2005 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2005 NCAA Women's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The tournament began on March 18, 2005, and ended with the championship game on March 27.
The 2005 tournament was the first to feature eight teams. The highest four seeds were invited to host first round competition for the right to advance to the Frozen Four. The expanded field also allowed for the creation of auto-bids for each of the four conferences in Division I women's hockey at the time.
The 2005 tournament was also the last to feature a consolation game. From 2006 forward, both teams losing semi-final games were awarded third place.
==Qualifying teams==
The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 13.
Seed	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth Type
1 	Minnesota 	WCHA 	33–2–2 	Tournament Champion
2 	Minnesota Duluth	WCHA 	22–6–4 	At-Large Bid
3 	Harvard 	ECAC 	24–6–3 	Tournament Champion
4 	Dartmouth 	ECAC 	26–6–0 	At-Large Bid
5 	Wisconsin 	WCHA 	28–8–1 	At Large Bid
6 	Mercyhurst 	CHA 	26–7–5 	Tournament Champion
7 	St Lawrence 	ECAC 	26–7–5 	At Large Bid
8 	Providence 	Hockey East	21–10–5	Tournament Champion
==Brackets==
* Overtime
*** 3rd Overtime
St Lawrence defeated Dartmouth 5-1 in the Consolation Game.
==All-Tournament Team==
*G: Ali Boe, Harvard
*D: Lyndsay Wall, Minnesota
*D: Caitlin Cahow, Harvard
*F: Sarah Vaillancourt, Harvard
*F: Krissy Wendell, Minnesota
*F: Natalie Darwitz, Minnesota*
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
==References==
==External links==
*NCAA Women's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com
Category:NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship
NCAA Women's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament
Category:Ice hockey in New Hampshire