Following the "winningest" team discussion, here's some
info (maybe it should have been sent to I-H-L) on NCAA
tourney records.  As Mike notes, the first NCAA Ice Hockey
tournament was conducted in 1948.  All records are for
the Division I tournament.
 
MOST NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
  1. Michigan 8
  2. Denver, North Dakota, Wisconsin 5
  5. Boston Univ 4
 
MOST NCAA TOURNEY APPEARANCES
  1. Minnesota 23
  2. Boston Univ 22
  3. Michigan 19
  4. Boston College 18
  5. Harvard, Michigan State 16
 
MOST NCAA TOURNEY VICTORIES (GAMES)
  1. Minnesota 38
  2. Boston Univ, Michigan 29
  4. Wisconsin 27
  5. Michigan State, North Dakota 22
 
HIGHEST NCAA TOURNEY WINNING PERCENTAGE
NO MINIMUM ON NUMBER OF GAMES/APPEARANCES
  1. North Dakota 71.0 (22-9-0)
  2. Michigan 69.0 (29-13-0)
  3. Wisconsin 66.7 (27-13-2)
  4. Lake Superior 64.1 (20-11-1)
  5. Denver 61.5 (16-10-0)
 
Fwiw...Clarkson, which was the origin point of the discussion,
is 12-18-1 with no championships in 15 appearances.
 
All numbers taken from NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:THE OFFICIAL
1995-96 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS.
Typos are mine.
 
 
John Haeussler
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