The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finished below eighth place in the standings was not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference standings
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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
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Conference
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Overall
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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PTS
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GF
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GA
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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Bowling Green† |
32 |
24 |
6 |
2 |
50 |
181 |
121 |
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45 |
33 |
10 |
2 |
238 |
160
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Michigan State* |
32 |
23 |
8 |
1 |
47 |
163 |
117 |
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45 |
33 |
10 |
2 |
231 |
156
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Lake Superior State |
32 |
19 |
11 |
2 |
40 |
143 |
130 |
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40 |
22 |
16 |
2 |
181 |
168
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Illinois-Chicago |
32 |
18 |
13 |
1 |
37 |
148 |
118 |
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39 |
21 |
17 |
1 |
176 |
154
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Western Michigan |
32 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
32 |
155 |
144 |
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43 |
23 |
20 |
0 |
219 |
187
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Ohio State |
32 |
12 |
19 |
1 |
25 |
132 |
168 |
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43 |
19 |
23 |
1 |
188 |
211
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Michigan |
32 |
11 |
20 |
1 |
23 |
153 |
174 |
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40 |
14 |
25 |
1 |
188 |
220
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Ferris State |
32 |
9 |
23 |
0 |
18 |
114 |
152 |
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43 |
16 |
27 |
0 |
157 |
197
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Miami |
32 |
8 |
24 |
0 |
16 |
127 |
192 |
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39 |
8 |
31 |
0 |
151 |
232
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Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
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| Quarterfinals March 6–8
| | | Semifinals March 12
| | | Championship March 14
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| Bowling Green
| 4
| 5
| 5
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| 8
| Ferris State
| 6
| 0
| 1
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| Bowling Green
| 5
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| Ohio State
| 3
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| 2
| Michigan State
| 8*
| 6
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| 7
| Michigan
| 7
| 3
| –
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| Bowling Green
| 3
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| Michigan State
| 4*
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| 3
| Lake Superior State
| 8
| 2
| 4
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| 6
| Ohio State
| 5
| 5
| 8
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| Michigan State
| 6
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| Western Michigan
| 3
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| 4
| Illinois–Chicago
| 2
| 6
| 1
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| Western Michigan
| 4
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| 5
| Western Michigan
| 3*
| 4
| 5
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| Ohio State
| 7
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Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round
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(1) Bowling Green vs. (8) Ferris State
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Bowling Green won series 2–1
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(2) Michigan State vs. (7) Michigan
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Michigan State won series 2–0
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(3) Lake Superior State vs. (6) Ohio State
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Ohio State won series 2–1
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(4) Illinois–Chicago vs. (5) Western Michigan
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Western Michigan won series 2–1
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Semifinals
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(1) Bowling Green vs. (6) Ohio State
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(2) Michigan State vs. (5) Western Michigan
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Consolation Game
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(5) Western Michigan vs. (6) Ohio State
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Championship
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(1) Bowling Green vs. (2) Michigan State
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Tournament awards
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References
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External links
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