The following is a list of the schools that fielded men's ice hockey teams in NCAA Division I in the most recent 2025–26 season, plus the schools that fielded women's teams in the de facto equivalent of Division I, the NCAA's National Collegiate division.
Conference affiliations reflect those in place for the current 2026–27 season.
Men ReturningDepartingJoining SchoolTeamCityStateCurrentConferencePrimaryConferenceFirstPlayedJoinedDiv INCAATourneys(Qty)NCAA Tourneys(Years)NationalChamps(Qty)NationalChamps(Years) Falcons USAF Academy Colorado AHA Mountain West 1968 19687 0 Nanooks Fairbanks Alaska Independent GNAC (D-II) 1925 19471 0 Seawolves Anchorage Alaska Independent GNAC (D-II) 1979 2022 3 0Arizona State UniversitySun DevilsTempeArizonaNCHCBig 12201520161 0 Black Knights West Point New York AHA Patriot League 1903 194700 Augustana University Vikings South Dakota CCHA NSIC (D-II) 2023 202300 Bemidji State University Beavers Bemidji Minnesota CCHA NSIC (D-II) 1946 19995 0 Bentley University Falcons Waltham Massachusetts AHA NE-10 (D-II) 1977 19991 0 Boston College Eagles Chestnut Hill Massachusetts Hockey East ACC 1917 1947381948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024, 20255 Boston University Terriers Boston Massachusetts Hockey East Patriot League 1917 1947401950, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, 20255 Bowling Green State University Falcons Bowling Green Ohio CCHA MAC 1969 197110 1 Brown University Bears Providence Rhode Island ECAC Ivy League 1897 19474 0 Canisius University Golden Griffins Buffalo New York AHA Metro 1980 1998, 22013, 20230 Clarkson University Golden Knights Potsdam New York ECAC Liberty (D-III) 1920 194721 0 Colgate University Raiders Hamilton New York ECAC Patriot League 1915 194761981, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2014, 20230 Colorado College Tigers Colorado Springs Colorado NCHC SCAC (D-III) 1937 194720 2 Huskies Storrs Connecticut Hockey East Big East 1960 19981 0 Cornell University Big Red Ithaca New York ECAC Ivy League 1900 1947251967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 20252 Dartmouth College Big Green Hanover New Hampshire ECAC Ivy League 1905 19474 0 Pioneers Denver Colorado NCHC West Coast Conference 1949 1949351958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 202611 Ferris State University Bulldogs Big Rapids Michigan CCHA GLIAC (D-II) 1975 19794 0 Harvard University Crimson Cambridge Massachusetts ECAC Ivy League 1897 194726 1 Crusaders Worcester Massachusetts AHA Patriot League 1966 19662 0 Lake Superior State University Lakers Sault Ste. Marie Michigan CCHA GLIAC (D-II) 1966 196611 3 Lindenwood University Lions Missouri Independent OVC 2003 2022 0 0 Long Island University Sharks Brooklyn & Brookville New York Independent NEC 2020 202000 Black Bears Orono Maine Hockey East America East 1977 1977201987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2024, 20252 Maryville University Saints Town and Country Missouri Independent GLVC (D-II) 2027 202700 Minutemen Amherst Massachusetts Hockey East MAC 1908 199362007, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 202512021 River Hawks Lowell Massachusetts Hockey East America East 1967 19849 0 Merrimack College Warriors North Andover Massachusetts Hockey East Metro 1956 19842 0 Miami University RedHawks Oxford Ohio NCHC MAC 1978 197812 0 Wolverines Ann Arbor Michigan Big Ten Big Ten 1923 1947411948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1977, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 20269 Michigan State University Spartans East Lansing Michigan Big Ten Big Ten 1921 1947291959, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2024, 2025, 20263 Michigan Technological University Huskies Houghton Michigan CCHA GLIAC (D-II) 1919 1947161956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 20243 Golden Gophers Minneapolis Minnesota Big Ten Big Ten 1921 1947421953, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 20255 Bulldogs Duluth Minnesota NCHC NSIC (D-II) 1930 194715 3 Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks Mankato Minnesota CCHA NSIC (D-II) 1969 1996102003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 20250 Wildcats Durham New Hampshire Hockey East America East 1924 194722 0 Niagara University Purple Eagles Lewiston New York AHA Metro 1996 19964 0 Fighting Hawks Grand Forks North Dakota NCHC Summit League 1929 1947351958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 20248 Northeastern University Huskies Boston Massachusetts Hockey East CAA 1929 19478 0 Northern Michigan University Wildcats Marquette Michigan CCHA GLIAC (D-II) 1976 19768 1 Fighting Irish Notre Dame Indiana Big Ten ACC 1912 194713 0 Ohio State University Buckeyes Columbus Ohio Big Ten Big Ten 1963 1963111998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 20250 Mavericks Omaha Nebraska NCHC Summit League 1997 199752006, 2011, 2015, 2021, 20240 Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions University Park Pennsylvania Big Ten Big Ten 1909 201242017, 2018, 2023, 20250 Princeton University Tigers Princeton New Jersey ECAC Ivy League 1900 19474 0 Providence College Friars Providence Rhode Island Hockey East Big East 1926 194716 1 Quinnipiac University Bobcats Hamden Connecticut ECAC Metro 1975 1999112002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 20251 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers Troy New York ECAC Liberty (D-III) 1901 19479 2 Robert Morris University Colonials Moon Township Pennsylvania AHA Horizon 2004 20231 0 Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers Rochester New York AHA Liberty (D-III) 1962 200542010, 2015, 2016, 2024 0 Sacred Heart University Pioneers Fairfield Connecticut AHA Metro 1993 199300 Huskies St. Cloud Minnesota NCHC NSIC (D-II) 1931 1987171989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 20230 Saints Canton New York ECAC Liberty (D-III) 1925 194716 0 Tommies Saint Paul Minnesota NCHC Summit League 1925 202100 Stonehill College Skyhawks Easton Massachusetts Independent NEC 1999 2022 0 0 Tennessee State University Tigers Nashville Tennessee Independent OVC 2026 2026 0 0 Union College Garnet Chargers Schenectady New York ECAC Liberty (D-III) 1903 19915 1 Catamounts Burlington Vermont Hockey East America East 1963 19756 0 Western Michigan University Broncos Kalamazoo Michigan NCHC MAC 1973 1975101986, 1994, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 202512025 Badgers Madison Wisconsin Big Ten Big Ten 1921 1947281970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021, 20246 Yale University Bulldogs New Haven Connecticut ECAC Ivy League 1895 19478 1
Notes
The NCAA began sponsoring ice hockey in the 1947–48 season. All teams before 1956, and those classified in the 'University Division' from 1956 to 1972 are retroactively considered Division I. Bemidji State also competed in Division I from 1947 to 1950 and 1959 to 1967. Bemidji State won Division II National Championships in 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997, and a Division III Championship in 1986. UMass also competed in Division I from 1947 to 1961. UMass Lowell won Division II National Championships in 1979, 1981, and 1982. Merrimack won a Division II National Championship in 1978. Minnesota State won a Division II National Championship in 1980. RIT won a Division II National Championship in 1983 and a Division III Championship in 1985. Union also competed in Division I from 1947 to 1949.
Map The below maps show the locations of teams that have won the championship; the color of the dot indicates the number of titles.
Women SchoolTeamCityStateCurrentConferencePrimaryConferenceFirstPlayedJoined Div INCAA Tourneys (Qty)NCAA Tourneys (Years)National Champs (Qty)National Champs