List of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs

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Men's
Women's
Maps of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs as of 2012

The following is a list of the 64 schools that are fielding men's ice hockey teams in NCAA Division I in the current 2023–24 season, plus the 44 schools that are fielding women's teams in the de facto equivalent of Division I, the NCAA's National Collegiate division.[a]

Conference affiliations reflect those in place for the 2023–24 season.

Men[edit]

School Team City State Current
Conference
Primary
Conference
First
Played
Joined
Div IA
NCAA
Tourneys
(Qty)
NCAA
Tourneys
(Years)
National
Champs
(Qty)
National
Champs
(Years)
United States Air Force Academy Falcons USAF Academy[b] Colorado Atlantic Hockey Mountain West 1968 1968 7 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018 0
University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks Fairbanks Alaska Independent GNAC (D-II) 1925 1947 1 2009 0
University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Anchorage Alaska Independent GNAC (D-II) 1979 2022[c] 3 1990, 1991, 1992 0
American International College Yellow Jackets Springfield Massachusetts Atlantic Hockey NE-10 (D-II) 1948 1948 3 2019, 2021, 2022 0
Arizona State University Sun Devils Tempe Arizona Independent[d] Pac-12 2015 2016 1 2019 0
United States Military Academy Black Knights West Point New York Atlantic Hockey Patriot League 1903 1947 0 0
Augustana University Vikings Sioux Falls South Dakota CCHA NSIC (D-II) 2023 2023 0 0
Bemidji State University Beavers Bemidji Minnesota CCHA NSIC (D-II) 1946 1999B 5 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2021 0 C
Bentley University Falcons Waltham Massachusetts Atlantic Hockey NE-10 (D-II) 1977 1999 0 0
Boston College Eagles Chestnut Hill Massachusetts Hockey East ACC 1917 1947 37 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024 5 1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012
Boston University Terriers Boston Massachusetts Hockey East Patriot League 1917 1947 39 1950, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024 5 1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009
Bowling Green State University Falcons Bowling Green Ohio CCHA MAC 1969 1971 10 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2019 1 1984
Brown University Bears Providence Rhode Island ECAC Ivy League 1897 1947 4 1951, 1965, 1976, 1993 0
Canisius University Golden Griffins Buffalo New York Atlantic Hockey MAAC 1980 1998, 2 2013, 2023 0
Clarkson University Golden Knights Potsdam New York ECAC Liberty (D-III) 1920 1947 21 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2019 0
Colgate University Raiders Hamilton New York ECAC Patriot League 1915 1947 6 1981, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2023 0
Colorado College Tigers Colorado Springs Colorado NCHC SCAC (D-III) 1937 1947 20 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1978, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011 2 1950, 1957
University of Connecticut Huskies Storrs Connecticut Hockey East Big East 1960 1998 0 0
Cornell University Big Red Ithaca New York ECAC Ivy League 1900 1947 24 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 2 1967, 1970
Dartmouth College Big Green Hanover New Hampshire ECAC Ivy League 1905 1947 4 1948, 1948, 1979, 1980 0
University of Denver Pioneers Denver Colorado NCHC Summit League 1949 1949 33 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 9 1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2022, 2024
Ferris State University Bulldogs Big Rapids Michigan CCHA GLIAC (D-II) 1975 1979 4 2003, 2012, 2014, 2016 0
Harvard University Crimson Cambridge Massachusetts ECAC Ivy League 1897 1947 26 1955, 1957, 1958, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 1 1989
College of the Holy Cross Crusaders Worcester Massachusetts Atlantic Hockey Patriot League 1966 1966 2 2004, 2006 0
Lake Superior State University Lakers Sault Ste. Marie Michigan CCHA GLIAC (D-II) 1966 1966 11 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2021 3 1988, 1992, 1994
Lindenwood University Lions St. Charles Missouri Independent OVC 2003 2022[e] 0 0
Long Island University Sharks Brooklyn New York Independent[f] NEC 2020[4] 2020 0 0
University of Maine Black Bears Orono Maine Hockey East America East 1977 1977 19 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2024 2 1993, 1999
University of Massachusetts Amherst Minutemen Amherst Massachusetts Hockey East A-10
(MAC in 2025)
1908 1993D 5 2007, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 1 2021
University of Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks Lowell Massachusetts Hockey East America East 1967 1984 9 1988, 1994, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022 0 E
Mercyhurst University Lakers Erie Pennsylvania Atlantic Hockey PSAC (D-II)
(NEC in 2024)
1987 2000 3 2001, 2003, 2005 0
Merrimack College Warriors North Andover Massachusetts Hockey East NEC
(MAAC in 2024)
1956 1984 2 1988, 2011 0 F
Miami University RedHawks Oxford Ohio NCHC MAC 1978 1978 12 1993, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 0
University of Michigan Wolverines Ann Arbor Michigan Big Ten Big Ten 1923 1947 41 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1977, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 9 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998
Michigan State University Spartans East Lansing Michigan Big Ten Big Ten 1921 1947 28 1959, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2024 3 1966, 1986, 2007
Michigan Technological University Huskies Houghton Michigan CCHA GLIAC (D-II) 1919 1947 16 1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 3 1962, 1965, 1975
University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Minneapolis Minnesota Big Ten Big Ten 1921 1947 41 1953, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 5 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003
University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Duluth Minnesota NCHC NSIC (D-II) 1930 1947 15 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 3 2011, 2018, 2019
Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks Mankato Minnesota CCHA NSIC (D-II) 1969 1996 9 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 0 G
University of New Hampshire Wildcats Durham New Hampshire Hockey East America East 1924 1947 22 1977, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 0
Niagara University Purple Eagles Lewiston New York Atlantic Hockey MAAC 1996 1996 4 2000, 2004, 2008, 2013 0
University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks Grand Forks North Dakota NCHC Summit League 1929 1947 35 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024 8 1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2016
Northeastern University Huskies Boston Massachusetts Hockey East CAA 1929 1947 8 1982, 1988, 1994, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022 0
Northern Michigan University Wildcats Marquette Michigan CCHA GLIAC (D-II) 1976 1976 8 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2010 1 1991
University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Indiana Big Ten ACC 1912 1947 13 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 0
Ohio State University Buckeyes Columbus Ohio Big Ten Big Ten 1963 1963 10 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 0
University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks Omaha Nebraska NCHC Summit League 1997 1997 5 2006, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2024 0
Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions State College Pennsylvania Big Ten Big Ten 1909 2012 3 2017, 2018, 2023 0
Princeton University Tigers Princeton New Jersey ECAC Ivy League 1900 1947 4 1998, 2008, 2009, 2018 0
Providence College Friars Providence Rhode Island Hockey East Big East 1926 1947 15 1964, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 1 2015
Quinnipiac University Bobcats Hamden Connecticut ECAC MAAC 1975 1999 10 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 1 2023
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers Troy New York ECAC Liberty (D-III) 1901 1947 9 1953, 1954, 1961, 1964, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 2011 2 1954, 1985
Robert Morris University Colonials Moon Township Pennsylvania Atlantic Hockey[g] Horizon 2004 2023[h] 1 2014 0
Rochester Institute of TechnologyH Tigers Rochester New York Atlantic Hockey Liberty (D-III) 1962 2005 4 2010, 2015, 2016, 2024
Sacred Heart University Pioneers Fairfield Connecticut Atlantic Hockey NEC 1993 1993 0 0
St. Cloud State University Huskies St. Cloud Minnesota NCHC NSIC (D-II) 1931 1987 17 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 0
St. Lawrence University Saints Canton New York ECAC Liberty (D-III) 1925 1947 16 1952, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007 0
University of St. Thomas Tommies Saint Paul Minnesota CCHA[7] Summit League 1925 2021[i] 0 0
Stonehill College Skyhawks Easton Massachusetts Independent NEC 1999 2022 0 0
Union College Garnet Chargers Schenectady New York ECAC Liberty (D-III) 1903 1991I 5 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 1 2014
University of Vermont Catamounts Burlington Vermont Hockey East America East 1963 1975 6 1988, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2014 0
Western Michigan University Broncos Kalamazoo Michigan NCHC MAC 1973 1975 9 1986, 1994, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024 0
University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers Madison Wisconsin Big Ten Big Ten 1921 1947 28 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2024 6 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, 2006
Yale University Bulldogs New Haven Connecticut ECAC Ivy League 1895 1947 8 1952, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 1 2013

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The NCAA formally brands championships open to teams from more than one division as "National Collegiate" championships. Men's hockey is an exception to this rule because the NCAA had once sponsored a separate Division II championship in that sport.
  2. ^ Virtually all of the Air Force Academy grounds, including the cadet area and all athletic facilities, lies outside the city limits of Colorado Springs. The U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Postal Service respectively designate the Academy as "Air Force Academy" and "USAF Academy".
  3. ^ Alaska Anchorage last played hockey in the 2019–20 season. UAA intended to play in 2020–21, but canceled its season due to COVID-19 issues, and dropped the sport due to financial fallout from the pandemic. A subsequent fundraising drive was successful enough to lead UAA to reinstate hockey, with play resuming for the 2022–23 season.[1]
  4. ^ Arizona State will join the NCHC in 2024.
  5. ^ Lindenwood, which then fielded two men's hockey teams at different levels of the club-level American Collegiate Hockey Association, announced in February 2021 that it would transfer the team that competed in the ACHA Division 1 Central States Collegiate Hockey League to full varsity status after the 2021–22 season.[2]
  6. ^ Although LIU played its first season of men's hockey in 2020–21 as an independent, it was in a scheduling alliance with Atlantic Hockey.[3]
  7. ^ Atlantic Hockey Presidents reinstated Robert Morris into the league upon RMU's return in 2023-24.[5]
  8. ^ Robert Morris dropped both men's and women's ice hockey after the 2020–21 season due to financial issues brought on by COVID-19. A subsequent fundraising drive was successful enough that RMU announced both teams would be reinstated in the 2023–24 season.[6]
  9. ^ The NCAA announced in July 2020 that St. Thomas could directly transition from Division III to Division I on a five-year schedule.[8] Postseason eligibility for St. Thomas hockey will not occur until 2026–27.
^A The NCAA began sponsoring ice hockey in the 1947–48 season. All teams before 1956, and those classified in the 'University Division' from 1956 to 1972 are retroactively considered Division I.
^B Bemidji State also competed in Division I from 1947 to 1950 and 1959 to 1967.
^C Bemidji State won Division II National Championships in 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997, and a Division III Championship in 1986.
^D UMass also competed in Division I from 1947 to 1961.
^E UMass Lowell won Division II National Championships in 1979, 1981, and 1982.
^F Merrimack won a Division II National Championship in 1978.
^G Minnesota State won a Division II National Championship in 1980.
^H RIT won a Division II National Championship in 1983 and a Division III Championship in 1985.
^I Union also competed in Division I from 1947 to 1949.
Map

The below maps show the locations of teams that have won the championship; the color of the dot indicates the number of titles.

List of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs is located in the United States
Michigan
Michigan
North Dakota
North
Dakota
Denver
Denver
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Minnesota
Lake Superior State
Lake
Superior State
Michigan State
Michigan
State
Michigan Tech
Michigan
Tech
Minnesota– Duluth
Minnesota–
Duluth
Colorado College
Colorado
College
Cornell
Cornell
Maine
Maine
RPI
RPI
Bowling Green
Bowling
Green
Northern Michigan
Northern
Michigan
Union
Union
Schools with D1 Men's Ice Hockey championships
– 9 championships, – 8 championships, – 6 championships, – 5 championships, – 3 championships, – 2 championships, – 1 championship
List of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs is located in Massachusetts
Boston College
Boston
College
Boston University
Boston
University
Harvard
Harvard
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac
Yale
Yale
Providence
Providence
Schools with D1 Men's Ice Hockey championships
– 5 championships, – 1 championship

Future teams[edit]

School Team City State/Province Future
Conference
Primary
Conference
First
Played
Joining
Div 1A
Binghamton University Bearcats Binghamton New York TBD America East 1987 2024[9]
Simon Fraser University Red Leafs Burnaby British Columbia Independent GNAC 2005 2024-2025[10][a]
Tennessee State University Tigers Nashville Tennessee TBD OVC TBD TBD
  1. ^ Simon Fraser plans to elevate their current BCIHL club-level team to DI "in 12-24 months" from December 2023 and re-establish another club team to continue play in the BCIHL.

Women[edit]

School Team City State Current
Conference
Primary
Conference
First
Played
Joined
Div I[a]
NCAA

Tourneys (Qty)

NCAA

Tourneys (Years)

National

Champs (Qty)

National

Champs (Years)

Assumption University Greyhounds Worcester Massachusetts NEWHA NE10 (D-II) 2023 2023[b] 0 0
Bemidji State University Beavers Bemidji Minnesota WCHA NSIC (D-II) 1998 2000 0 0
Boston College Eagles Chestnut Hill Massachusetts Hockey East ACC 1994 2000 12 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 0
Boston University Terriers Boston Massachusetts Hockey East Patriot League 2005 2005 6 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 0
Brown University Bears Providence Rhode Island ECAC Ivy League 1967 2000 1 2002 0
Clarkson University Golden Knights Potsdam New York ECAC Liberty (D-III) 2003 2003 9 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024 3 2014, 2017, 2018
Colgate University Raiders Hamilton New York ECAC Patriot League 1997 2001 3 2018, 2021, 2024 0
University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies Storrs Connecticut Hockey East Big East 2000 2000 1 2024 0
Cornell University Big Red Ithaca New York ECAC Ivy League 1972 2000 8 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2024 0
Dartmouth College Big Green Hanover New Hampshire ECAC Ivy League 1977 2000 7 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 0
Franklin Pierce University Ravens Rindge New Hampshire NEWHA NE-10 (D-II) 2012 2017 0 0
Harvard University Crimson Cambridge Massachusetts ECAC Ivy League 1977 2000 11 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 0
College of the Holy Cross Crusaders Worcester Massachusetts Hockey East Patriot League 1999 2017 0 0
Lindenwood University Lady Lions St. Charles Missouri CHA OVC
(Transitioning to D-I, 2022–26)
2003 2011 0 0
Long Island University (LIU) Sharks Brooklyn New York NEWHA NEC 2019 2019 0 0
University of Maine Black Bears Orono Maine Hockey East America East 1997 2000 0 0
Mercyhurst University Lakers Erie Pennsylvania CHA PSAC (D-II)
(NEC in 2024)
1999 2000 12 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 0
Merrimack College Warriors North Andover Massachusetts Hockey East NEC
(MAAC in 2024)
1956 2013 1 2015 0
University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Minneapolis Minnesota WCHA Big Ten 1997 2000 23 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 6 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016[c]
University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Duluth Minnesota WCHA NSIC (D-II) 1999 2000 15 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 5 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010
Minnesota State University, Mankato (Minnesota State) Mavericks Mankato Minnesota WCHA NSIC (D-II) 1998 2000 0 0
University of New Hampshire Wildcats Durham New Hampshire Hockey East America East 1977 2000 5 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 0
Northeastern University Huskies Boston Massachusetts Hockey East CAA 1980 2000 4 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 0
Ohio State University Buckeyes Columbus Ohio WCHA Big Ten 1999 2000 4 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 2 2022, 2024
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) Nittany Lions State College Pennsylvania CHA Big Ten 1996 2012 1 2024 0
Post University Eagles Waterbury Connecticut NEWHA CACC (D-II) 2016 2017 0 0
Princeton University Tigers Princeton New Jersey ECAC Ivy League 1979 2000 3 2006, 2016, 2019 0
Providence College Friars Providence Rhode Island Hockey East Big East 1974 2000 2 2005, 2021 0
Quinnipiac University Bobcats Hamden Connecticut ECAC MAAC 2001 2001 2 2015, 2016 0
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers Troy New York ECAC Liberty (D-III) 1996 2005 0 0
Robert Morris University Colonials Moon Township Pennsylvania CHA[11] Horizon 2004 2023[d] 1 2017 0
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Tigers Henrietta New York CHA Liberty (D-III) 1975 2012 1 2015 0
Sacred Heart University Pioneers Fairfield Connecticut NEWHA NEC
(MAAC in 2024)
1996 2003 0 0
Saint Anselm College Hawks Goffstown New Hampshire NEWHA NE-10 (D-II) 2004 2017 0 0
St. Cloud State University Huskies St. Cloud Minnesota WCHA NSIC (D-II) 1998 2000 0 0
St. Lawrence University Saints Canton New York ECAC Liberty (D-III) 1978 2000 10 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2024 0
Saint Michael's College Purple Knights Colchester Vermont NEWHA NE-10 (D-II) 2001 2017 0 0
University of St. Thomas Tommies Saint Paul Minnesota WCHA[8] Summit League 1998 2021[e] 0 0
Stonehill College Skyhawks Easton Massachusetts NEWHA NEC (Transitioning to DI 2022–2026) 2022 2022 1 2024 0
Syracuse University Orange Syracuse New York CHA ACC 2008 2008 1 2019 0
Union College Dutchwomen Schenectady New York ECAC Liberty (D-III) 1999 2003 0 0
University of Vermont Catamounts Burlington Vermont Hockey East America East 1998 2000 0 0
University of Wisconsin–Madison (Wisconsin) Badgers Madison Wisconsin WCHA Big Ten 1999 2000 16 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 7 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021, 2023
Yale University Bulldogs New Haven Connecticut ECAC Ivy League 1977 2000 0 0

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The NCAA began sponsoring women's hockey in the 2000–01 season.
  2. ^ Assumption joined the NEWHA for administrative purposes in July 2022, but did not start varsity play until 2023–24.
  3. ^ Minnesota won the American Women's College Hockey Alliance championship in 2000.
  4. ^ Robert Morris dropped both men's and women's ice hockey after the 2020–21 season due to financial issues brought on by COVID-19. A subsequent fundraising drive was successful enough that RMU announced both teams would be reinstated in the 2023–24 season.[6]
  5. ^ The NCAA announced in July 2020 that St. Thomas could directly transition from Division III to Division I on a five-year schedule. Postseason eligibility for St. Thomas hockey will not occur until 2026–27.[8]

Future teams[edit]

School Team City State Future
Conference
Primary
Conference
First
Played
Joining
Div 1A
University of Delaware Blue Hens Newark Delaware CHA CUSA[a] 2003 2025[12][b]
Tennessee State University Lady Tigers Nashville Tennessee TBD OVC TBD TBD
  1. ^ Delaware is currently a member of the Coastal Athletic Association, but will join Conference USA at the same time it begins varsity play.
  2. ^ Delaware currently competes in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2's Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference.

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hockey team reinstated" (Press release). Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Lindenwood men's ice hockey moving to Division I". Lindenlink.com. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's Hockey Announced as Atlantic Hockey Scheduling Partner" (Press release). LIU Sharks. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "LIU Announces Addition of Men's Ice Hockey" (Press release). LIU Sharks. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Presidents Reinstate Robert Morris" (Press release). College Hockey News. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "RMU Reinstates Hockey Programs For 2023-24" (Press release). Robert Morris Colonials. December 17, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "CCHA Welcomes The University Of St. Thomas". Northern Michigan University. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "St. Thomas receives NCAA waiver to join The Summit League in 2021–22". Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Summit League. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  9. ^ USCHO Staff (2023-04-13). "Binghamton 'aggressively' looking to add men's Division I college hockey in time for 2024-25 season". USCHO. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  10. ^ "Simon Fraser Angling for D-I Hockey Status". College Hockey News. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  11. ^ "College Hockey America Reinstates RMU" (Press release). Robert Morris Colonials. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "Delaware adding Division 1 women's hockey program in 2025-26". ESPN. AP. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

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