2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were contested at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 12, 2016. The Frozen Four was played on March 18 and 20, 2016 at Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire with the University of New Hampshire as the host.[1]

2016 NCAA Women's National Collegiate
Ice Hockey Tournament
2016 Women's Frozen Four logo
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota Golden Gophers (6th title)
Runner-upBoston College Eagles (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBrad Frost (4th title)
MOPSarah Potomak, Minnesota
Attendance5,378

Qualifying teams

In the second year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.[2]

Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Boston College Hockey East 38–0–0 Tournament champion 8th 2015
2 Wisconsin WCHA 34–3–1 Tournament champion 10th 2015
3 Minnesota WCHA 32–4–1 At-large bid 14th 2015
4 Quinnipiac ECAC 30–2–5 Tournament champion 2nd 2015
Clarkson ECAC 29–4–5 At-large bid 5th 2015
Princeton ECAC 22–8–2 At-large bid 2nd 2006
Mercyhurst CHA 19–10–5 Tournament champion 11th 2014
Northeastern Hockey East 28–8–1 At-large bid 1st Never

Bracket

[1]
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

National Quarterfinals
March 12 		National Semifinals
March 18 		National Championship
March 20
         
1 Boston College 5
Northeastern 1
1 Boston College 3*
Clarkson 2
4 Quinnipiac 0
Clarkson 1
1 Boston College 1
3 Minnesota 3
2 Wisconsin 6
Mercyhurst 0
2 Wisconsin 2
3 Minnesota 3*
3 Minnesota 6
Princeton 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

See also

References
  1. "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. "Committee releases eight-team field for national championship tournament". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
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