All 11 teams will participate in the playoffs during the 2010-11 season under a new postseason model adopted by the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.

The pairings will be re-seeded after every round to pair the highest remaining teams against the lowest.

The top five seeds will receive first-round byes, while the remaining six teams will play best-of-three series at campus sites March 4-6.

The best-of-three CCHA quarterfinals will take place March 11-13 at campus sites, with winners advancing to the CCHA Championship, which will take place March 18-19 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.