2019 bracket
2019 tournament
Locations, dates:
• Selection show: TBA
• First round: Campus sites, March 16.
• Frozen Four: People’s United Center, Hamden, Conn., March 22 and 24
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
• Anita Brenner, Cornell deputy athletic director
• Katie Crowley, Boston College coach
• Kate McAfee, New Hampshire associate athletic director
• Mike Sisti, Mercyhurst coach
• Abbey Strong, Minnesota Duluth assistant athletic director
Future sites
2020
• Frozen Four: Agganis Arena, Boston, March 20 and 22
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 and 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 |