2023 NCAA National Collegiate 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 will be 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 will receive an automatic bid. The other six teams will be 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
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== Bracket ==
Note: each * denotes one overtime period
== Results ==
=== First Round ===
==== Penn State vs. Quinnipiac ====
==== LIU vs. Wisconsin ====
==== Clarkson vs. Minnesota Duluth ====
=== Quarterfinals ===
==== Wisconsin vs. (3) Colgate ====
==== Minnesota Duluth vs. (2) Minnesota ====
==== (5) Northeastern vs. (4) Yale ====
==== Quinnipiac vs. (1) Ohio State ====
=== Semifinals ===
==== (5) Northeastern vs. (1) Ohio State ====
==== Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota ====
=== Championship ===
==== Wisconsin vs. (1) Ohio State ====
==== See also ====
* NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
* 2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
== References ==
Category:NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
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