# NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The annual NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is a college ice hockey tournament held in the United States by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to determine the top men's team in Division I. Like other Division I championships, it is the highest level of NCAA men's hockey competition. This tournament is somewhat unique among NCAA sports as many schools which otherwise compete in Division II or Division III compete in Division I for hockey.
Since 1999, the semi-finals and championship game of the tournament have been branded as the "Frozen Four"- a reference to the NCAA's long-time branding of its basketball semi-finals as the "Final Four".

## History

The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single elimination competition that has determined the collegiate national champion since the inaugural 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament. The tournament features 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. The tournament begins with initial games played at four regional sites culminating with the semi-finals and finals played at a single site.
In setting up the tournament, the Championship Committee seeks to ensure "competitive equity, financial success and likelihood of playoff-type atmosphere at each regional site." A team serving as the host of a regional is placed within that regional. The top four teams are assigned overall seeds and placed within the bracket such that the national semifinals will feature the No. 1 seed versus the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed versus the No. 3 seed should the top four teams win their respective regional finals. Number 1 seeds are also placed as close to their home site as possible, with the No. 1 seed receiving first preference. Conference matchups are avoided in the first round; should five or more teams from one conference make the tournament, this guideline may be disregarded in favor of preserving the bracket's integrity.
Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado hosted the tournament for the first ten years and has hosted eleven times overall, the most of any venue. The Denver Pioneers have won the most tournaments with ten, while Vic Heyliger has coached the most championship teams, winning six times with Michigan between 1948 and 1956.
The 2020 championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Tournament format history
#### 1948–1976

    4 teams (one game series)

#### 1977–1980

    5–6 teams (one game series)

#### 1981–1987

    8 teams (two games, total goals first round at higher seed)

#### 1988

    12 teams (two games, total goals first two rounds at higher seed)

#### 1989–1991

    12 teams (best of three games first two rounds series at higher seed)

#### 1992–2002

    12 teams (divided into two regionals, East Regional and West Regional; six teams each)

#### 2003–present

    16 teams (divided into four regionals: Northeast, East, Midwest, and West Regionals: four teams each)

## Results

| Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Score | Location | Finals venue |
| 1948 | Michigan | Vic Heyliger | Dartmouth | Eddie Jeremiah | 8-4 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| 1949 | Boston College | John Kelley | Dartmouth (2) | Eddie Jeremiah | 4-3 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| 1950 | Colorado College | Cheddy Thompson | Boston University | Harry Cleverly | 13-4 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| 1951 | Michigan (2) | Vic Heyliger | Brown | Westcott Moulton | 7-1 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| 1952 | Michigan (3) | Vic Heyliger | Colorado College | Cheddy Thompson | 4-1 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| 1953 | Michigan (4) | Vic Heyliger | Minnesota | John Mariucci | 7-3 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| 1954 | Rensselaer | Ned Harkness | Minnesota (2) | John Mariucci | 5-4 (OT) | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| 1955 | Michigan (5) | Vic Heyliger | Colorado College (2) | Cheddy Thompson | 5-3 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| 1956 | Michigan (6) | Vic Heyliger | Michigan Tech | Al Renfrew | 7-5 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| 1957 | Colorado College (2) | Tom Bedecki | Michigan | Vic Heyliger | 13-6 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| 1958 | Denver | Murray Armstrong | North Dakota | Bob May | 6-2 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Williams Arena |
| 1959 | North Dakota | Bob May | Michigan State | Amo Bessone | 4-3 (OT) | Troy, New York | RPI Field House |
| 1960 | Denver (2) | Murray Armstrong | Michigan Tech (2) | John MacInnes | 5-3 | Boston, Massachusetts | Matthews Arena |
| 1961 | Denver (3) | Murray Armstrong | St. Lawrence | George Menard | 12-2 | Denver, Colorado | University of Denver Arena |
| 1962 | Michigan Tech | John MacInnes | Clarkson | Len Ceglarski | 7-1 | Utica, New York | Utica Memorial Auditorium |
| 1963 | North Dakota (2) | Barry Thorndycraft | Denver | Murray Armstrong | 6-5 | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | McHugh Forum |
| 1964 | Michigan (7) | Al Renfrew | Denver (2) | Murray Armstrong | 6-3 | Denver, Colorado | University of Denver Arena |
| 1965 | Michigan Tech (2) | John MacInnes | Boston College | John Kelley | 8-2 | Providence, Rhode Island | Meehan Auditorium |
| 1966 | Michigan State | Amo Bessone | Clarkson (2) | Len Ceglarski | 6-1 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Williams Arena |
| 1967 | Cornell | Ned Harkness | Boston University (2) | Jack Kelley | 4-1 | Syracuse, New York | Onondaga War Memorial |
| 1968 | Denver (4) | Murray Armstrong | North Dakota (2) | Bill Selman | 4–0 | Duluth, Minnesota | Duluth Entertainment Center |
| 1969 | Denver (5) | Murray Armstrong | Cornell | Ned Harkness | 4-3 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor World Arena |
| 1970 | Cornell (2) | Ned Harkness | Clarkson (3) | Len Ceglarski | 6-4 | Lake Placid, New York | Olympic Center |
| 1971 | Boston University | Jack Kelley | Minnesota (3) | Glen Sonmor | 4-2 | Syracuse, New York | Onondaga War Memorial |
| 1972 | Boston University (2) | Jack Kelley | Cornell (2) | Dick Bertrand | 4-0 | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston Garden |
| 1973 | Wisconsin | Bob Johnson | Denver (3) | Murray Armstrong | 4-2 | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston Garden |
| 1974 | Minnesota | Herb Brooks | Michigan Tech (3) | John MacInnes | 4-2 | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston Garden |
| 1975 | Michigan Tech (3) | John MacInnes | Minnesota (4) | Herb Brooks | 6-1 | St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis Arena |
| 1976 | Minnesota (2) | Herb Brooks | Michigan Tech (4) | John MacInnes | 6-4 | Denver, Colorado | University of Denver Arena |
| 1977 | Wisconsin (2) | Bob Johnson | Michigan (2) | Dan Farrell | 6-5 (OT) | Detroit, Michigan | Olympia Stadium |
| 1978 | Boston University (3) | Jack Parker | Boston College (2) | Len Ceglarski | 5-3 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center |
| 1979 | Minnesota (3) | Herb Brooks | North Dakota (3) | Gino Gasparini | 4-3 | Detroit, Michigan | Olympia Stadium |
| 1980 | North Dakota (3) | Gino Gasparini | Northern Michigan | Rick Comley | 5-2 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center |
| 1981 | Wisconsin (3) | Bob Johnson | Minnesota (5) | Brad Buetow | 6-3 | Duluth, Minnesota | Duluth Entertainment Center |
| 1982 | North Dakota (4) | Gino Gasparini | Wisconsin | Bob Johnson | 5–2 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center |
| 1983 | Wisconsin (4) | Jeff Sauer | Harvard | Bill Cleary | 6-2 | Grand Forks, North Dakota | Ralph Engelstad Arena |
| 1984 | Bowling Green | Jerry York | Minnesota-Duluth | Mike Sertich | 5-4 (4OT) | Lake Placid, New York | Olympic Arena |
| 1985 | Rensselaer (2) | Mike Addesa | Providence | Steve Stirling | 2-1 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |
| 1986 | Michigan State (2) | Ron Mason | Harvard (2) | Bill Cleary | 6-5 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center |
| 1987 | North Dakota (5) | Gino Gasparini | Michigan State (2) | Ron Mason | 5-3 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |
| 1988 | Lake Superior State | Frank Anzalone | St. Lawrence (2) | Joe Marsh | 4-3 (OT) | Lake Placid, New York | Olympic Center |
| 1989 | Harvard | Bill Cleary | Minnesota (6) | Doug Woog | 4-3 (OT) | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Saint Paul Civic Center |
| 1990 | Wisconsin (5) | Jeff Sauer | Colgate | Terry Slater | 7-3 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |
| 1991 | Northern Michigan | Rick Comley | Boston University (3) | Jack Parker | 8-7 (3OT) | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Saint Paul Civic Center |
| 1992 | Lake Superior State (2) | Jeff Jackson | Wisconsin (2) | Jeff Sauer | 5-3 | Albany, New York | Knickerbocker Arena |
| 1993 | Maine | Shawn Walsh | Lake Superior State | Jeff Jackson | 5-4 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Bradley Center |
| 1994 | Lake Superior State (3) | Jeff Jackson | Boston University (4) | Jack Parker | 9-1 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Saint Paul Civic Center |
| 1995 | Boston University (4) | Jack Parker | Maine | Shawn Walsh | 6-2 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center |
| 1996 | Michigan (8) | Red Berenson | Colorado College (3) | Don Lucia | 3-2 (OT) | Cincinnati, Ohio | Riverfront Coliseum |
| 1997 | North Dakota (6) | Dean Blais | Boston University (5) | Jack Parker | 6-4 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Bradley Center |
| 1998 | Michigan (9) | Red Berenson | Boston College (3) | Jerry York | 3-2 (OT) | Boston, Massachusetts | FleetCenter |
| 1999 | Maine (2) | Shawn Walsh | New Hampshire | Dick Umile | 3-2 (OT) | Anaheim, California | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim |
| 2000 | North Dakota (7) | Dean Blais | Boston College (4) | Jerry York | 4-2 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center |
| 2001 | Boston College (2) | Jerry York | North Dakota (4) | Dean Blais | 3-2 (OT) | Albany, New York | Pepsi Arena |
| 2002 | Minnesota (4) | Don Lucia | Maine (2) | Tim Whitehead | 4-3 (OT) | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center |
| 2003 | Minnesota (5) | Don Lucia | New Hampshire (2) | Dick Umile | 5-1 | Buffalo, New York | HSBC Arena |
| 2004 | Denver (6) | George Gwozdecky | Maine (3) | Tim Whitehead | 1-0 | Boston, Massachusetts | FleetCenter |
| 2005 | Denver (7) | George Gwozdecky | North Dakota (5) | Dave Hakstol | 4-1 | Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena |
| 2006 | Wisconsin (6) | Mike Eaves | Boston College (5) | Jerry York | 2–1 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Bradley Center |
| 2007 | Michigan State (3) | Rick Comley | Boston College (6) | Jerry York | 3-1 | St. Louis, Missouri | Scottrade Center |
| 2008 | Boston College (3) | Jerry York | Notre Dame | Jeff Jackson | 4-1 | Denver, Colorado | Pepsi Center |
| 2009 | Boston University (5) | Jack Parker | Miami | Enrico Blasi | 4-3 (OT) | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center |
| 2010 | Boston College (4) | Jerry York | Wisconsin (3) | Mike Eaves | 5-0 | Detroit, Michigan | Ford Field |
| 2011 | Minnesota-Duluth | Scott Sandelin | Michigan (3) | Red Berenson | 3-2 (OT) | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center |
| 2012 | Boston College (5) | Jerry York | Ferris State | Bob Daniels | 4-1 | Tampa, Florida | Tampa Bay Times Forum |
| 2013 | Yale | Keith Allain | Quinnipiac | Rand Pecknold | 4-0 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Consol Energy Center |
| 2014 | Union | Rick Bennett | Minnesota (7) | Don Lucia | 7–4 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wells Fargo Center |
| 2015 | Providence | Nate Leaman | Boston University (6) | David Quinn | 4-3 | Boston, Massachusetts | TD Garden |
| 2016 | North Dakota (8) | Brad Berry | Quinnipiac (2) | Rand Pecknold | 5-1 | Tampa, Florida | Amalie Arena |
| 2017 | Denver (8) | Jim Montgomery | Minnesota-Duluth (2) | Scott Sandelin | 3–2 | Chicago, Illinois | United Center |
| 2018 | Minnesota-Duluth (2) | Scott Sandelin | Notre Dame (2) | Jeff Jackson | 2-1 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center |
| 2019 | Minnesota-Duluth (3) | Scott Sandelin | Massachusetts | Greg Carvel | 3-0 | Buffalo, New York | KeyBank Center |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Detroit, Michigan | Little Caesars Arena |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | Greg Carvel | St. Cloud State | Brett Larson | 5-0 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | PPG Paints Arena |
| 2022 | Denver (9) | David Carle | Minnesota State | Mike Hastings | 5-1 | Boston, Massachusetts | TD Garden |
| 2023 | Quinnipiac | Rand Pecknold | Minnesota (8) | Bob Motzko | 3-2 (OT) | Tampa, Florida | Amalie Arena |
| 2024 | Denver (10) | David Carle | Boston College (7) | Greg Brown | 2-0 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center |
| 2025 | | | | | | St. Louis, Missouri | Enterprise Center |
| 2026 | | | | | | Paradise, Nevada | T-Mobile Arena |
| 2027 | | | | | | Washington, D.C. | Capital One Arena |
| 2028 | | | | | | Chicago, IL | United Center |
^1 Participation in the tournament vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

## Team titles

| Team | # | Years |
| Denver | 10 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2022, 2024 |
| Michigan | 9 | 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998 |
| North Dakota | 8 | 1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2016 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, 2006 |
| Boston College | 5 | 1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012 |
| Boston University | 5 | 1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003 |
| Lake Superior State | 3 | 1988, 1992, 1994 |
| Michigan State | 3 | 1966, 1986, 2007 |
| Michigan Tech | 3 | 1962, 1965, 1975 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 3 | 2011, 2018, 2019 |
| Colorado College | 2 | 1950, 1957 |
| Cornell | 2 | 1967, 1970 |
| Maine | 2 | 1993, 1999 |
| RPI | 2 | 1954, 1985 |
| Bowling Green | 1 | 1984 |
| Harvard | 1 | 1989 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Michigan | 1 | 1991 |
| Providence | 1 | 2015 |
| Quinnipiac | 1 | 2023 |
| Union | 1 | 2014 |
| Yale | 1 | 2013 |

## Performance by team

The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:
* • First round (12 teams starting in 1988, 16 teams starting in 2003)
* QF Quarterfinals (1 or 2 teams starting in 1977, 4 teams starting in 1980)
* 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.
Starting in 2003, the four teams seeded No. 1 in the regions are shown with single underline.
| School | Conference as of 2024 | # | QF | F4 | CG | CH | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Denver | NCHC | 33 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | CH | | CH | CH | | RU | RU | | F4 | | CH | CH | | F4 | F4 | RU | | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | | | | | | | | QF | | QF | | • | | | QF | | CH | CH | | | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | QF | F4 | CH | QF | F4 | | CH | • | CH |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 41 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 9 | CH | F4 | F4 | CH | CH | CH | F4 | CH | CH | RU | | | | | F4 | | CH | | | | | | | | | | | | | RU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | F4 | F4 | QF | F4 | CH | F4 | CH | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | • | • | F4 | • | QF | RU | • | | | | QF | | F4 | | • | F4 | F4 | F4 |
| North Dakota | NCHC | 35 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | RU | CH | | | | CH | | F4 | | F4 | RU | | | | | | | | | | | RU | CH | | CH | | F4 | | | CH | | | • | | | | | | | CH | QF | QF | CH | RU | | • | QF | RU | F4 | F4 | F4 | • | • | F4 | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | CH | • | | | QF | • | | • |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 27 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | F4 | CH | | | | CH | F4 | | | CH | RU | CH | | | | | QF | QF | CH | • | RU | QF | QF | QF | | | • | | QF | QF | | | QF | • | CH | | QF | | RU | | | • | • | | | | | | • | | | • |
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 41 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 5 | | | | | | RU | RU | | | | | | | F4 | | | | | | | | | | RU | | | CH | RU | CH | | | CH | QF | RU | | F4 | | QF | F4 | F4 | F4 | RU | QF | QF | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | | | | • | CH | CH | QF | F4 | • | QF | • | | | | F4 | • | RU | • | | • | | | QF | F4 | RU | QF |
| Boston College | Hockey East | 37 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 5 | F4 | CH | F4 | | | | F4 | | F4 | | | F4 | | | | F4 | | RU | | | F4 | | | | | F4 | | | | | RU | | | | | | QF | F4 | QF | QF | | QF | F4 | • | | | | | | | RU | F4 | RU | CH | | QF | F4 | QF | RU | RU | CH | | CH | • | CH | • | F4 | • | F4 | | | | QF | | | RU |
| Boston University | Hockey East | 39 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 5 | | | RU | F4 | | F4 | | | | | | | F4 | | | | | | F4 | RU | | | | CH | CH | | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | CH | | | | | | QF | | QF | | | | F4 | RU | • | F4 | RU | CH | F4 | RU | QF | | QF | | QF | QF | | • | QF | • | | CH | | | • | | | RU | • | QF | QF | | • | | F4 | F4 |
| Michigan Tech | CCHA | 16 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | RU | | | | RU | | CH | | | CH | | | | F4 | F4 | | | | RU | CH | RU | | | | | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | • | • | | | • | • | • |
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 28 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | RU | | | | | | | CH | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | QF | F4 | QF | CH | RU | QF | F4 | QF | | F4 | | • | • | • | • | QF | F4 | • | F4 | • | | • | | QF | CH | QF | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | QF |
| Minnesota Duluth | NCHC | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | RU | F4 | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | | | | QF | | CH | QF | | | QF | QF | RU | CH | CH | F4 | QF | | |
| Lake Superior State | CCHA | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | CH | QF | QF | QF | CH | RU | CH | QF | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | |
| Maine | Hockey East | 19 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | F4 | F4 | QF | F4 | QF | CH | | RU | | | | CH | F4 | QF | RU | • | RU | • | F4 | F4 | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | • |
| Colorado College | NCHC | 20 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | F4 | F4 | CH | F4 | RU | | | RU | | CH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | RU | F4 | QF | QF | | QF | QF | QF | | F4 | • | | • | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cornell | ECAC | 24 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CH | F4 | RU | CH | | RU | F4 | | | | | | | F4 | QF | | | | | QF | | | | | • | | | | | • | QF | | | | | QF | F4 | | QF | QF | | | QF | • | | QF | | | | | • | • | QF | | | QF | QF |
| Rensselaer | ECAC | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | F4 | CH | | | | | | | F4 | | | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | CH | | | | | | | | | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harvard | ECAC | 27 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | F4 | | F4 | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | F4 | | | F4 | F4 | | | | | | | QF | RU | | QF | RU | F4 | • | CH | | | | • | F4 | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | | | | | | | | | • | • | F4 | | • | | • | • | |
| Quinnipiac | ECAC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | RU | • | • | RU | | | QF | • | QF | CH | QF |
| Providence | Hockey East | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | QF | | F4 | | RU | | | | QF | | • | | | | | • | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | CH | • | • | QF | F4 | | | | |
| Northern Michigan | CCHA | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RU | F4 | | | | | | | | • | | CH | QF | QF | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Hockey East | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | RU | CH | • | | • |
| Bowling Green | CCHA | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | F4 | QF | | | QF | | CH | | | QF | QF | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | |
| Yale | ECAC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | • | QF | QF | | CH | | • | • | | | | | | | |
| Union | ECAC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | F4 | QF | CH | | | • | | | | | | |
| Clarkson | ECAC | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | - | | | | | | | | | | F4 | F4 | | | | RU | F4 | | | RU | | | | RU | | | | | | | | | | | QF | QF | | QF | | | | | | • | F4 | • | • | | • | QF | QF | • | QF | | | | | | | | • | QF | | | | | | | | | | • | • | | | | |
| St. Lawrence | ECAC | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | - | | | | | F4 | | | F4 | F4 | | | F4 | F4 | RU | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | QF | RU | • | | | QF | | | | | | | • | F4 | • | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | Hockey East | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | F4 | | | F4 | QF | | | | | | | | | • | | QF | • | | • | F4 | RU | • | | F4 | RU | • | QF | • | • | • | QF | QF | QF | | QF | | | | | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | Big Ten | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | QF | RU | • | | F4 | | • | • | | • | F4 | RU | QF | • | QF | | |
| Dartmouth | ECAC | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | RU | RU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brown | ECAC | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | | | | RU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Cloud State | NCHC | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | • | QF | • | • | | | | • | • | | QF | | | F4 | QF | QF | • | | • | • | RU | • | QF | |
| Miami | NCHC | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | • | | | | | | | • | | • | QF | QF | RU | F4 | • | • | QF | | • | | | | | | | | |
| Minnesota State | CCHA | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | | | • | • | F4 | RU | • | |
| Ferris State | CCHA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | RU | | QF | | QF | | | | | | | |
| Colgate | ECAC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | RU | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | • | |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | • | | | | • | • | • | | | | • | | | | | | | | • | F4 | • | | | QF | |
| Vermont | Hockey East | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | F4 | • | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | • | | | | • | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass Lowell | Hockey East | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | QF | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | F4 | QF | | QF | QF | | | | • | | |
| Bemidji State | CCHA | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | | | F4 | • | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | |
| RIT | AHA | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | | | | QF | • | | | | | | | • |
| Northeastern | Hockey East | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F4 | | | | | | • | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | • | | • | • | | • | | |
| Omaha | NCHC | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | • | | | | F4 | | | | | • | | | • |
| Air Force | AHA | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | QF | | • | • | | | | | QF | QF | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | NCHC | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | • | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | | | | | • | | | | QF | • | • |
| Penn State | Big Ten | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | • | | | | QF | |
| Niagara | AHA | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | • | | | | • | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | |
| Merrimack | Hockey East | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | • | |
| Alaska Anchorage | Independent | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | QF | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| American International | AHA | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | • | • | | |
| Holy Cross | AHA | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Princeton | ECAC | 4 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | • | • | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | |
| Mercyhurst | AHA | 3 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | • | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama-Huntsville | on hiatus | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canisius | AHA | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | • | |
| Wayne State | defunct | 1 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Morris | AHA | 1 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Independent | 1 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | |
| Alaska | Independent | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* ↑ Arizona State will join the NCHC for the 2024–25 season.

## Records

Points in a championship game
Player
School
Year
Goals
Assists
Points
Wally GacekMichigan1948336
Chris RayColorado College1950426
Bob McCuskerColorado College1957426
Wally GrantMichigan1948235
Harry WhitworthColorado College1950235
Bill MastertonDenver1961325
Tom VannelliMinnesota1976145
Phil SykesNorth Dakota1980145
Ted GreerMichigan1948134
Tony FrascaColorado College1950224
Ron HartwellColorado College1950224
Neil McDonaldMichigan1956224
Dick WilsonMichigan Tech1956224
Bill HayColorado College1957224
Murray MassierDenver1958134
Jerry WalkerDenver1961134
Grant MunroDenver1961224
Trent BeattyDenver1961224
John IvanitzMichigan Tech1962314
Jerry SullivanMichigan Tech1962224
Gary MilroyMichigan Tech1965224
Pat PhippenMinnesota1976134
Doug SmailNorth Dakota1980404
John NewberryWisconsin1981224
Phil SykesNorth Dakota1982314
Scott BeattieNorthern Michigan1991314
Gerald TallaireLake Superior State1994044
Rob ValicevicLake Superior State1994224
Nathan GerbeBoston College2008224
Brock BoeserNorth Dakota2016134 :

### Points in multiple championships

| Player | School | Games | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Phil Sykes | North Dakota | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Neil McDonald | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Pat Phippen | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Wally Gacek | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Chris Ray | Colorado College | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Bob McCusker | Colorado College | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Bill Masterton | Denver | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jerry Walker | Denver | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |

### Championship hat tricks

| Player | School | Year | Goals | Game-winner | MOP |
| Wally Gacek | Michigan | 1948 | 3 | | |
| Chris Ray | Colorado College | 1950 | 4 | | |
| Ed Switzer | Michigan | 1956 | 3 | Y | |
| Bob McCusker | Colorado College | 1957 | 4 | Y | Y |
| Bill Masterton | Denver | 1961 | 3 | | Y |
| John Ivanitz | Michigan Tech | 1962 | 3 | Y | |
| Bob Hamill* | Denver | 1963 | 3 | | |
| Dan Lodboa | Cornell | 1970 | 3$^†$ | Y | Y |
| Doug Smail | North Dakota | 1980 | 4$^†$ | Y | Y |
| Phil Sykes | North Dakota | 1982 | 3 | Y | Y |
| Allen Bourbeau* | Harvard | 1986 | 3 | | |
| John Byce | Wisconsin | 1990 | 3 | | |
| Scott Beattie | Northern Michigan | 1991 | 3 | | Y |
| Darryl Plandowski | Northern Michigan | 1991 | 3 | Y | |
| Jason Zent* $^‡$ | Wisconsin | 1992 | 3 | | |
| Jim Montgomery | Maine | 1993 | 3$^†$ | Y | Y |
| Jarid Lukosevicius | Denver | 2017 | 3 | Y | Y |
* Was not a member of the winning team. † Natural hat-trick. ‡ Tournament participation later vacated.

### Tournament winning percentage

Minimum 2 tournaments
| Player | School | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | Winning percentage |
| Hunter Shepard | Minnesota-Duluth | 2018, 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Darren Jensen | North Dakota | 1980, 1982 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Lorne Howes | Michigan | 1955, 1956 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| George Kirkwood | Denver | 1960, 1961 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Gerry Powers | Denver | 1968, 1969 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Marc Behrend | Wisconsin | 1981, 1982, 1983 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 |
| John Muse | Boston College | 2008, 2010, 2011 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 |
| Filip Lindberg | Massachusetts | 2019, 2021 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| Blaine Lacher | Lake Superior State | 1992, 1993, 1994 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| Kenny Reiter | Minnesota-Duluth | 2011, 2012 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
| Jon Gillies | Providence | 2014, 2015 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
| Marty Turco | Michigan | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 |
| Willard Ikola | Michigan | 1952, 1953, 1954 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
| Bob Essensa | Michigan State | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
| Parker Milner | Boston College | 2012, 2013 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
| Cam Johnson | North Dakota | 2016, 2017 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
| Scott Clemmensen | Boston College | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 |
| Jeff Lerg | Michigan State | 2006, 2007, 2008 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| Jack McDonald | Michigan | 1948, 1949 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| Bob Fox | Rensselaer | 1953, 1954 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| Gaye Cooley | Michigan State | 1966, 1967 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| Jim Craig | Boston University | 1977, 1978 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| Tanner Jaillet | Denver | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 |
| Duane Derksen | Wisconsin | 1990, 1991, 1992 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 |
| Cory Schneider | Boston College | 2005, 2006, 2007 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 |

## Tournament droughts

The following is a list of teams that have not made an NCAA tournament any time in the last 10 seasons.
| School | Appearances | Last appearance |
| Alaska | 0 $^†$ | Never$^†$ |
| Alaska Anchorage | 3 | 1992 |
| Army | 0 | Never |
| Bentley | 0 | Never |
| Brown | 4 | 1993 |
| Connecticut | 0 | Never |
| Dartmouth | 4 | 1980 |
| Holy Cross | 2 | 2006 |
| Mercyhurst | 3 | 2005 |
| Rensselaer | 9 | 2011 |
| Sacred Heart | 0 | Never |
| St. Lawrence | 16 | 2007 $^‡$ |
† Alaska's only appearance in 2010 was later vacated due to NCAA rules violations. ‡ St. Lawrence received an automatic bid in 2021, however, the team had to decline the invitation due to a positive COVID-19 test from their head coach.

## Awards

At the conclusion of each tournament both an all-tournament team and 'Most Outstanding Player in Tournament' is named. Both achievements have been in effect since the inaugural championship in 1948.