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. Northeastern reached the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history while Princeton reached the tournament for the first time in ten years. Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Boston College Eagles 3–1 to win the national championship.

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.

SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid1Boston CollegeHockey East38–0–0Tournament champion8th20152WisconsinWCHA34–3–1Tournament champion10th20153MinnesotaWCHA32–4–1At-large bid14th20154QuinnipiacECAC30–2–5Tournament champion2nd2015ClarksonECAC29–4–5At-large bid5th2015PrincetonECAC22–8–2At-large bid2nd2006MercyhurstCHA19–10–5Tournament champion11th2014NortheasternHockey East28–8–1At-large bid1stNever

Bracket Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. Northeastern

(4) Quinnipiac vs. Clarkson

(2) Wisconsin vs. Mercyhurst

(3) Minnesota vs. Princeton

National Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. Clarkson

(2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Minnesota

National Championship (1) Boston College vs. (3) Minnesota

Tournament awards All-Tournament Team G: Amanda Leveille, Minnesota D: Lee Stecklein, Minnesota D: Megan Keller, Boston College F: Sarah Potomak*, Minnesota F: Amanda Kessel, Minnesota F: Haley Skarupa, Boston College * Most Outstanding Player

See also 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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