NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament
| NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College ice hockey |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Hunt Arena |
| Current location | River Falls, Wisconsin |
| Played | 2002–present |
| Last contest | 2024 |
| Current champion | Wisconsin–River Falls (1) |
| Most championships | Plattsburgh State (7) |
| TV partner(s) | NCAA.com |
| Official website | https://www.ncaa.com/sports/icehockey-women/d3 |
The annual NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament is a college ice hockey tournament held in the United States by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the top women's team in the NCAA. The 2020 and 2021 championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Origins
[edit]The NCAA Division III championship of women's ice hockey began in 2002.
NCAA Division III women's ice hockey
[edit]Seventy-one schools in the United States, ranging from the Midwest to the East Coast, sponsor varsity women's hockey at the Division III level. Eight conferences are currently recognized by the NCAA—Colonial Hockey Conference, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, New England Hockey Conference, New England Small College Athletic Conference, Northeast Women's Hockey League, Northern Collegiate Hockey Association, United Collegiate Hockey Conference, and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Format
[edit]This tournament is a single elimination competition of ten teams. The semi-finals and finals are called the "Women's Frozen Four." The winners of the semi-finals move on to the championship, where the losers play in the third place game.
History
[edit]Team titles
[edit]| Team | # | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Plattsburgh State | 7 | 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| Middlebury | 4 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2022 |
| Elmira | 3 | 2002, 2003, 2013 |
| Amherst | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| Norwich | 2 | 2011, 2018 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1 | 2023 |
| RIT | 1 | 2012 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 1 | 2024 |
Result by school and year
[edit]32 teams have appeared in the NCAA DIII Tournament in at least one year starting with 2002. The results for all years are shown in this table below.
The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:
- • Opening round (did not exist until 2018)
- x 2 teams who lost in 2020 before the tournament was canceled.
- QF Quarterfinals
- x 8 teams selected in 2020 who were in the quarterfinals before the tournament was canceled.
- F4 Frozen Four
- RU National Runner-up
- CH National Champion
| School | Conference as of 2024 |
# | F4 | CG | CH | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsburgh State | SUNYAC | 19 | 15 | 8 | 7 | F4 | F4 | RU | CH | CH | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | CH | CH | CH | CH | F4 | CH | x | F4 | F4 | QF | |||
| Middlebury | NESCAC | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | QF | QF | CH | CH | CH | RU | QF | F4 | F4 | QF | RU | QF | F4 | QF | QF | x | CH | QF | F4 | |||
| Elmira | NEHC | 18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | CH | CH | QF | RU | QF | F4 | RU | F4 | CH | QF | RU | F4 | QF | RU | QF | x | F4 | RU | ||||
| Amherst | NESCAC | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | F4 | QF | CH | CH | QF | QF | x | RU | QF | |||||||||||||
| Norwich | NEHC | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | QF | RU | CH | RU | QF | RU | F4 | F4 | CH | • | x | • | ||||||||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | MIAC | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | F4 | QF | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | • | x | RU | CH | QF | |||||
| RIT | moved to NC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | QF | RU | CH | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–River Falls | WIAC | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | RU | QF | QF | x | QF | QF | CH | |||||||
| Manhattanville | UCHC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | RU | RU | F4 | QF | QF | QF | RU | QF | ||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | WIAC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | RU | QF | F4 | F4 | QF | |||||||||||||||||
| Adrian | MIAA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | QF | QF | RU | QF | F4 | x | QF | F4 | ||||||||||||||
| Hamline | MIAC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | RU | F4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas | moved to NC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | QF | F4 | QF | QF | QF | F4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowdoin | NESCAC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | QF | |||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | NESCAC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | F4 | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Superior | WIAC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | QF | F4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Eau Clare | WIAC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | x | QF | ||||||||||||||||||
| Williams | NESCAC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | • | |||||||||||||||||||
| Endicott | CCC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • | x | QF | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nazareth | UCHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • | QF | • | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity | NESCAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake Forest | Midwest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colby | NESCAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | MIAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia | MIAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Norbert | NACC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Boston | NEHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Morrisville State | SUNYAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Aurora | NACC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Suffolk | CCC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cortland | SUNYAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Western New England | CCC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • |
See also
[edit]- Laura Hurd Award
- NCAA women's ice hockey tournament
- Title IX
- NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament
References
[edit]- ^ Staff, USCHO (2022-03-08). "After no championship since 2019, women's college hockey Division III national tournament returns with 10-team field for 2022". College Hockey | USCHO.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "DIII Women's Ice Hockey Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.