The 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). Like other Division I championships, it is the highest level of NCAA men's hockey competition.
The first Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado, known from 1938 to 1960 as Broadmoor Ice Palace (and not to be confused with the current World Arena), hosted the tournament for the first ten years and has hosted eleven times overall, the most of any venue. Denver has won the most tournaments with ten, while Vic Heyliger has coached the most championship teams, winning six times with Michigan between 1948 and 1956. Jerry York has made the most appearances in the title game with nine, going 5–4 in the process.
Champions
Team titles
Michigan
NorthDakota
Denver
Wisconsin
Minnesota
LakeSuperior State
MichiganState
MichiganTech
MinnesotaDuluth
ColoradoCollege
CornellMaineRPI
BowlingGreen
NorthernMichigan
Unionclass=notpageimage| Schools with D1 Mens Ice Hockey championships
– 10 championships, 
– 9 championships, 
– 8 championships, 
– 6 championships, 
– 5 championships, 
– 3 championships, 
– 2 championships, 
– 1 championship
BostonCollege
BostonUniversity
UMassHarvardQuinnipiacYaleProvidenceclass=notpageimage| Schools with D1 Mens Ice Hockey championships – 5 championships, – 1 championship
| Team | Number | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Rensselaer | 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 |
Frozen Four appearances
| Team | Number of Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 28 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Boston College | 26 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1985, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2024 |
| Boston University | 24 | 1950, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2015, 2023, 2024 |
| Minnesota | 23 | 1953, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2022, 2023 |
| North Dakota | 22 | 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Denver | 18 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
| Harvard | 13 | 1955, 1957, 1958, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 2017 |
| Maine | 11 | 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 |
| Michigan State | 11 | 1959, 1966, 1967, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2007 |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 2006, 2010 |
| Colorado College | 10 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1996, 1997, 2005 |
| Michigan Tech | 10 | 1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981 |
| St. Lawrence | 9 | 1952, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1988, 2000 |
| Cornell | 8 | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 2003 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 8 | 1984, 1985, 2004, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Clarkson | 7 | 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1991 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | 1977, 1979, 1982, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003 |
| Providence | 5 | 1964, 1983, 1985, 2015, 2019 |
| Rensselaer | 5 | 1953, 1954, 1961, 1964, 1985 |
| Dartmouth | 4 | 1948, 1949, 1979, 1980 |
| Lake Superior State | 4 | 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Notre Dame | 4 | 2008, 2011, 2017, 2018 |
| Brown | 3 | 1951, 1965, 1976 |
| Northern Michigan | 3 | 1980, 1981, 1991 |
| Quinnipiac | 3 | 2013, 2016, 2023 |
| Bowling Green | 2 | 1978, 1984 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 2019, 2021 |
| Miami | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| Minnesota State | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 1998, 2018 |
| St. Cloud State | 2 | 2013, 2021 |
| Union | 2 | 2012, 2014 |
| Vermont | 2 | 1996, 2009 |
| Yale | 2 | 1952, 2013 |
| Bemidji State | 1 | 2009 |
| Colgate | 1 | 1990 |
| Ferris State | 1 | 2012 |
| Massachusetts-Lowell | 1 | 2013 |
| Northeastern | 1 | 1982 |
| Omaha | 1 | 2015 |
| RIT | 1 | 2010 |
Note: Denver's participation in the 1973 tournament and Wisconsin's participation in the 1992 tournament were later vacated by the NCAA.
Host cities
| City | Number | Years Hosted |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 11 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1969 |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 8 | 1960, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1998, 2004, 2015, 2022 |
| Detroit, Michigan | 7 | 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2020** |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 7 | 1965, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1995, 2000 |
| Saint Paul, Minnesota | 7 | 1989, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2011, 2018, 2024 |
| Denver, Colorado | 4 | 1961, 1964, 1976, 2008 |
| Lake Placid, New York | 3 | 1970, 1984, 1988 |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 3 | 1993, 1997, 2006 |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 3 | 1975, 2007, 2025* |
| Tampa, Florida | 3 | 2012, 2016, 2023 |
| Albany, New York | 2 | 1992, 2001 |
| Buffalo, New York | 2 | 2003, 2019 |
| Chicago, Illinois | 2 | 2017, 2028* |
| Duluth, Minnesota | 2 | 1968, 1981 |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2 | 1958, 1966 |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 2 | 2013, 2021 |
| Syracuse, New York | 2 | 1967, 1971 |
| Washington, D.C. | 2 | 2009, 2027* |
| Anaheim, California | 1 | 1999 |
| Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | 1 | 1963 |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 1 | 1996 |
| Columbus, Ohio | 1 | 2005 |
| Grand Forks, North Dakota | 1 | 1983 |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 2026* |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | 2014 |
| Troy, New York | 1 | 1959 |
| Utica, New York | 1 | 1962 |
(*)denotes future Frozen Fours
(**)Detroit was to host the 2020 tournament, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regional host cities
| City | Number | Years Hosted |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 18 | 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020**, 2022, 2026* |
| Albany, New York | 13 | 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2020**, 2021, 2022, 2026* |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 10 | 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025* |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 8 | 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2027* |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 8 | 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025*, 2027*, 2028* |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 7 | 2018, 2019, 2020**, 2022, 2023, 2025*, 2028* |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 7 | 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013 |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 7 | 1992, 2003, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024 |
| Loveland, Colorado | 5 | 2020**, 2021, 2022, 2026*, 2027* |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 4 | 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009 |
| Saint Paul, Minnesota | 4 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 4 | 2018, 2024, 2026*, 2028* |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 3 | 1998, 2002, 2003 |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 3 | 2006, 2011, 2012 |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 3 | 1995, 1999, 2008 |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 2 | 2004, 2008 |
| Detroit, Michigan | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
| East Lansing, Michigan | 2 | 1994, 1996 |
| Rochester, New York | 2 | 2007, 2028* |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 2 | 2024, 2027* |
| Toledo, Ohio | 2 | 2013, 2025* |
| Amherst, Massachusetts | 1 | 2005 |
| Denver, Colorado | 1 | 2007 |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 1 | 2010 |
| Grand Forks, North Dakota | 1 | 2006 |
| Maryland Heights, Missouri | 1 | 2024 |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 1 | 2011 |
| South Bend, Indiana | 1 | 2015 |
Note: Regional Tournaments were not conducted until 1992
Note: Manchester, New Hampshire was originally selected to host the 2021 Northeast Regional, but withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Northeast Regional was subsequently re-awarded to Albany, New York.
(*)denotes future Frozen Four Regionals
(**)denotes cities that were to host 2020 regional sites, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multiple meetings
| Teams | Games | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado College and Michigan | 4 | 1952, 1955, 1957, 1996 | 3–1, Michigan |
| Denver and North Dakota | 4 | 1958, 1963, 1968, 2005 | 3–1, Denver |
| Michigan Tech and Minnesota | 3 | 1974, 1975, 1976 | 2–1 Minnesota |
| Boston College and North Dakota | 2 | 2000, 2001 | 1–1 |
| Boston College and Wisconsin | 2 | 2006, 2010 | 1–1 |
| Boston University and Cornell | 2 | 1967, 1972 | 1–1 |
| Michigan State and North Dakota | 2 | 1959, 1987 | 2–0 North Dakota |
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
- List of NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player
References
General
- "All-Time Championship Tournament records and results" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- "All-Time Tournament field" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
Specific
- "Attendance records and sites" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- "Men's Tournament records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- "Men's coaching records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- Solari, Chris (March 12, 2020). "NCAA cancels March Madness, Frozen Four, all other championships; Big Ten halts all sports". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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