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| Classification | Division III |
|---|---|
| Sport | College ice hockey |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Country |  United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Hobart Statesmen (2) |
| Most titles | Middlebury (8) |
| Official website | NCAA.com |
The NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament is an annual tournament to determine the top men's ice hockey team in NCAA Division III. The Division III championship was contested from 1984 through 2019, but then suspended due to COVID-19. The tournament resumed in the spring of 2022. The most successful team has been the Middlebury Panthers with eight titles.
Champions
Note: from 1988 through 1990 the championship round was a 2-game series where the first team to three points won (2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie). If the two teams remained tied after 2 games a 20-minute mini-game was held to determine the winner. Mini-game results are in italics.
† Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA did not hold any division III tournament during the 2020–21 season.
Team titles
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Host cities
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Performance by team
See also: List of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament champions, NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament appearances by team, and List of NCAA Division III men's Frozen Four appearances by teamThe code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:
- – Not fielding a division III team
- FR First round (2 teams starting in 2002, 4 teams starting in 2006, 6 teams starting in 2009, 8 teams starting in 2017, 10 teams starting in 2024)
- QF Quarterfinals
- F4 Frozen Four
- RU National Runner-up
- CH National Champion
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RUThe team achieved the placement shown, but the participation was later vacated. These vacated appearances are not included in the total columns.
Note: The field for the 2020 tournament was announced shortly before its cancellation.
Beginning in 2002, teams that received byes into the quarterfinal round are underlined.
| School | Conference as of 2024 |
# | QF | F4 | CG | CH | 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 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Middlebury | NESCAC | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | CH | CH | CH | CH | CH | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | CH | CH | CH | RU | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | WIAC | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | QF | CH | CH | CH | RU | CH | QF | QF | RU | RU | RU | CH | QF | F4 | CH | QF | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Norbert | NCHA | 21 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | QF | QF | F4 | RU | QF | RU | F4 | CH | RU | CH | CH | QF | CH | RU | F4 | CH | QF | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||
| Norwich | NEHC | 20 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | QF | F4 | F4 | CH | RU | CH | F4 | QF | QF | F4 | CH | F4 | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | CH | RU | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plattsburgh State | SUNYAC | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | F4 | RU | CH | F4 | QF | QF | F4 | QF | F4 | CH | F4 | F4 | RU | QF | F4 | QF | QF | QF | FR | FR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–River Falls | WIAC | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | QF | CH | RU | CH | F4 | F4 | QF | F4 | QF | QF | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hobart | NEHC | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | QF | F4 | QF | F4 | FR | QF | FR | FR | F4 | FR | QF | CH | CH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oswego State | SUNYAC | 16 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | QF | RU | QF | QF | QF | QF | RU | CH | F4 | F4 | RU | RU | F4 | QF | FR | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Superior | WIAC | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | F4 | QF | RU | F4 | F4 | RU | RU | F4 | F4 | CH | QF | QF | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RIT | AHA | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | F4 | CH | F4 | RU | QF | RU | QF | QF | F4 | QF | RU | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Adrian | NCHA | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | FR | RU | QF | QF | F4 | QF | F4 | QF | FR | CH | RU | F4 | ||||
| Trinity | NESCAC | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | QF | F4 | QF | CH | FR | RU | FR | FR | RU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bemidji State | CCHA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | RU | CH | F4 | F4 | F4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Babson | NEHC | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | CH | QF | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | QF | FR | QF | QF | FR | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | WIAC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | QF | CH | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neumann | UCHC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | CH | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas | CCHA | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | RU | FR | FR | RU | QF | FR | FR | QF | FR | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elmira | NEHC | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | QF | RU | QF | F4 | QF | F4 | QF | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | FR | QF | QF | QF | FR | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geneseo State | SUNYAC | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | QF | QF | FR | F4 | F4 | QF | F4 | QF | RU | FR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota State | CCHA | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | QF | F4 | F4 | RU | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Union | ECAC Hockey | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | RU | F4 | QF | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Fredonia State | SUNYAC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | F4 | RU | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | MIAC | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | QF | QF | QF | RU | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salve Regina | CCC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | FR | RU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augsburg | MIAC | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | QF | FR | F4 | FR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salem State | MASCAC | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | F4 | QF | F4 | QF | FR | FR | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | NESCAC | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of New England | CCC | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | FR | QF | F4 | F4 | ||||||||||
| Utica | UCHC | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | F4 | QF | QF | QF | F4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manhattanville | UCHC | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | F4 | QF | QF | |||||||||||||||||||
| Saint John's | MIAC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | QF | F4 | QF | FR | FR | FR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New England College | NEHC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | F4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Endicott | CCC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | FR | F4 | FR | ||||
| Colby | NESCAC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | QF | F4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Stout | WIAC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | FR | F4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts Boston | NEHC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | F4 | FR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Cloud State | NCHC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | F4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Bowdoin | NESCAC | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | FR | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wentworth | CCC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Curry | CCC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | FR | FR | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts Dartmouth | MASCAC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | FR | FR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | MIAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (MN) | MIAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamline | MIAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plymouth State | MASCAC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nichols | CCC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FR | FR | FR | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake Forest | NCHA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | FR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercyhurst | AHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Potsdam State | SUNYAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon Valley | UCHC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bethel | MIAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Scholastica | MIAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Williams | NESCAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | NESCAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Olaf | MIAC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FR | FR | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSOE | NCHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fitchburg State | MASCAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marian | NCHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wesleyan | NESCAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cortland State | SUNYAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FR |
No appearances
The following is a list of current Division III teams that have yet to make a tournament appearance.
| School | Conference | First season |
|---|---|---|
| Albertus Magnus | Independent | 2020 |
| Alvernia | UCHC | 2023 |
| Anna Maria | Independent | 2019 |
| Arcadia | UCHC | 2022 |
| Aurora | NCHA | 2015 |
| Brockport State | SUNYAC | 1974 |
| Buffalo State | SUNYAC | 1994 |
| Canton State | Independent | 2013 |
| Castleton | NEHC | 2003 |
| Chatham | UCHC | 2018 |
| Concordia (WI) | NCHA | 2008 |
| Connecticut College | NESCAC | 1981 |
| Dubuque | NCHA | 2024 |
| Framingham State | MASCAC | 1971 |
| Johnson & Wales | NEHC | 1997 |
| King's | UCHC | 2018 |
| Lawrence | NCHA | 1987 |
| MCLA | MASCAC | 1972 |
| Morrisville State | SUNYAC | 2007 |
| Nazareth | UCHC | 2013 |
| Northland | WIAC | 1998 |
| Rivier | Independent | 2022 |
| Skidmore | NEHC | 1983 |
| Southern Maine | NEHC | 1972 |
| Stevenson | UCHC | 2017 |
| Suffolk | CCC | 1947 |
| Trine | NCHA | 2018 |
| Tufts | NESCAC | 1908 |
| Western New England | CCC | 1981 |
| Westfield State | MASCAC | 1974 |
| Wilkes | UCHC | 2019 |
| Worcester State | MASCAC | 1967 |
† Teams were eligible for either the Division II tournament (1978-1984) or the NAIA Tournament (1968-1984).
‡ From 1948 to 1965, teams were also eligible for the Division I tournament.
See also
- NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship
- NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Championship
- National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship
- NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship
References
General
- "Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved Aug 27, 2019.
- "NCAA Division III men's hockey tournament". USCHO.com. Retrieved Aug 27, 2019.
- "College Hockey Stats". Retrieved August 27, 2019.
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