Women’s Frozen Four
The NCAA crowns its women’s national champion at the culmination of the college hockey season, the Frozen Four, each March. The first Frozen Four was hosted by the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in 2001 with Minnesota Duluth securing the inaugural trophy. In 2021, the tournament expanded to its current 11-team format. The tournament opens at four regional sites held on the campus of each of the top four seeds, with the winners advancing to the Frozen Four.
In 2026, forward Claire Enright broke a 2-2 tie with 6:18 left in the third period to give Wisconsin a 3-2 win over Ohio State in the NCAA Frozen Four championship game, the second straight national title for the Badgers and their fifth in the last seven seasons. No other program boasts more NCAA women’s hockey championships.
It was the fourth straight year these two teams squared off in the national title game and the fourth straight to be decided by a single goal.
AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota is set to host the 2027 Women’s Frozen Four. It will be Minnesota Duluth’s fifth time hosting the event, following the 2023 tournament.
All-Time Women’s Frozen Four Tournament History
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Fourth Place | Site |
| 2001 | Minnesota Duluth (28-5-4) | 4-2 | St. Lawrence | Harvard | St. Lawrence | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 2002 | Minnesota Duluth (24-6-4) | 3-2 | Brown | Minnesota | Niagara | Durham, N.H. |
| 2003 | Minnesota Duluth (31-3-2) | 4-3 (2OT) | Harvard | Minnesota | Dartmouth | Duluth, Minn. |
| 2004 | Minnesota (30-4-2) | 6-2 | Harvard | St. Lawrence | Dartmouth | Providence |
| 2005 | Minnesota (36-2-2) | 4-3 | Harvard | St. Lawrence | Dartmouth | Durham, N.H. |
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Other Semifinalists | Site | |
| 2006 | Wisconsin (36-4-1) | 3-0 | Minnesota | New Hampshire | St. Lawrence | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 2007 | Wisconsin (36-1-4) | 4-1 | Minnesota Duluth | St. Lawrence | Boston College | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2008 | Minnesota Duluth (34-4-1) | 4-0 | Wisconsin | Harvard | New Hampshire | Duluth, Minn. |
| 2009 | Wisconsin (33-2-5) | 5-0 | Mercyhurst | Minnesota | Minnesota Duluth | Boston, Mass. |
| 2010 | Minnesota Duluth (31-8-2) | 3-2 (3OT) | Cornell | Mercyhurst | Minnesota Duluth | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 2011 | Wisconsin (37-2-2) | 4-1 | Boston University | Cornell | Boston College | Erie, Pa. |
| 2012 | Minnesota (33-5-2) | 4-2 | Wisconsin | Cornell | Boston College | Duluth, Minn. |
| 2013 | Minnesota (41-0-0) | 6-3 | Boston University | Mercyhurst | Boston College | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 2014 | Clarkson (31-5-5) | 5-4 | Minnesota | Mercyhurst | Wisconsin | Hamden, Conn. |
| 2015 | Minnesota (34-3-4) | 4-1 | Harvard | Boston College | Wisconsin | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 2016 | Minnesota (35-4) | 3-1 | Boston College | Wisconsin | Clarkson | Durham, N.H. |
| 2017 | Clarkson (32-4-5) | 3-0 | Wisconsin | Minnesota | Boston College | St. Charles, Mo. |
| 2018 | Clarkson (36-4-1) | 2-1 (OT) | Colgate | Wisconsin | Ohio State | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 2019 | Wisconsin (35-4-2) | 2-0 | Minnesota | Cornell | Clarkson | Hamden, Conn. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Wisconsin (17-3-1) | 2-1 (OT) | Northeastern | Ohio State | Minnesota Duluth | Erie, Pa. |
| 2022 | Ohio State (32-6-0) | 3-2 | Minnesota Duluth | Northeastern | Yale | University Park, Pa. |
| 2023 | Wisconsin (29-10-2) | 1-0 | Ohio State | Minnesota | Northeastern | Duluth, Minn. |
| 2024 | Ohio State (35-4) | 1-0 | Wisconsin | Colgate | Clarkson | Durham, N.H. |
| 2025 | Wisconsin (38-1-2) | 4-3 (OT) | Ohio State | Cornell | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 2026 | Wisconsin (35-4-2) | 3-2 | Ohio State | Northeastern | Penn State | University Park, Pa. |