# 2023 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament

The 2023 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. This is the second year the tournament features an expanded field of 11 teams. The first round and quarterfinals were played on the campuses of seeded teams on March 9 and 11, 2023, while the Frozen Four was played on March 17 and 19, 2023 at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota. The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 1–0 to win their 7th national championship.

## Qualifying teams

In the second year under this qualification format, the winners of all five Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. This is the first year the NEWHA received an automatic bid. The other six teams were selected at-large. The top five teams are then seeded.
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Ohio State | WCHA | 31–5–2 | At-large bid | 5th | 2022 |
| 2 | Minnesota | WCHA | 29–5–3 | Tournament champion | 20th | 2022 |
| 3 | Colgate | ECAC | 32–5–2 | Tournament champion | 4th | 2022 |
| 4 | Yale | ECAC | 28–3–1 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2022 |
| 5 | Northeastern | Hockey East | 33–2–1 | Tournament champion | 7th | 2022 |
| | Quinnipiac | ECAC | 29–9–0 | At-large bid | 4th | 2022 |
| | Penn State | CHA | 27–8–2 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |
| | Wisconsin | WCHA | 25–10–2 | At-large bid | 17th | 2022 |
| | LIU | NEWHA | 20–13–3 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |
| | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 25–9–3 | At-large bid | 14th | 2022 |
| | Clarkson | ECAC | 29–10–2 | At-large bid | 11th | 2022 |

### Bids by state

| Bids | State(s) | Schools |
| 3 | New York | Clarkson, Colgate, LIU |
| 2 | Connecticut | Quinnipiac, Yale |
| 2 | Minnesota | Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth |
| 1 | Massachusetts | Northeastern |
| 1 | Ohio | Ohio State |
| 1 | Pennsylvania | Penn State |
| 1 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |

## Bracket

| First Round March 9 | First Round March 9 | First Round March 9 | National Quarterfinals March 11 | National Quarterfinals March 11 | National Quarterfinals March 11 | National Semifinals March 17 | National Semifinals March 17 | National Semifinals March 17 | National Championship March 19 | National Championship March 19 | National Championship March 19 |
| | | | 8 | Quinnipiac | 2 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | Ohio State | 5 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac | 3*** | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Northeastern | 0 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Northeastern | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Yale | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wisconsin | 1 |
| | | | 7 | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Clarkson | 0 | 2 | Minnesota | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Minnesota Duluth | 2 | | | | 2 | Minnesota | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Wisconsin | 3* | | | |
| | | | 6 | Wisconsin | 4 | | | | | | |
| 11 | LIU | 1 | 3 | Colgate | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
Note: each * denotes one overtime period

## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* G: Cami Kronish*, Wisconsin
* D: Sophie Jaques, Ohio State
* D: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin
* F: Laila Edwards, Wisconsin
* F: Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin
* F: Jesse Compher, Wisconsin
* Most Outstanding Player

#### See also

* NCAA women's ice hockey tournament
* 2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament