2021 NCAA Division I women's hockey tournament

Locations, dates:

• First round: Erie Insurance Arena, Erie, Pa., March 15 and 16

• Frozen Four: Erie Insurance Arena, Erie, Pa., March 18 and 20

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.