2025 NCHA Harris  Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals — February 21-22, 2025
Semifinals — March 1, 2025
Championship — March 8, 2025
Higher seed hosts

The top eight teams qualify for playoffs

Quarterfinals — February 21-22
No. 8 Seed at No. 1 Seed
Friday Score | Saturday Score
No. 5 Seed at No. 4 Seed
Friday Score | Saturday Score
No. 6 Seed at No. 3 Seed
Friday Score | Saturday Score
No. 7 Seed at No. 2 Seed
Friday Score | Saturday Score

Quarterfinals series are two games and a minigame, if needed.

Semifinals — Saturday, March 1
Two highest remaining seeds host

Championship ~ Saturday, March 8
Hosted by highest remaining seed

The tournament champion receives NCHA's automatic berth in the 2024 NCAA Division III Men's Hockey Championship.

TWO-GAME SERIES / MINIGAME FORMAT
* Two games are played with standard NCAA rules applying (single 5:00 OT).
* Games 1 and 2 can end in an OT tie.
* If the two games are split or if both end in a tie, a 20-minute minigame is played.  At the end of the second game, the ice shall be resurfaced and there is a 15-minute intermission.  Starting lineups are announced before the minigame, as in a regular game, and the teams will play the full 20 minutes, regardless of the score.  Should the game be tied after the 20 minutes, the teams will play 20-minute sudden-death overtime periods.

TIEBREAK PROCEDURE
Head-to-Head (points comparison in games between the tied teams - including results in regulation, OT and SO)
Total Regulation Wins
Total Regulation Wins + OT Wins
Total Regulation Wins + OT Wins + SO Wins
* Wins vs Top 4 teams in final standings
# Results vs rank order, 1-X, until the difference in results
Goal differential in games between tied teams only
Goal differential in games vs teams above the tied teams in standings
Goal differential in all conference games
Random draw

* Includes all teams with point totals ranking in the top 4 of overall standings, including ties
# If, while moving through rank order there are two teams with equal point totals at a certain rank, results versus all those tied teams are compared together.