2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involves eight schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals will be played at the campuses of the seeded teams on Saturday, March 10, 2018. The Frozen Four will be played on March 16 and 18, 2018 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The University of Minnesota will host the tournament. This will be the fourth time that Ridder Arena will host the Frozen Four and the sixth time it has been played in Minneapolis. This will be the second year that the Big Ten Network will air the Championship Game live and the first year the semifinals will be aired live on BTN.
== Qualifying teams ==
In the fourth year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Seed	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance	Last bid
1 	Clarkson 	ECAC 	33–4–1 	Tournament champion	7th 	2017
2 	Wisconsin 	WCHA 	30–4–2 	At-large bid 	12th 	2017
3 	Colgate 	ECAC 	32–5–1 	At-large bid 	1st 	Never
4 	Boston College	Hockey East	30–4–3 	At-large bid 	10th 	2017
 	Minnesota 	WCHA 	24–10–3	Tournament champion	16th 	2017
 	Ohio State 	WCHA 	23–10–4	At-large bid 	1st 	Never
 	Northeastern 	Hockey East	19–16–3	Tournament champion	2nd 	2016
 	Mercyhurst 	CHA 	18–14–4	Tournament champion	11th 	2016
== Bracket ==
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
Championship Game Officials: Referee Scott Roth, Shane Paskey Linesmen: Mike Mueller, Glendon Seal
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
== References ==
Category:NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
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