Super Eight (hockey)
The Super Eight is the name of the Massachusetts hockey tournament that determines the state champion. The tournament is technically called the Division IA tournament. Both public and private high schools from the MIAA compete in this tournament. The Independent School League does not compete in the MIAA and has its own tournament
The format of the Super Eight tournament is a round-robin in which the top eight Division I teams compete against each other. Since 2001, there are actually 10 teams selected, with the bottom four seeds playing a play-in game. The winners of those games compete in the Super Eight tournament while the losers return to the respective Division I tournaments (e.g. Division I North tournament) and are seeded at the top of their respective tournaments.
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