Template:1988–89 ECAC West standings (men)
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| RIT †* | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .886 | 156 | 74 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 222 | 126 | |
| Plattsburgh State ^ | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | .788 | 173 | 96 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 174 | 95 | |
| Hamilton | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | .739 | 121 | 66 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Union | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | .717 | 108 | 66 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Oswego State | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | .673 | 174 | 101 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 185 | 118 | |
| Elmira | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | 126 | 75 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 167 | 118 | |
| Canisius | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .591 | 115 | 82 | 35 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 148 | 155 | |
| Geneseo State | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | .518 | 166 | 127 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Cortland State | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .500 | 105 | 102 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Hobart | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | .435 | 117 | 94 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 131 | 98 | |
| Brockport State | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | .425 | 99 | 89 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 112 | 97 | |
| Potsdam State | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 124 | 127 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Mercyhurst | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .306 | 81 | 86 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 148 | 125 | |
| Fredonia State | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .225 | 76 | 108 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 1 | |||
| St. Bonaventure | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .211 | 66 | 151 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Binghamton | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 287 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Championship: March 4, 1989 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ^ Plattsburgh State voluntarily ruled themselves ineligible for postseason play while they were under investigation for NCAA rules violations | ||||||||||||||
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