' s ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Tournament . ▁ ▁Format ▁The ▁tournament ▁featured ▁three ▁r ounds ▁of ▁play . ▁The ▁teams ▁that ▁finish ▁below ▁e ighth ▁in ▁the ▁conference ▁are ▁not ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁tournament ▁play . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁e ighth ▁se eds , ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁sevent h ▁se eds , ▁the ▁third ▁seed ▁and ▁sixth ▁se eds , ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁seed ▁and ▁fifth ▁se eds ▁played ▁a ▁best - of - three ▁with ▁the ▁winner ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁In ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁the ▁highest ▁and ▁lowest ▁se eds ▁and ▁second ▁highest ▁and ▁second ▁lowest ▁se eds ▁play ▁a ▁single - el im ination ▁game , ▁with ▁the ▁winner ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁championship ▁game . ▁The ▁tournament ▁champion ▁receives ▁an ▁automatic ▁bid ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Men ' s ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Tournament . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁stand ings ▁Note : ▁GP ▁= ▁Games ▁Play ed ; ▁W ▁= ▁W ins ; ▁L ▁= ▁L oss es ; ▁T ▁= ▁T ies ; ▁P TS ▁= ▁Point s ; ▁G F ▁= ▁Go als ▁For ; ▁G A ▁= ▁Go als ▁Again st ▁ ▁Bra cket ▁ ▁Note : ▁* ▁denotes ▁over time ▁periods ▁ ▁Qu arter final s ▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁Boston ▁College ▁vs . ▁( 8 ) ▁Massachusetts ▁ ▁( 2 ) ▁Massachusetts - L ow ell ▁vs . ▁( 7 ) ▁Prov idence ▁ ▁( 3 ) ▁Boston ▁University ▁vs