CCHA playoffs

2012 tournament

Format: All 11 teams qualify. The top five seeds get byes into the quarterfinals.

First round: Best-of-three series, March 2-4 at campus sites: Seed 11 at 6, 10 at 7, 9 at 8. Schedule/results

Quarterfinals: Best-of-three series, March 9-11 at campus sites: Lowest remaining seed at 1, second-lowest remaining seed at 2, third-lowest remaining seed at 3, 5 at 4. Schedule/results

Championship: At Joe Louis Arena, Detroit. March 16: Semifinals, 4:35 and 8:05 p.m. EDT. March 17: Third-place game, 3:35 p.m. EDT; championship game 7:35 p.m. EDT. Schedule/results

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