The following is a list of teams that have made appearances in the NCAA women's ice hockey tournament (officially known as the National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship) listed by their conference. The championship has existed since the 2000–2001 season and groups include the university teams of Divisions I and II of the NCAA. Selections for the 2020 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament were held but the tournament was ultimately cancelled. From 2001 to 2004, only four teams were selected to play in the tournament. From 2005 until 2021, eight teams were selected for the tournament that played against each other in the National Quarterfinal round for the right to play in the Frozen Four. In 2022, the tournament expanded to eleven teams, with six teams playing against each other to reach the National Quarterfinals.

Tournament appearances NCAA women's Division I ice hockey tournament SchoolTournament appearancesTournament yearsBest result232002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, , 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Champions (2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)202005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, , 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Champions (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026)172001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Champions (2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010)132005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, Runners-Up (2009)132010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, , 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Champions (2014, 2017, 2018)122007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021Runners-Up (2016)122001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022Runners-Up (2003, 2004, 2005, 2015)112001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2024, 2025Runners-Up (2001)102010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, , 2024, 2025Runners-Up (2010)82001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 Frozen Four (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) 82016, 2018, 2019, , 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026Runners-Up (2021)82018, , 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Champions (2022, 2024)72010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2025Runners-Up (2011, 2013)62018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Runners-Up (2018) 52006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Frozen Four (2006, 2008)52006, 2016, 2019, , 2026 National Quarterfinals (2006, 2016, 2019)52015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2026National Quarterfinals (2015, 2016, 2022, 2023)42023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Frozen Four (2026)32022, 2023, 2026 Frozen Four (2022)2 2024, 2026National Quarterfinals (2026) 22012, 2013National Quarterfinals (2012, 2013)22017, 2021National Quarterfinals (2017, 2021)22005, 2021National Quarterfinals (2005, 2021)22019, 2022National Quarterfinals (2019)12002 Frozen Four (2002)12015National Quarterfinals (2015)1 2002Runners-Up (2002) 12026First Round (2026)1 2023First Round (2023) 1 2025First Round (2025) 12024First Round (2024)

Tournament appearances by conference AHA School # of Appearances # of Frozen Fours # of Championship Games # of Championships Mercyhurst 13 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) 4 (2009, 2010, 2013, 2014) 1 (2009) 0 Penn State 4 (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) 1 (2026) 0 0 RIT 1 (2015) 0 0 0 Robert Morris 2 (2017, 2021) 0 0 0 Syracuse 2 (2019, 2022) 0 0 0

ECAC School # of Appearances # of Frozen Fours # of Championship Games # of Championships Brown 1 (2002) 1 (2002) 1 (2002) 0 Clarkson 13 (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) 6 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024) 3 (2014, 2017, 2018) 3 (2014, 2017, 2018) Colgate 6 (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) 2 (2018, 2024) 1 (2018) 0 Cornell 10 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025) 5 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2025) 1 (2010) 0 Dartmouth 8 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) 4 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) 0 0 Harvard 12 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022) 6 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2015) 4 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2015) 0 Princeton 5 (2006, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2026) 0 0 0 Quinnipiac 5 (2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2026) 0 0 0 St. Lawrence 11 (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2024, 2025) 5 (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) 1 (2001) 0 Yale 3 (2022, 2023, 2026) 1 (2022) 0 0

Hockey East School # of Appearances # of Frozen Fours # of Championship Games # of Championships Boston College 12 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) 7 (2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) 1 (2016) 0 Boston University 7 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2025) 2 (2011, 2013) 2 (2011, 2013) 0 Connecticut 2 (2024, 2026) 0 0 0 New Hampshire 5 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) 2 (2006, 2008) 0 0 Northeastern 8 (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026) 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2026) 1 (2021) 0 Providence 2 (2005, 2021) 0 0 0

NEWHA School # of Appearances # of Frozen Fours # of Championship Games # of ChampionshipsFranklin Pierce1 (2026)000 LIU 1 (2023) 0 0 0Sacred Heart1 (2025)000 Stonehill 1 (2024) 0 0 0

WCHA School # of Appearances # of Frozen Fours # of Championship Games # of Championships Minnesota 23 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) 16 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025) 9 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019) 6 (2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) Minnesota Duluth 17 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) 9 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021, 2022) 7 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2022) 5 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010) Ohio State 8 (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) 7 (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) 5 (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) 2 (2022, 2024) Wisconsin 20 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) 18 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) 12 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) 9 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026)

Defunct teams School # of Appearances # of Frozen Fours # of Championship Games # of Championships Niagara 1 (ECAC Eastern: 2002) 1 (ECAC Eastern: 2002) 0 0 North Dakota 2 (WCHA: 2012, 2013) 0 0 0

Teams without a tournament appearance Sixteen active Division I programs have never qualified for the NCAA tournament.

SchoolConferenceFirst NCAA Division I seasonAHA2025AHA2011ECAC Hockey2005ECAC Hockey2003Hockey East1999Hockey East1997Hockey East2015Hockey East2001NEWHA2023NEWHA2019NEWHA2004NEWHA2001WCHA1998WCHA1998WCHA1998WCHA2021

References

External links NCAA Division I women ice hockey page NCAA Ice Hockey, Division I Women's Records NCAA Ice Hockey, Division I Women's Records