NCAA Division I women's hockey tournament
2021 tournament
Locations, dates:
• First round: Campus sites, March 13
• Frozen Four: Erie Insurance Arena, Erie, Pa., March 19 and 21
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
• Josh Berlo, Minnesota Duluth athletic director
• Anita Brenner, Cornell deputy athletic director
• Katie Crowley, Boston College coach
• Paul Flanagan, Syracuse coach
• Kate McAfee, New Hampshire associate athletic director
2021 bracket
Future sites
2022
• Frozen Four: Pegula Ice Arena, State College, Pa., March 18 and 20
2023
• Frozen Four: Amsoil Arena, Duluth, Minn.
2024
• Frozen Four: Whittemore Center Arena, Durham, N.H.
2025
• Frozen Four: Ridder Arena, Minneapolis
2026
• Frozen Four: Pegula Ice Arena, State College, Pa.
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 |
