NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament appearances by team

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The following is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III college ice hockey teams that have qualified for the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship as of 2024 with teams listed by number of appearances. [1]

NCAA men's Division III ice hockey tournament
SchoolTournament appearancesTournament yearsBest result
St. Norbert 21 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024 Champion (2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018)
Norwich 20 1987, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 Champion (2000, 2003, 2010, 2017)
Plattsburgh State 20 1985, 1986†, 1987†, 1988†, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2023 Champion (1992, 2001)
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 17 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 Champion (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2016, 2019)
St. Thomas 17 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2020 Runner-Up (2000, 2005)
Elmira 17 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2022, 2024 Runner-Up (1988)
Babson 16 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2022 Champion (1984)
Oswego State 16 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 Champion (2007)
Middlebury 14 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 Champion (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Hobart 13 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 Champion (2023, 2024)
Wisconsin–Superior 13 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011 Champion (2002)
RIT 12 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Champion (1985)
Adrian 12 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 Champion (2022)
Wisconsin–River Falls 11 1984, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 Champion (1988, 1994)
Geneseo State 10 1990, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024 Runner-Up (2022)
Trinity 9 2003, 2005, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024 Champion (2015)
Salem State 9 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2014, 2016, 2017 Frozen Four (1992, 1994)
Augsburg 8 1984, 1998, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 Frozen Four (1984, 1998, 2022)
Bowdoin 7 1996, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2023 Quarterfinals (1996, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2013)
Plymouth State 7 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 Quarterfinals (2024)
Gustavus Adolphus 6 1990, 1991, 1993, 2009, 2010, 2012 Runner-Up (2009)
Saint John's 6 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2013 Frozen Four (1997)
Wentworth 6 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013 Quarterfinals (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012)
Curry 6 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2023, 2024 Quarterfinals (2004, 2005, 2023, 2024)
Bemidji State 5 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Champion (1986)
Mankato State 5 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992 Runner-Up (1991)
Utica 5 2013, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 Frozen Four (2013, 2024)
Manhattanville 5 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2019 Frozen Four (2007)
Union 4 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989 Runner-Up (1984)
Amherst 4 1999, 2009, 2012, 2015 Frozen Four (2012, 2015)
University of New England 4 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 Frozen Four (2022, 2023)
Massachusetts–Dartmouth 4 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013 Quarterfinals (2006, 2007, 2008)
Nichols 4 2009, 2014, 2015, 2018 Quarterfinals (2018)
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 3 1989, 2013, 2020 Champion (2013)
Fredonia State 3 1994, 1995, 2007 Runner-Up (1995)
New England College 3 1984, 2001, 2005 Frozen Four (2005)
Endicott 3 2017, 2023, 2024 Frozen Four (2023)
St. Olaf 3 2006, 2022, 2024 First Round (2006, 2022)
Neumann 2 2009, 2011 Champion (2009)
Salve Regina 2 2016, 2018 Runner-Up (2018)
Wisconsin–Stout 2 2008, 2009 Frozen Four (2009)
Massachusetts–Boston 2 2016, 2019 Frozen Four (2016)
Colby 2 1996, 2018 Frozen Four (2018)
Concordia (MN) 2 1987, 2000 Quarterfinals (1987, 2000)
Saint Mary's 2 1989, 1995 Quarterfinals (1989, 1995)
Hamline 2 2011, 2015 Quarterfinals (2011, 2015)
Lake Forest 2 1991, 2020 Quarterfinals (1991)
St. Cloud State 1 1987 Frozen Four (1987)
Mercyhurst 1 1991 Quarterfinals (1991)
Potsdam State 1 1996 Quarterfinals (1996)
Lebanon Valley 1 2001 Quarterfinals (2001)
Bethel 1 2007 Quarterfinals (2007)
St. Scholastica 1 2009 Quarterfinals (2009)
Williams 1 2016 Quarterfinals (2016)
Hamilton 1 2017 Quarterfinals (2017)
MSOE 1 2012 First Round (2012)
Fitchburg State 1 2018 First Round (2018)
Marian 1 2018 First Round (2018)
Cortland State 1 2024 First Round (2024)
Wesleyan 1 2020 Tournament Cancelled (2020)

† Plattsburgh State's appearances from 1986 through 1988 were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations. [2]

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References

  1. "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  2. "Plattsburgh Gets Probation". New York Times. Retrieved 6 March 2019.