut College
Comfort Inn Complex Winter Classic January 5–6 4 Plattsburgh State
Boston Landing Invitational January 6–7 4 Tufts

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#12 Curry 18 15 3 0 1 0 0 44 60 32 26 20 5 1 86 53
#14 Endicott * 18 12 3 3 2 2 1 40 68 34 27 17 5 5 100 54
University of New England 18 10 4 4 3 1 2 34 56 37 27 17 6 4 83 54
Salve Regina 18 10 6 2 1 2 1 34 60 44 28 17 9 2 107 64
Wentworth 18 6 11 1 1 0 1 19 38 61 26 10 15 1 65 90
Nichols 18 4 10 4 1 2 1 18 36 52 26 6 16 4 52 86
Suffolk 18 4 13 1 0 1 0 14 39 62 25 5 18 2 55 92
Western New England 18 2 13 3 0 1 2 12 37 72 25 5 17 3 65 99
Championship: March 2
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Albertus Magnus 25 16 9 0 85 57
Anna Maria 24 14 9 1 83 69
Canton State 25 8 16 1 65 99
Rivier 24 10 11 3 72 72
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#9 Plymouth State †* 21 18 1 2 1 0 56 111 38 27 23 2 2 135 50
Fitchburg State 21 13 6 2 2 0 40 69 60 27 15 10 2 80 77
Massachusetts–Dartmouth 21 13 8 0 1 2 40 77 64 27 16 11 0 94 83
Westfield State 21 9 10 2 1 1 30 67 71 27 13 12 2 89 86
Framingham State 21 8 11 2 1 2 28 61 73 26 8 16 2 66 90
Worcester State 21 7 14 0 0 1 22 60 85 26 8 18 0 73 104
Salem State 21 6 14 1 0 1 20.5 68 84 25 6 18 1 80 112
MCLA 21 5 15 1 2 1 15.5 42 80 25 7 17 1 51 91
Championship: March 2
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Augsburg 16 12 3 1 0 0 0 36 52 30 26 15 9 2 74 65
Bethel 16 11 3 2 3 1 2 33 56 38 27 18 6 3 82 60
St. Scholastica 16 8 7 1 1 1 1 26 46 43 26 15 10 1 87 68
Saint Mary's 16 8 7 1 1 0 1 24 38 48 26 10 14 2 64 94
St. Olaf * 16 7 7 2 1 0 1 21 50 41 28 14 11 3 90 60
Saint John's 16 6 9 1 0 2 0 21 42 48 25 9 12 4 62 67
Gustavus Adolphus 16 6 9 1 1 0 0 18 48 46 25 11 12 2 75 70
Concordia (MN) 16 5 9 2 1 2 0 18 45 60 25 10 12 3 78 83
Hamline 16 3 12 1 1 2 0 12 37 60 25 7 16 2 65 85
Championship: March 2
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T OW OL PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Hobart †* 18 16 1 1 0 0 49 106 18 28 25 2 1 152 26
Norwich 18 11 4 3 0 1 37 56 27 26 14 8 4 77 45
#11 Skidmore 18 12 5 1 0 0 37 60 35 28 19 7 2 99 55
#10 Elmira 18 11 6 1 1 1 34 66 49 27 19 7 1 112 68
Babson 18 12 5 1 3 0 34 57 50 26 14 10 2 79 75
Massachusetts–Boston 18 7 11 0 0 1 22 45 63 26 9 15 2 67 91
Southern Maine 18 6 9 3 1 1 21 52 73 27 10 14 3 80 98
Vermont State Castleton 18 4 14 0 1 1 12 43 89 26 7 19 0 68 124
Johnson & Wales 18 3 14 1 0 1 11 40 85 25 6 17 2 65 111
New England College 18 2 15 1 0 0 7 28 64 25 4 20 1 38 90
Championship: March 2
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP RW OTW RL OTL T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Trinity †* 18 15 1 1 0 1 48.5 61 22 25 21 3 1 94 34
Bowdoin 18 8 2 3 1 4 35 46 34 25 14 7 4 68 54
Tufts 18 9 0 3 4 2 34 54 45 25 13 9 3 76 62
Hamilton 18 10 1 6 0 1 33.5 55 46 25 17 7 1 82 62
Amherst 18 8 1 8 0 1 27.5 57 55 25 14 10 1 86 73
Connecticut College 18 6 1 9 2 0 22 42 53 25 9 14 2 64 72
Middlebury 18 4 1 8 2 3 20.5 41 48 26 8 14 4 59 77
Colby 18 4 1 9 0 4 20 41 48 25 9 12 4 68 63
Williams 18 5 1 11 0 1 18.5 47 64 24 9 14 1 58 84
Wesleyan 18 2 1 13 1 1 10.5 29 58 24 5 18 1 37 71
Championship: March 3
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Adrian 18 16 2 0 1 0 0 47 94 34 29 22 6 1 134 53
#5 St. Norbert * 18 15 3 0 3 0 0 42 75 40 28 22 6 0 109 62
Trine 18 13 5 0 3 1 0 37 70 48 28 20 8 0 108 76
Aurora 18 12 6 0 1 0 0 35 71 56 28 15 12 1 93 81
MSOE 18 8 9 1 1 2 1 27 51 48 27 14 11 2 81 67
Lawrence 18 6 10 2 1 1 0 20 47 58 27 8 17 2 73 98
Marian 18 5 12 1 1 2 1 18 51 70 27 9 17 1 80 99
Concordia (WI) 18 6 12 0 2 2 0 18 50 83 27 8 19 0 73 129
Lake Forest 18 4 14 0 0 4 0 16 49 73 25 7 18 0 75 98
Dubuque 18 3 15 0 0 1 0 10 26 74 24 3 19 2 35 96
Championship: March 2
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#7 Geneseo State 16 14 2 0 0 28 73 31 26 21 5 0 112 56
Oswego State 16 12 4 0 1 25 66 29 26 16 9 1 95 67
#8 Plattsburgh State 16 12 3 1 0 25 68 37 28 21 5 2 111 60
#13 Cortland State * 16 10 5 1 0 21 56 40 28 18 8 2 106 68
Brockport State 16 5 9 2 1 13 45 57 26 8 14 4 69 95
Potsdam State 16 5 11 0 0 10 32 61 26 8 17 1 52 92
Fredonia State 16 4 11 1 1 10 35 56 25 6 18 1 52 85
Buffalo State 16 4 10 2 0 10 39 55 25 9 14 2 71 88
Morrisville State 16 2 13 1 0 5 29 77 25 5 19 1 54 109
Championship: March 2
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Utica †* 20 19 0 1 0 0 0 58 114 28 28 23 2 3 132 41
#15 Stevenson 20 15 4 1 0 1 1 48 75 41 28 21 6 1 107 57
Wilkes 20 15 5 0 3 0 0 42 79 45 27 18 9 0 100 64
Alvernia 20 10 9 1 1 0 0 30 61 62 27 13 12 2 85 81
Manhattanville 20 9 11 0 0 2 0 29 63 70 26 9 17 0 76 100
Chatham 20 8 12 0 2 2 0 24 53 61 26 11 15 0 74 87
King's 20 8 12 0 1 0 0 23 48 85 26 9 17 0 61 112
Nazareth 20 5 13 2 0 2 2 21 60 76 26 6 18 2 56 85
Neumann 20 7 12 1 1 0 0 21 44 64 24 7 16 1 63 91
Lebanon Valley 20 6 14 0 1 1 0 18 54 75 25 7 18 0 67 101
Arcadia 20 3 13 4 0 1 2 16 45 89 25 7 14 4 67 104
Championship: March 2
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Wisconsin–Stevens Point †* 15 13 2 0 2 0 37 51 35 28 21 5 2 100 66
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 15 10 4 1 1 1 31 42 20 28 17 9 2 82 52
Wisconsin–Stout 15 8 7 0 0 2 26 55 41 29 13 14 2 102 91
Wisconsin–River Falls 15 6 7 2 0 0 21 35 40 29 16 10 3 73 67
Wisconsin–Superior 15 6 8 1 0 0 20 29 30 27 11 15 1 53 62
Northland 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 13 59 27 1 26 0 33 126
Championship: March 2
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Note: Mini-games are not included in final standings

PairWise Rankings

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The PairWise Rankings (PWR) are a statistical tool designed to approximate the process by which the NCAA selection committee decides which teams get at-large bids to the 16-team NCAA tournament. Although the NCAA selection committee does not use the PWR as presented by USCHO, the PWR has been accurate in predicting which teams will make the tournament field.

For Division III men, all teams are included in comparisons starting in the 2013–14 season (formerly, only teams with a Ratings Percentage Index of .500 or above, or teams under consideration, were included). The PWR method compares each team with every other such team, with the winner of each “comparison” earning one PWR point. After all comparisons are made, the points are totaled up and rankings listed accordingly.

With 85 Division III men's teams, the greatest number of PWR points any team could earn is 84, winning the comparison with every other team. Meanwhile, a team that lost all of its comparisons would have no PWR points.

Teams are then ranked by PWR point total, with ties broken by the teams’ RPI ratings, which starting in 2013–14 is weighted for home and road games and includes a quality wins bonus (QWB) for beating teams in the top 20 of the RPI (it also is weighted for home and road).

When it comes to comparing teams, the PWR uses three criteria which are combined to make a comparison: RPI, record against common opponents and head-to-head competition. Starting in 2013–14, the comparison of record against teams under consideration was dropped because all teams are now under comparison.[5]

NCAA Division I Men's Hockey PairWise Rankings[6]
Rank Team PWR RPI Conference
1 Hobart 84 .6546* NEHC
2 Trinity 83 .6065* NESCAC
3 Adrian 82 .5971* NCHA
4 Utica 80 .5937* UCHC
4 Plymouth State 80 .5825* MASCAC
6 St. Norbert 79 .5812* NCHA
6 Elmira 79 .5789 NEHC
8 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 77 .5771* WIAC
9 Geneseo State 76 .5771* SUNYAC
10 Curry 75 .5718* CCC
11 Skidmore 74 .5678 NEHC
12 Plattsburgh State 73 .5674* SUNYAC
13 Stevenson 72 .5626 UCHC
14 Bethel 71 .5626 MIAC
15 Endicott 69 .5580 CCC
15 Hamilton 69 .5561 NESCAC
17 Tufts 68 .5519 NESCAC
18 Norwich 67 .5513 NEHC
19 Cortland State 66 .5472* SUNYAC
20 University of New England 65 .5465 CCC
21 Salve Regina 63 .5450 CCC
21 Trine 63 .5419 NCHA
23 Bowdoin 62 .5409 NESCAC
24 Oswego State 60 .5397 SUNYAC
24 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 60 .5397* WIAC
26 Augsburg 59 .5399* MIAC
26 Amherst 59 .5379 NESCAC
28 Anna Maria 57 .5368 Independent
28 St. Olaf 57 .5331* MIAC
30 St. Scholastica 55 .5314* MIAC
31 Babson 53 .5269 NEHC
31 Wisconsin–River Falls 53 .5238* WIAC
33 Albertus Magnus 52 .5237 Independent
34 Wilkes 51 .5234 UCHC
35 Aurora 50 .5187 NCHA
35 MSOE 50 .5152 NCHA
37 Fitchburg State 48 .5119 MASCAC
38 Massachusetts–Dartmouth 47 .5070 MASCAC
39 Connecticut College 46 .5069 NESCAC
40 Saint John's 45 .5013 MIAC
41 Middlebury 43 .5003 NESCAC
42 Wisconsin–Stout 42 .5032 WIAC
42 Southern Maine 42 .4961 NEHC
44 Massachusetts–Boston 41 .4946 NEHC
44 Williams 41 .4940 NESCAC
46 Concordia (MN) 40 .4901 MIAC
47 Alvernia 38 .4881 UCHC
47 Gustavus Adolphus 38 .4869 MIAC
49 Colby 36 .4834 NESCAC
50 Westfield State 35 .4803 MASCAC
51 Saint Mary's 34 .4759 MIAC
52 Marian 33 .4736 NCHA
53 Chatham 32 .4718 UCHC
54 Wentworth 31 .4716 CCC
55 Wisconsin–Superior 30 .4686 WIAC
56 Brockport State 29 .4677 SUNYAC
57 Buffalo State 28 .4671 SUNYAC
58 Manhattanville 27 .4629 UCHC
59 King's 26 .4600 UCHC
60 Hamline 25 .4591 MIAC
61 Lawrence 24 .4580 NCHA
62 Rivier 23 .4567 Independent
63 Concordia (WI) 22 .4566 NCHA
64 Framingham State 21 .4562 MASCAC
65 Nazareth 20 .4530 UCHC
66 Nichols 19 .4504 CCC
67 Wesleyan 18 .4492 NESCAC
68 Canton State 17 .4461 Independent
69 Johnson & Wales 16 .4459 NEHC
70 Neumann 15 .4455 UCHC
71 Lake Forest 14 .4451 NCHA
72 Potsdam State 13 .4416 SUNYAC
73 Worcester State 12 .4392 MASCAC
74 Suffolk 11 .4390 CCC
75 Vermont State Castleton 10 .4369 NEHC
76 Arcadia 9 .4361 UCHC
77 Lebanon Valley 8 .4338 UCHC
78 Fredonia State 7 .4296 SUNYAC
79 New England College 6 .4280 NEHC
80 Salem State 5 .4273 MASCAC
81 MCLA 4 .4258 MASCAC
82 Dubuque 3 .4218 NCHA
83 Western New England 2 .4165 CCC
84 Morrisville State 1 .4075 SUNYAC
85 Northland 0 .3750 WIAC
*A team's RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating a weak opponent
Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division III hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament.

2024 NCAA Tournament

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First round
March 9
Quarterfinals
March 16
Semifinals
March 21
National Championship
March 23
            
E2 Trinity (2) 2
E5 Elmira 0
E5 Elmira 5
E8 Endicott 2
E2 Trinity (2) 2
W2 Adrian 1
W1 St. Norbert (3) 5
W4 St. Olaf 2
W1 St. Norbert (3) 3
W2 Adrian 5
W2 Adrian 4
W3 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 0
E2 Trinity (2) 0
E1 Hobart (1) 2
E1 Hobart (1) 4****
E7 Curry 3
E6 Geneseo State 0
E7 Curry 3
E1 Hobart (1) 3
E3 Utica (4) 1
E3 Utica (4) 4
E4 Plymouth State 1
E4 Plymouth State 5
E9 Cortland State 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "University of Dubuque starting men's, women's NCAA D-III hockey programs for 2023-24 season, anticipating transfers from Finlandia for both teams". USCHO. April 15, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Brown, Owen (January 30, 2024). "Old Traditions and a New Legacy: MCLA Hockey Returns to the Ice for First Season in 20 Years". The Online Beacon. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "LEC Announces Men's Ice Hockey as Conference's 22nd Championship Sport". Little East Conference. July 24, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Division III Legislation - Search Results". NCAA. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "PairWise Rankings explanation". Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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