NCAA Division I women's hockey tournament
2020 bracket
Note: 2020 tournament canceled because of COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
• Printable PDF: NCAA.com bracket
2020 tournament
Note: 2020 tournament canceled because of COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Locations, dates:
• Selection show: March 8, 9 p.m. EDT, NCAA.com
• First round: Campus sites, March 14
• Frozen Four: Agganis Arena, Boston, March 20 and 22
Qualifying teams: 8
Format: The top four teams according to the selection criteria will be seeded 1-4. The remaining four teams will be placed in the bracket based on relative strength as long as these pairings do not result in additional flights. All rounds are single elimination. More: NCAA Division I women's tournament selection process
Automatic qualifiers: Postseason tournament champions from CHA, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East and WCHA.
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey committee
• Abbey Strong, Minnesota Duluth assistant athletic director (chair)
• Anita Brenner, Cornell deputy athletic director
• Katie Crowley, Boston College coach
• Paul Flanagan, Syracuse coach
• Kate McAfee, New Hampshire associate athletic director
Future sites
2021
• Frozen Four: Erie Insurance Arena, Erie, Pa., March 19 and 21
2022
• Frozen Four: Pegula Ice Arena, State College, Pa., March 18 and 20
NCAA champions
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Site |
| 2020 | No tournament due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2019 | Wisconsin | Minnesota | Hamden, Conn. |
| 2018 | Clarkson | Colgate | Minneapolis |
| 2017 | Clarkson | Wisconsin | St. Charles, Mo. |
| 2016 | Minnesota | Boston College | Durham, N.H. |
| 2015 | Minnesota | Harvard | Minneapolis |
| 2014 | Clarkson | Minnesota | Hamden, Conn. |
| 2013 | Minnesota | Boston University | Minneapolis |
| 2012 | Minnesota | Wisconsin | Duluth, Minn. |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | Boston University | Erie, Pa. |
| 2010 | Minnesota Duluth | Cornell | Minneapolis |
| 2009 | Wisconsin | Mercyhurst | Boston |
| 2008 | Minnesota Duluth | Wisconsin | Duluth, Minn. |
| 2007 | Wisconsin | Minnesota Duluth | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2006 | Wisconsin | Minnesota | Minneapolis |
| 2005 | Minnesota | Harvard | Durham, N.H. |
| 2004 | Minnesota | Harvard | Providence, R.I. |
| 2003 | Minnesota Duluth | Harvard | Duluth, Minn. |
| 2002 | Minnesota Duluth | Brown | Durham, N.H. |
| 2001 | Minnesota Duluth | St. Lawrence | Minneapolis |
| 2000* | Minnesota | Brown | Boston |
| 1999* | Harvard | New Hampshire | Minneapolis |
| 1998* | New Hampshire | Brown | Boston |
* -- National Championship sponsored by the AWCHA, not the NCAA, from 1998 to 2000.
NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Players
| Year | Winner, Position, School |
| 2020 | No tournament due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic |
| 2019 | Kristen Campbell, G, Wisconsin |
| 2018 | Shea Tiley, G, Clarkson |
| 2017 | Cayley Mercer, F, Clarkson |
| 2016 | Sarah Potomak, F, Minnesota |
| 2015 | Hannah Brandt, F, Minnesota |
| 2014 | Jamie Lee Rattray, F, Clarkson |
| 2013 | Noora Raty, G, Minnesota |
| 2012 | Noora Raty, G, Minnesota |
| 2011 | Meghan Duggan, F, Wisconsin Hilary Knight, F, Wisconsin |
| 2010 | Emmanuelle Blais, F, Minnesota Duluth |
| 2009 | Jessie Vetter, G, Wisconsin |
| 2008 | Kim Martin, G, Minnesota Duluth |
| 2007 | Sara Bauer, F, Wisconsin |
| 2006 | Jessie Vetter, G, Wisconsin |
| 2005 | Natalie Darwitz, F, Minnesota |
| 2004 | Krissy Wendell, F, Minnesota |
| 2003 | Caroline Ouellette, F, Minnesota Duluth |
| 2002 | Kristy Zamora, F, Brown |
| 2001 | Maria Rooth, F, Minnesota Duluth |
| 2000 | Erica Killewald, G, Minnesota |
| 1999 | Jennifer Botterill, F, Harvard |
| 1998 | Winny Brodt, D, Minnesota |