ECAC Hockey playoffs

2013 tournament

Format: All 12 teams qualify. The top four seeds get byes into the quarterfinals.

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 seed at 1, second-lowest remaining seed at 2, third-lowest remaining seed at 3, fourth-lowest remaining seed at 4. Schedule/results

Championship: At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. March 22: Semifinals, 4 and 7:30 p.m. EDT. March 23: Third-place game, 4 p.m. EDT; championship game, 7 p.m. EDT. Schedule/results

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