Atlantic Hockey playoffs

2013 tournament

Format: All 12 teams qualify. The top four seeds get byes into the quarterfinals, where they meet the four winners of first-round series.

First round: Best-of-three series, March 8-10 at campus sites: Seed 12 at 5, 11 at 6, 10 at 7, 9 at 8. Schedule/results

Quarterfinals: Best-of-three series, March 15-17 at campus sites: Lowest remaining overall seed at 1; second-lowest remaining overall seed at 2, third-lowest remaining seed at 3, fourth-lowest remaining seed at 4. Schedule/results

Championship: At Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, N.Y. March 22: Semifinals, 4:05 p.m. EDT and 60 minutes after completion of first game. March 23: Semifinal winners, 7:05 p.m. EDT. Schedule/results

Note: Teams are reseeded after the first and quarterfinal rounds.