Selections for the 2024 NC State Women's Ice Hockey Tournament were announced on March 10. Eleven teams were selected in the bracket, with Ohio State being the top seed.
Regional competition concludes March 16 and the women's Frozen Four tournament is scheduled for the Whittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire. The national semifinals will be held on Friday, March 22, followed by the championship game on Sunday, March 24.
Wisconsin is the defending national champion after defeating Ohio State 1-0 in the 2023 NCAA title game to secure its seventh championship in program history.
2024 NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship Bracket:
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2024 NC Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Schedule
All times Eastern. Click or tap on each game to get stats and scores.
Regions
- Saturday 16 March | Quarter-finals
2024 Frozen Four Women's | March 22-24
- Semi-finals — Friday, March 22 at 4pm and 7:30pm ET | ESPN+
- National championship game – Sunday, March 24 at 4pm ET | Aspnu.
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Regions
- Thursday, March 14 | first round
History of the North Carolina Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
Starting in 2001, the NC Women's Ice Hockey Tournament has been held every year except 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Defending champion Wisconsin has won a record seven championships, followed by Minnesota with six and Minnesota Duluth with five.
Here is the complete history of the NC Women's Hockey League:
| year | champion (record) | grades | runner up | location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wisconsin (29-10-2) | 1-0 | Ohio State | Duluth, Minnesota. |
| 2022 | Ohio State (32-6-0) | 3-2 | Minnesota Duluth | University Park, Pennsylvania |
| 2021 | Wisconsin (17-3-1) | 2-1 (extra time) | Northeast | Erie, Pennsylvania. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Wisconsin (35-4-2) | 2-0 | Minnesota | Hamden, Conn. |
| 2018 | Clarkson (36-4-1) | 2-1 (extra time) | Colgate | Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| 2017 | Clarkson (32-4-5) | 3-0 | wisconsin | St. Charles, MO. |
| 2016 | Minnesota (35-4) | 3-1 | Boston College | Durham, NH |
| 2015 | Minnesota (34-3-4) | 4-1 | Harvard | Minneapolis |
| 2014 | Clarkson (31-5-5) | 5-4 | Minnesota | Hamden, Conn. |
| 2013 | Minnesota (41-0-0) | 6-3 | Boston University | Minneapolis |
| 2012 | Minnesota (33-5-2) | 4-2 | wisconsin | Duluth, Minnesota. |
| 2011 | Wisconsin (37-2-2) | 4-1 | Boston University | Erie, Pennsylvania. |
| 2010 | Minnesota-Duluth (31-8-2) | 3-2 (3OT) | Cornell | Minneapolis |
| 2009 | Wisconsin (33-2-5) | 5-0 | Mercyhurst | Boston |
| 2008 | Minnesota-Duluth (34-4-1) | 4-0 | wisconsin | Duluth, Minnesota. |
| 2007 | Wisconsin (36-1-4) | 4-1 | Minnesota Duluth | Lake Placid, New York |
| 2006 | Wisconsin (36-4-1) | 3-0 | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| 2005 | Minnesota (36-2-2) | 4-3 | Harvard | New Hampshire |
| 2004 | Minnesota (30-4-2) | 6-2 | Harvard | Care of god |
| 2003 | Minnesota-Duluth (31-3-2) | 4-3 (2OT) | Harvard | Duluth, Minnesota. |
| 2002 | Minnesota-Duluth (24-6-4) | 3-2 | brown | Durham, NH |
| 2001 | Minnesota-Duluth (28-5-4) | 4-2 | St. Lawrence | Minneapolis |