# 2024 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament

The 2024 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division III college ice hockey. The first round was played on the higher seeds campus on March 6, 2024, and quarterfinals will be played on the campuses of the top 5 seeded teams on March 9, 2024, while the Frozen Four will be played on March 15 and 17, 2024 at the highest remaining seeds campus. The Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons defeated the Elmira Soaring Eagles 4–1 to win their first national championship.

## Qualifying teams

The seven winners of their conference tournaments received automatic berths to the tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top five teams are seeded.
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Wisconsin–River Falls | WIAC | 28–0–0 | At-large bid | 15th | 2023 |
| 2 | Plattsburgh State | SUNYAC | 22–4–1 | At-large bid | 19th | 2023 |
| 3 | Gustavus Adolphus | MIAC | 22–4–0 | Tournament champion | 17th | 2023 |
| 4 | Amherst | NESCAC | 21–3–2 | At-large bid | 9th | 2023 |
| 5 | Adrian | NCHA | 27–2–0 | Tournament champion | 8th | 2023 |
| | Elmira | NEHC | 20–7–1 | Tournament champion | 18th | 2022 |
| | Hamilton | NESCAC | 15–6–6 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2023 |
| | Middlebury | NESCAC | 16–6–4 | Tournament champion | 19th | 2023 |
| | Nazareth | UCHC | 22–5–1 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2023 |
| | Cortland | SUNYAC | 20–5–2 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |
| | Western New England | CCC | 17–7–3 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |

### Bids by state

| Bids | State | School(s) |
| 5 | New York | Cortland, Elmira, Hamilton, Nazareth, Plattsburgh State |
| 1 | Massachusetts | Amherst, Western New England |
| 1 | Michigan | Adrian |
| 1 | Minnesota | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 1 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin–River Falls |
| 1 | Vermont | Middlebury |

## Bracket

| First Round March 6 | First Round March 6 | First Round March 6 | National Quarterfinals March 9 | National Quarterfinals March 9 | National Quarterfinals March 9 | National Semifinals March 15 | National Semifinals March 15 | National Semifinals March 15 | National Championship March 17 | National Championship March 17 | National Championship March 17 |
| | | | 8 | Hamilton | 1 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Nazareth | 1 | 5 | Adrian | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hamilton | 2* | | | | 5 | Adrian | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Gustavus Adolphus | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Elmira | 1 |
| | | | 6 | Middlebury | 2 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Western New England | 0 | 2 | Plattsburgh State | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Middlebury | 8 | | | | 6 | Middlebury | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Elmira | 1 | | | |
| | | | 10 | Elmira | 2* | | | | | | |
| 10 | Elmira | 3 | 4 | Amherst | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cortland | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
Note: each * denotes one overtime period

## Results
### First Round

Nazareth vs. Hamilton
Western New England vs. Middlebury
Elmira vs. Cortland

### Quarterfinals

Hamilton vs. (5) Adrian
(3) Gustavus Adolphus vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls
Middlebury vs. (2) Plattsburgh State
Elmira vs. (4) Amherst

### Semifinals

Elmira vs. Middlebury
(5) Adrian vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls

### Championship

Elmira vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls