2001 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 12 teams representing five Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 12 within two regionals of 6 teams. The winners of five Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. The top regional placements are given to the best teams from each of the two regions (East and West) while the remaining 10 teams are seeded based upon their rankings regardless of region. Regional Sites • East Regional – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts • West Regional – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Championship Site • Frozen Four – Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York ==Qualifying teams==

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded on March 17, 2001. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had two berths, while the ECAC and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) each received one entry into the tournament, with the latter making its first appearance in the NCAA championship. ==Bracket==

===East Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts=== First Round Quarterfinals ===West Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan=== First Round Quarterfinals ===Frozen Four – Albany, New York=== National Semifinals National Championship ==All-Tournament team==

• G: Scott Clemmensen (Boston College) • D: Travis Roche (North Dakota) • D: Rob Scuderi (Boston College) • F: Chuck Kobasew* (Boston College) • F: Krys Kolanos (Boston College) • F: Bryan Lundbohm (North Dakota) • Most Outstanding Player(s) ==Record by conference==