The 2015 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were contested at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 14, 2015. The Frozen Four was played on March 20 and 22, 2015 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota with the University of Minnesota as the host. Quinnipiac and RIT (previously of NCAA Division III) each reached the NCAA National Collegiate tournament for the first time in program history.
The tournament was won by Minnesota with a 4–1 win over Harvard, giving the Golden Gophers their fifth overall title and third in four years.
Qualifying teams
For the first time, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.
SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid1MinnesotaWCHA32–3–4At-large bid13th20142Boston CollegeHockey East33–2–2At-large bid7th20143HarvardECAC25–5–3Tournament champion11th20144WisconsinWCHA28–6–4Tournament champion9th2014Boston UniversityHockey East25–8–3Tournament champion6th2014QuinnipiacECAC26–8–3At-large bid1stNeverClarksonECAC24–10–3At-large bid4th2014RITCHA15–18–5Tournament champion1stNever
Bracket Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
Results
National Quarterfinals
(1) Minnesota vs. RIT
(4) Wisconsin vs. Boston University
(2) Boston College vs. Clarkson
(3) Harvard vs. Quinnipiac
National Semifinals
(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Wisconsin
(2) Boston College vs. (3) Harvard
National Championship
(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Harvard
Tournament awards All-Tournament Team G: Amanda Leveille, Minnesota D: Megan Wolfe, Minnesota D: Sarah Edney, Harvard F: Hannah Brandt*, Minnesota F: Maryanne Menefee, Minnesota F: Dani Cameranesi, Minnesota * Most Outstanding Player
See also 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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