# NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

The NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament is an annual tournament to determine the top men's ice hockey team in NCAA Division III. The Division III championship was contested from 1984 through 2019, but then suspended due to COVID-19. The tournament resumed in the spring of 2022. The most successful team has been the Middlebury Panthers with eight titles.

## Champions

| Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Score | Location | Finals venue |
| 1984 | Babson | Rob Riley | Union | Charles Morrison | 8–0 | Rochester, New York | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena |
| 1985 | RIT | Bruce Delventhal | Bemidji State | Bob Peters | 5–1 | Schenectady, New York | Achilles Rink |
| 1986 | Bemidji State | Bob Peters | Plattsburgh State (vacated) | Steve Hoar | 8–5 | Bemidji, Minnesota | John S. Glas Field House |
| 1987 | Plattsburgh State (vacated) | Steve Hoar | Oswego State | Don Unger | 8–3 | Elmira, New York | Murray Athletic Center |
| 1988 | Wisconsin–River Falls | Rick Kozuback | Elmira | Glenn Thomaris | 7–1, 3–5, 3–0 | Elmira, New York | Murray Athletic Center |
| 1989 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Mark Mazzoleni | RIT | Buddy Powers | 3–3, 3–2 | Rochester, New York | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena |
| 1990 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2) | Mark Mazzoleni | Plattsburgh State | Bob Emery | 10–1, 3–6, 1–0 | Stevens Point, Wisconsin | K.B. Willett Arena |
| 1991 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (3) | Mark Mazzoleni | Mankato State | Don Brose | 6–2 | Elmira, New York | Murray Athletic Center |
| 1992 | Plattsburgh State | Bob Emery | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Joe Baldarotta | 7–3 | Plattsburgh, New York | Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena |
| 1993 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (4) | Joe Baldarotta | Wisconsin–River Falls | Dean Talafous | 4–3 (OT) | Maplewood, Minnesota | Aldrich Arena |
| 1994 | Wisconsin–River Falls (2) | Dean Talafous | Wisconsin–Superior | Steve Nelson | 6–4 | Superior, Wisconsin | Wessman Arena |
| 1995 | Middlebury | Bill Beaney | Fredonia State | Jeff Meredith | 1–0 | Middlebury, Vermont | Nelson Recreation Center |
| 1996 | Middlebury (2) | Bill Beaney | RIT | Eric Hoffberg | 3–2 | River Falls, Wisconsin | W.H. Hunt Arena |
| 1997 | Middlebury (3) | Bill Beaney | Wisconsin–Superior | Steve Nelson | 3–2 | Middlebury, Vermont | Nelson Recreation Center |
| 1998 | Middlebury (4) | Bill Beaney | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Joe Baldarotta | 2–1 | Plattsburgh, New York | Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena |
| 1999 | Middlebury (5) | Bill Beaney | Wisconsin–Superior | Steve Nelson | 5–0 | Northfield, Vermont | Kreitzberg Arena |
| 2000 | Norwich | Mike McShane | St. Thomas | Terry Skrypek | 2–1 | Superior, Wisconsin | Wessman Arena |
| 2001 | Plattsburgh State (2) | Bob Emery | RIT | Wayne Wilson | 6–2 | Rochester, New York | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena |
| 2002 | Wisconsin–Superior | Dan Stauber | Norwich | Mike McShane | 3–2 (OT) | Middlebury, Vermont | Kenyon Arena |
| 2003 | Norwich (2) | Mike McShane | Oswego State | George Roll | 2–1 | Northfield, Vermont | Kreitzberg Arena |
| 2004 | Middlebury (6) | Bill Beaney | St. Norbert | Tim Coghlin | 1–0 (OT) | Northfield, Vermont | Kreitzberg Arena |
| 2005 | Middlebury (7) | Bill Beaney | St. Thomas | Terry Skrypek | 5–0 | Middlebury, Vermont | Kenyon Arena |
| 2006 | Middlebury (8) | Bill Beaney | St. Norbert | Tim Coghlin | 3–0 | Elmira, New York | Murray Athletic Center |
| 2007 | Oswego State | Ed Gosek | Middlebury | Bill Beaney | 4–3 (OT) | Superior, Wisconsin | Wessman Arena |
| 2008 | St. Norbert | Tim Coghlin | Plattsburgh State | Bob Emery | 4–1 | Lake Placid, New York | Herb Brooks Arena |
| 2009 | Neumann | Dominick Dawes | Gustavus Adolphus | Brett Petersen | 4–1 | Lake Placid, New York | Herb Brooks Arena |
| 2010 | Norwich (3) | Mike McShane | St. Norbert | Tim Coghlin | 2–1 (2OT) | Lake Placid, New York | Herb Brooks Arena |
| 2011 | St. Norbert (2) | Tim Coghlin | Adrian | Ron Fogarty | 4–3 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Ridder Arena |
| 2012 | St. Norbert (3) | Tim Coghlin | Oswego State | Ed Gosek | 4–1 | Lake Placid, New York | Herb Brooks Arena |
| 2013 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Matt Loen | Oswego State | Ed Gosek | 5–3 | Lake Placid, New York | Herb Brooks Arena |
| 2014 | St. Norbert (4) | Tim Coghlin | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Chris Brooks | 3–1 | Lewiston, Maine | Androscoggin Bank Colisée |
| 2015 | Trinity | Matthew Greason | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Chris Brooks | 5–2 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Ridder Arena |
| 2016 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (5) | Chris Brooks | St. Norbert | Tim Coghlin | 5–1 | Lake Placid, New York | Herb Brooks Arena |
| 2017 | Norwich (4) | Mike McShane | Trinity | Matthew Greason | 4–1 | Utica, New York | Utica Memorial Auditorium |
| 2018 | St. Norbert (5) | Tim Coghlin | Salve Regina | Zech Klann | 3–2 (2OT) | Lake Placid, New York | Herb Brooks Arena |
| 2019 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (6) | Tyler Krueger | Norwich | Cam Ellsworth | 3–2 (OT) | Stevens Point, Wisconsin | K.B. Willett Arena |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Buffalo, New York | LECOM Harborcenter |
| 2021 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | NONE † | NONE † |
| 2022 | Adrian | Adam Krug | Geneseo State | Chris Schultz | 5–2 | Lake Placid, New York | Herb Brooks Arena |
| 2023 | Hobart | Mark Taylor | Adrian | Adam Krug | 3–2 (OT) | Beverly, Massachusetts | Raymond J. Bourque Arena |
| 2024 | Hobart (2) | Mark Taylor | Trinity | Matthew Greason | 2–0 | Hartford, Connecticut | Koeppel Community Center |
| 2025 | | | | | | TBA | TBA |
| 2026 | | | | | | Utica, New York | Utica Memorial Auditorium |
Note: from 1988 through 1990 the championship round was a 2-game series where the first team to three points won (2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie). If the two teams remained tied after 2 games a 20-minute mini-game was held to determine the winner. Mini-game results are in italics. † Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA did not hold any division III tournament during the 2020–21 season.

## Performance by team

The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:
* – Not fielding a division III team
* FR First round (2 teams starting in 2002, 4 teams starting in 2006, 6 teams starting in 2009, 8 teams starting in 2017, 10 teams starting in 2024)
* QF Quarterfinals
* F4 Frozen Four
* RU National Runner-up
* CH National Champion
* RU The team achieved the placement shown, but the participation was later vacated. These vacated appearances are not included in the total columns.
Note: The field for the 2020 tournament was announced shortly before its cancellation.
Beginning in 2002, teams that received byes into the quarterfinal round are underlined.
| School | Conference as of 2024 | # | QF | F4 | CG | CH | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Middlebury | NESCAC | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | CH | CH | CH | CH | CH | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | CH | CH | CH | RU | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | WIAC | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | | | | | QF | CH | CH | CH | RU | CH | QF | QF | | | RU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RU | RU | CH | QF | F4 | CH | | | QF | FR |
| St. Norbert | NCHA | 21 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | | QF | QF | QF | | | QF | F4 | RU | QF | RU | F4 | CH | | RU | CH | CH | QF | CH | | RU | F4 | CH | QF | | QF | | QF |
| Norwich | NEHC | 20 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | F4 | CH | | RU | CH | F4 | | QF | QF | F4 | | CH | F4 | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | | CH | | RU | QF | | QF | |
| Plattsburgh State | SUNYAC | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | | F4 | RU | CH | QF | | RU | | CH | F4 | | QF | | QF | F4 | QF | F4 | CH | F4 | | F4 | | | | RU | QF | F4 | QF | QF | | | QF | | FR | | | | | FR | |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | WIAC | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | QF | | | | CH | | | | | RU | CH | F4 | F4 | | QF | | | F4 | | QF | QF | | | FR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hobart | NEHC | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | F4 | | QF | F4 | | | | | | FR | QF | FR | FR | F4 | FR | QF | CH | CH |
| Oswego State | SUNYAC | 16 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | QF | | | RU | QF | QF | | QF | | | | | | | QF | | | | | RU | | | | CH | | | F4 | F4 | RU | RU | F4 | QF | | FR | | QF | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Superior | WIAC | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | F4 | QF | RU | F4 | F4 | RU | | RU | F4 | F4 | CH | | | | QF | | | QF | | FR | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RIT | AHA | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | F4 | CH | F4 | | | RU | | | | | QF | | RU | QF | QF | F4 | QF | RU | QF | | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Adrian | NCHA | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | FR | RU | | QF | QF | F4 | QF | F4 | QF | | FR | CH | RU | F4 |
| Trinity | NESCAC | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | F4 | | | QF | | | | | | | CH | FR | RU | | FR | | FR | | RU |
| Bemidji State | CCHA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | RU | CH | F4 | F4 | F4 | | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Babson | NEHC | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | CH | QF | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | FR | | | | QF | QF | | | | | | FR | QF | | |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | WIAC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CH | | | | | | | QF | | | |
| Neumann | UCHC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | | | | CH | | FR | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Thomas | CCHA | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | QF | QF | QF | | QF | | QF | | QF | | QF | | | | | QF | RU | | FR | | FR | RU | | | QF | | FR | | FR | | QF | | | | | | FR | – | – | – |
| Elmira | NEHC | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | | QF | | RU | | QF | F4 | QF | F4 | QF | | | QF | | | | | | QF | | | F4 | | F4 | FR | QF | QF | QF | | | | | | | | | FR | | QF |
| Geneseo State | SUNYAC | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | FR | | | | | | | | F4 | | F4 | | QF | F4 | QF | RU | | FR |
| Minnesota State | CCHA | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | QF | F4 | | | | F4 | RU | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Union | ECAC Hockey | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | RU | F4 | QF | | | QF | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fredonia State | SUNYAC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | F4 | RU | | | | | | | | | | | | FR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | MIAC | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | QF | QF | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RU | QF | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salve Regina | CCC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FR | | RU | | | | | |
| Augsburg | MIAC | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | QF | QF | FR | | F4 | FR | |
| Salem State | MASCAC | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | QF | | QF | | | | | F4 | QF | F4 | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FR | | FR | FR | | | | | | |
| Amherst | NESCAC | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | F4 | | | F4 | | | | | | | | |
| University of New England | CCC | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | | FR | QF | | F4 | F4 | |
| Utica | UCHC | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | | | | | | QF | QF | QF | F4 |
| Manhattanville | UCHC | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | QF | QF | F4 | QF | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | |
| Saint John's | MIAC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | F4 | | | | QF | | FR | | FR | | | | | | | | FR | | | | | | | | | | |
| New England College | NEHC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Endicott | CCC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | QF | | | FR | | F4 | FR |
| Colby | NESCAC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Stout | WIAC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FR | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts Boston | NEHC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | | FR | | | | |
| St. Cloud State | NCHC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | F4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bowdoin | NESCAC | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | QF | QF | | QF | FR | | | | | | | | FR | |
| Wentworth | CCC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | QF | | QF | QF | QF | | | | | | | | QF | FR | | | | | | | | | | |
| Curry | CCC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | QF | | | | | FR | FR | | | | | | | | | | | QF | QF |
| Massachusetts Dartmouth | MASCAC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | QF | FR | | | | | FR | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Mary's | MIAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | QF | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Concordia (MN) | MIAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hamline | MIAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | QF | | | | | | | | | |
| Plymouth State | MASCAC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FR | | | FR | | | | FR | FR | FR | FR | QF |
| Nichols | CCC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FR | | | | | FR | FR | | | QF | | | | | |
| Lake Forest | NCHA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FR | | | |
| Mercyhurst | AHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | | | | QF | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Potsdam State | SUNYAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lebanon Valley | UCHC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | |
| Bethel | MIAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Scholastica | MIAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Williams | NESCAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | |
| Hamilton | NESCAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | |
| St. Olaf | MIAC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FR | | FR |
| MSOE | NCHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | | | | FR | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fitchburg State | MASCAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FR | | | | | |
| Marian | NCHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FR | | | | | |
| Wesleyan | NESCAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FR | | | |
| Cortland State | SUNYAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FR |

## No appearances

The following is a list of current Division III teams that have yet to make a tournament appearance.
| School | Conference | First season |
| Albertus Magnus | Independent | 2020 |
| Alvernia | UCHC | 2023 |
| Anna Maria | Independent | 2019 |
| Arcadia | UCHC | 2022 |
| Aurora | NCHA | 2015 |
| Brockport State | SUNYAC | 1974 $^†$ |
| Buffalo State | SUNYAC | 1994 |
| Canton State | Independent | 2013 |
| Castleton | NEHC | 2003 |
| Chatham | UCHC | 2018 |
| Concordia (WI) | NCHA | 2008 |
| Connecticut College | NESCAC | 1981 $^†$ |
| Dubuque | NCHA | 2024 |
| Framingham State | MASCAC | 1971 $^†$ |
| Johnson & Wales | NEHC | 1997 |
| King's | UCHC | 2018 |
| Lawrence | NCHA | 1987 |
| MCLA | MASCAC | 1972 $^†$ |
| Morrisville State | SUNYAC | 2007 |
| Nazareth | UCHC | 2013 |
| Northland | WIAC | 1998 |
| Rivier | Independent | 2022 |
| Skidmore | NEHC | 1983 $^†$ |
| Southern Maine | NEHC | 1972 $^†$ |
| Stevenson | UCHC | 2017 |
| Suffolk | CCC | 1947 $^‡$ |
| Trine | NCHA | 2018 |
| Tufts | NESCAC | 1908 $^‡$ |
| Western New England | CCC | 1981 $^†$ |
| Westfield State | MASCAC | 1974 $^†$ |
| Wilkes | UCHC | 2019 |
| Worcester State | MASCAC | 1967 $^†$ |
† Teams were eligible for either the Division II tournament (1978-1984) or the NAIA Tournament (1968-1984). ‡ From 1948 to 1965, teams were also eligible for the Division I tournament.