The 2024 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division III college ice hockey. The first round was played on the higher seeds campus on March 6, 2024, and quarterfinals will be played on the campuses of the top 5 seeded teams on March 9, 2024, while the Frozen Four will be played on March 15 and 17, 2024 at the highest remaining seeds campus. The Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons defeated the Elmira Soaring Eagles 4–1 to win their first national championship.
Qualifying teams
The seven winners of their conference tournaments received automatic berths to the tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top five teams are seeded. SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid1Wisconsin–River FallsWIAC28–0–0At-large bid15th20232Plattsburgh StateSUNYAC22–4–1At-large bid19th20233Gustavus AdolphusMIAC22–4–0Tournament champion17th20234AmherstNESCAC21–3–2At-large bid9th20235AdrianNCHA27–2–0Tournament champion8th2023ElmiraNEHC20–7–1Tournament champion18th2022HamiltonNESCAC15–6–6At-large bid2nd2023MiddleburyNESCAC16–6–4Tournament champion19th2023NazarethUCHC22–5–1Tournament champion3rd2023CortlandSUNYAC20–5–2Tournament champion1stNeverWestern New EnglandCCC17–7–3Tournament champion1stNever
Bids by state BidsStateSchool(s)5New YorkCortland, Elmira, Hamilton, Nazareth, Plattsburgh State1MassachusettsAmherst, Western New EnglandMichiganAdrianMinnesotaGustavus AdolphusWisconsinWisconsin–River FallsVermontMiddlebury
Bracket Note: each * denotes one overtime period
Results First Round Nazareth vs. Hamilton
Western New England vs. Middlebury
Elmira vs. Cortland
Quarterfinals
Hamilton vs. (5) Adrian
(3) Gustavus Adolphus vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls
Middlebury vs. (2) Plattsburgh State
Elmira vs. (4) Amherst
Semifinals
Elmira vs. Middlebury
(5) Adrian vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls
Championship
Elmira vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls
See also NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament 2024 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament
References
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