2020 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

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2020 NCAA National Collegiate women's
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The 2020 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a planned single-elimination tournament by eight schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were scheduled to be played at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 14, 2020, with the Frozen Four to be played on March 20 and 22, 2020 at Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston University was scheduled to host the tournament, the second time that it would have hosted the Frozen Four. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

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Qualifying teams

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Cornell
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Wisconsin
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Northeastern
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Minnesota
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Clarkson
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Mercyhurst
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Ohio State
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Princeton
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2020 Qualifying Teams
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In the sixth 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]

SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 Cornell ECAC 28–2–3At-large bid8th2019
2 Wisconsin WCHA 28–5–3At-large bid14th2019
3 Northeastern Hockey East 32–4–2Tournament champion4th2019
4 Minnesota WCHA27–6–3At-large bid18th2019
Clarkson ECAC25–6–6At-large bid9th2019
Mercyhurst CHA 21–10–5Tournament champion13th2018
Ohio State WCHA24–8–6Tournament champion2nd2018
Princeton ECAC26–6–1Tournament champion4th2019

Bracket

National Quarterfinals
March 14 [3] 		National Semifinals
March 20 		National Championship
March 22
         
1 Cornell
Mercyhurst
 
 
4 Minnesota
Ohio State
 
 
3 Northeastern
Princeton
 
 
2 Wisconsin
Clarkson

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Cornell vs. Mercyhurst

March 14Mercyhurst2 p.m.Cornell Lynah Rink

(2) Wisconsin vs. Clarkson

March 14Clarkson3:07 p.m.Wisconsin LaBahn Arena

(3) Northeastern vs. Princeton

March 14Princeton1:05 p.m.Northeastern Matthews Arena

(4) Minnesota vs. Ohio State

March 14Ohio State5:00 p.m.Minnesota Ridder Arena

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2020 NC women's ice hockey championship bracket announced". NCAA.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.


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