1968 NAIA ice hockey championship

The 1968 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved four schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1968 tournament was the first men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA.^[1] The tournament began on March 8, 1968, and ended with the championship game on March 9.^[2]

1968 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship

1968
Tournament information
Sport	ice hockey
Location	St. Paul, Minnesota
Dates	March 8, 1968–March 9, 1968
Venue(s)	St. Paul Auditorium
Teams	4
Final positions
Champion	Bemidji State
Runner-up	Lake Superior State
Tournament statistics
Winning coach	Bob Peters
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The championship game pitted ICHA conference rivals Bemidji State College (BSC) and Lake Superior State College (LSSC) against each other. Despite LSSC taking all four regular season games against BSC, the Beavers earned their first National Title with a 5-4 overtime victory over the Lakers.^[3]

Brackets

St. Paul Auditorium, St. Paul, Minnesota

	Semifinals March 8					National Championship March 9
	Bemidji State		11
	Boston State		0
						Bemidji State		5*
						Lake Superior State		4
	Lake Superior State		7
	Gustavus Adolphus		1			Third Place Game
						Gustavus Adolphus		7
						Boston State		6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)