FYI for the D-III fans, quick reference for those of you also following D-I.

          ECAC
          First Round (3/13/98-3/15/98  -  first to three points)
          #1 Yale defeated #10 St. Lawrence (3-3, 3-3, 4-1)
          #2 Clarkson defeated #9 Vermont (2-1, 5-3)
          #8 Cornell defeated #3 RPI (5-4, 0-3, 5-4)
          #7 Princeton defeated #4 Brown (3-2, 0-6, 5-3)
          #5 Harvard defeated #6 Colgate (5-4, 4-2)

          Play-in Game (3/19/98 at Lake Placid)
          #7 Princeton 6,   #8 Cornell 2 

          Semifinals (3/20/98 at Lake Placid)
          #7 Princeton 2,  #1 Yale 1
          #2 Clarkson 6, #5 Harvard 2

          Consolation (3/21 at Lake Placid)
          #5 Harvard 4, #1 Yale 1

          Finals (3/21/98 at Lake Placid)
          #7 Princeton 5, #2 Clarkson 2 (2 ot)
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          CCHA
          Quarterfinals (3/13/98-3/15/98 - best of three)
          #1 Michigan State defeated #8 Ferris State (3-1, 2-1)
          #2 Michigan defeated #7 Notre Dame (2-4, 2-1, 4-3)
          #3 Ohio State defeated #6 Lake Superior State (2-1, 6-0)
          #4 Northern Michigan defeated #5 Miami (3-1, 8-2)

          Semifinals (3/20 at Joe Louis Arena)
          #1 Michigan State 5, #4 Northern Michigan 1
          #3 Ohio State 4,  #2 Michigan 2

          Finals (3/21/98 at Joe Louis Arena)
          #1 Michigan State 3, #3 Ohio State 2 (2 ot)
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          Hockey East:
          Quarterfinals (3/12/98 - 3/15/98 - best of three)
          #8 Merrimack defeated #1 Boston University (4-1, 5-6, 5-4)
          #2 Boston College defeated #7 Providence (4-3, 6-3)
          #6 Maine defeated #3 New Hampshire (3-2, 5-3)
          #5 UMass-Lowell defeated #4 Northeastern (8-2, 2-3, 5-1)

          Semifinals (3/20 at  Fleet Center)
          #2 Boston College 7, #8 Merrimack  2
          #6 Maine 6,  #5 UMass-Lowell 2

          Finals (3/21 at Fleet Center)
          #2 Boston College 3, #6 Maine 2
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          WCHA:
          First Round (3/13/98-3/15/98 - best of three)
          #1 North Dakota defeated #10 Mankato State (5-2, 5-4)
          #2 Wisconsin defeated #9 Alaska-Anchorage (6-1, 6-2)
          #3 Colorado College defeated #8 Denver (3-2, 6-4)
          #4 St. Cloud State defeated #7 Michigan Tech (6-4, 2-3, 6-2)
          #5 Minn-Duluth defeated #6 Minnesota (7-3, 0-5, 5-4 (ot))

          Play-in Game (3/19/98 at Bradley Center)
          #4 St. Cloud State 4, #5 Minn-Duluth 3 (ot)

          Semifinals (3/20/98 at Bradley Center)
          #1 North Dakota 4, #4 St. Cloud State 1
          #2 Wisconsin 5, #3 Colorado College 2

          Consolation (3/21 at Bradley Center)
          #3 Colorado College 6, #4 St. Cloud State 1

          Finals (3/21 at Bradley Center)
          #2 Wisconsin 3, #1 North Dakota 2
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          NCAA Division I Tournament:
          West First Round (3/27 at Ann Arbor, MI)
          #6W Princeton vs. #3W Michigan
          #5W Yale vs. #4W Ohio State

          West Quarterfinals (3/28 at Ann Arbor, MI)
          Princeton/Michigan vs. #2W North Dakota
          Yale/Ohio State vs. #1 Michigan State

          East First Round (3/28 at Albany, NY)
          #6E Colorado College vs. #3E Clarkson
          #5E New Hampshire vs. #4E Wisconsin

          East Quarterfinals (3/29 at Albany, NY)
          Colorado College/Clarkson vs. #2 Boston College
          New Hampshire/Wisconsin vs. #1 Boston University

          Semifinals (4/2 at Boston, MA)
          Princeton/Michigan/North Dakota vs. New Hampshire/Wisconsin/Boston University
          Colorado College/Clarkson/Boston College vs. Yale/Ohio State/Michigan State

          Finals (4/4 at Boston, MA)
          Semifinal winners

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