The 1988 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 17th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1988. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Bowling Green received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finished below eighth place in the standings was not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
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Conference
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Overall
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| GP
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W
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L
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T
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PTS
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GF
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GA
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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| Lake Superior State† |
32 |
22 |
4 |
6 |
50 |
163 |
97 |
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46 |
33 |
7 |
6 |
233 |
139
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| Bowling Green* |
32 |
19 |
11 |
2 |
40 |
190 |
144 |
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45 |
30 |
13 |
2 |
258 |
188
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| Michigan State |
32 |
18 |
11 |
3 |
39 |
151 |
123 |
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46 |
27 |
16 |
3 |
222 |
173
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| Western Michigan |
32 |
17 |
12 |
3 |
37 |
152 |
136 |
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42 |
22 |
17 |
3 |
208 |
184
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| Michigan |
32 |
17 |
15 |
0 |
34 |
140 |
131 |
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41 |
22 |
19 |
0 |
176 |
171
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| Illinois-Chicago |
32 |
14 |
17 |
1 |
29 |
137 |
138 |
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39 |
18 |
20 |
1 |
170 |
169
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| Ferris State |
32 |
11 |
17 |
4 |
26 |
118 |
165 |
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40 |
15 |
20 |
5 |
155 |
198
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| Ohio State |
32 |
7 |
21 |
4 |
18 |
116 |
178 |
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40 |
10 |
24 |
6 |
138 |
209
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| Miami |
32 |
7 |
24 |
1 |
15 |
113 |
168 |
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38 |
12 |
25 |
1 |
145 |
187
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Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
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Bracket
| Quarterfinals
March 4–6
| | | Semifinals
March 10
| | | Championship
March 12
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| 1
| Lake Superior State
| 6
| 4
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| 8
| Ohio State
| 2
| 1
| –
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| Lake Superior State
| 5*
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| | | 4
| Western Michigan
| 4
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| 2
| Bowling Green
| 5****
| 6
| –
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| 7
| Ferris State
| 4
| 3
| –
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| | 1
| Lake Superior State
| 3
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| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
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| Bowling Green
| 5
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| 3
| Michigan State
| 9
| 6
| –
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| 6
| Illinois–Chicago
| 4
| 3
| –
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| Bowling Green
| 6
| | | Consolation Game
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| | | 3
| Michigan State
| 4
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| 4
| Western Michigan
| 4
| 4
| 10
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| Michigan State
| 9
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| 5
| Michigan
| 5
| 3
| 0
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| Western Michigan
| 6
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Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Ohio State
| Lake Superior State won series 2–0
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(2) Bowling Green vs. (7) Ferris State
| Bowling Green won series 2–0
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(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Illinois–Chicago
| Michigan State won series 2–0
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(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Michigan
| Western Michigan won series 2–1
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Semifinals
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (4) Western Michigan
(2) Bowling Green vs. (3) Michigan State
Consolation Game
(3) Michigan State vs. (4) Western Michigan
Championship
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (2) Bowling Green
Tournament awards
* Most Valuable Player(s)[5]
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References
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