2012 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

The 2012 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The Frozen Four were hosted by the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota. North Dakota reached the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. The Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 4–2 for their third championship in program history and first since 2005.

Qualifying teams

The winners of the ECAC, WCHA, and Hockey East tournaments all received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other five teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.

SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid1WisconsinWCHA31–4–2At-large bid7th20112MinnesotaWCHA31–5–2Tournament champion11th20113CornellECAC29–4–0At-large bid2nd20114Boston CollegeHockey East23–9–3At-large bid4th2011St. LawrenceECAC24–9–4Tournament champion8th2009Boston UniversityHockey East27–7–3Tournament champion3rd2011North DakotaWCHA22–10–3At-large bid1stNeverMercyhurstCHA23–7–3At-large bid8th2011

Bracket Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Wisconsin vs. Mercyhurst

(4) Boston College vs. St. Lawrence

(2) Minnesota vs. North Dakota

(3) Cornell vs. Boston University

National Semifinals

(1) Wisconsin vs. (4) Boston College

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Cornell

National Championship

(1) Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota

Tournament awards All-Tournament Team G: Noora Räty*, Minnesota, D: Megan Bozek, Minnesota, F: Sarah Erickson, Minnesota F: Amanda Kessel, Minnesota F: Carolyne Prévost, Wisconsin F: Brooke Ammerman, Wisconsin * Most Outstanding Player

See also 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament 2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

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