2026 bracket
First round
March 14
Quarterfinals
March 21
Semifinals
March 27
Championship
March 29
Williams
Plattsburgh
At Williams, 3 p.m. ET
Amherst
St. Benedict
At Amherst, 3 p.m. ET
Augsburg
Elmira
At Augsburg, 4 p.m. ET
Hamline
Endicott
At Hamline, 4 p.m. ET
Wilkes
Adrian
At Wilkes, 3 p.m. ET
Wis.-River Falls
At Wis.-River Falls, 4 p.m. ET
At TBA, 3 p.m. ET
Norwich
At Norwich, 3 p.m. ET
Nazareth
At Nazareth, 3 p.m. ET
At TBA, 3/7 p.m. ET
At TBA, 3/7 p.m. ET
At TBA, 3 p.m. ET
2026 tournament
Location, dates:
- Selection show: Sunday, March 8, TBA, NCAA.com
- First round: Campus sites, March 14
- Quarterfinals: Campus sites, March 21.
- Semifinals, finals: Campus site of one of the participating teams, March 27 and 29.
Qualifying teams: 13.
Format: Winners of five first-round games join three teams chosen for the quarterfinals. All rounds are single elimination.
Automatic qualifiers: Eight postseason tournament champions — from CNE, MAC, MIAC, NEHC, NESCAC, NCHA, SUNYAC and UCHC.
NCAA Division III women’s ice hockey committee
- Kelly Rider, Curry coach (chair)
- Tracy Johnson, St. Olaf coach
- Keith Maurice, Trinity coach
- Brian Savard, Plattsburgh assistant athletic director
- Charles Sowa, Wisconsin-River Falls associate athletic director
Future championship sites
- 2027: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
- 2028: Campus site of one of the participating teams
NCAA champions
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 2025 | Wisconsin-River Falls | Amherst |
| 2024 | Wisconsin-River Falls | Elmira |
| 2023 | Gustavus Adolphus | Amherst |
| 2022 | Middlebury | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 2021 | No tournament due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic | |
| 2020 | No tournament due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic | |
| 2019 | Plattsburgh | Hamline |
| 2018 | Norwich | Elmira |
| 2017 | Plattsburgh | Adrian |
| 2016 | Plattsburgh | Wisconsin-River Falls |
| 2015 | Plattsburgh | Elmira |
| 2014 | Plattsburgh | Norwich |
| 2013 | Elmira | Middlebury |
| 2012 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Norwich |
| 2011 | Norwich | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| 2010 | Amherst | Norwich |
| 2009 | Amherst | Elmira |
| 2008 | Plattsburgh | Manhattanville |
| 2007 | Plattsburgh | Middlebury |
| 2006 | Middlebury | Plattsburgh |
| 2005 | Middlebury | Elmira |
| 2004 | Middlebury | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| 2003 | Elmira | Manhattanville |
| 2002 | Elmira | Manhattanville |