Current season, competition or edition: 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament | |
Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1948 |
No. of teams | 16 |
Country | United States |
Most recent champion(s) | Denver |
Most titles | Denver (10) |
TV partner(s) | ESPN |
Official website | NCAA.com |
The annual NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is a college ice hockey tournament held in the United States by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to determine the top men's team in Division I. [1] Like other Division I championships, it is the highest level of NCAA men's hockey competition. This tournament is somewhat unique among NCAA sports as many schools which otherwise compete in Division II or Division III compete in Division I for hockey.
Since 1999, the semi-finals and championship game of the tournament have been branded as the "Frozen Four"—a reference to the NCAA's long-time branding of its basketball semi-finals as the "Final Four".
The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single elimination competition that has determined the collegiate national champion since the inaugural 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament. The tournament features 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. The tournament begins with initial games played at four regional sites culminating with the semi-finals and finals played at a single site. [1]
In setting up the tournament, the Championship Committee seeks to ensure "competitive equity, financial success and likelihood of playoff-type atmosphere at each regional site." A team serving as the host of a regional is placed within that regional. The top four teams are assigned overall seeds and placed within the bracket such that the national semifinals will feature the No. 1 seed versus the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed versus the No. 3 seed should the top four teams win their respective regional finals. Number 1 seeds are also placed as close to their home site as possible, with the No. 1 seed receiving first preference. Conference matchups are avoided in the first round; should five or more teams from one conference make the tournament, this guideline may be disregarded in favor of preserving the bracket's integrity.
Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado hosted the tournament for the first ten years and has hosted eleven times overall, the most of any venue. [2] The Denver Pioneers have won the most tournaments with ten, while Vic Heyliger has coached the most championship teams, winning six times with Michigan between 1948 and 1956. [3] [4]
The 2020 championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] [6] [7]
^1 Participation in the tournament vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
Team | # | Years |
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Denver | 10 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2022, 2024 |
Michigan | 9 | 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998 |
North Dakota | 8 | 1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2016 |
Wisconsin | 6 | 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, 2006 |
Boston College | 5 | 1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012 |
Boston University | 1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009 | |
Minnesota | 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003 | |
Lake Superior State | 3 | 1988, 1992, 1994 |
Michigan State | 1966, 1986, 2007 | |
Michigan Tech | 1962, 1965, 1975 | |
Minnesota Duluth | 2011, 2018, 2019 | |
Colorado College | 2 | 1950, 1957 |
Cornell | 1967, 1970 | |
Maine | 1993, 1999 | |
RPI | 1954, 1985 | |
Bowling Green | 1 | 1984 |
Harvard | 1989 | |
Massachusetts | 2021 | |
Northern Michigan | 1991 | |
Providence | 2015 | |
Quinnipiac | 2023 | |
Union | 2014 | |
Yale | 2013 |
The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:
Starting in 2003, the 4 teams seeded No. 1 in the regions are shown with single underline.
School | Conference as of 2024 | # | QF | F4 | CG | CH | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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Denver | NCHC | 33 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 10 | CH | CH | CH | RU | RU | F4 | CH | CH | F4 | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | • | QF | CH | CH | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | QF | F4 | CH | QF | F4 | CH | • | CH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | Big Ten | 41 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 9 | CH | F4 | F4 | CH | CH | CH | F4 | CH | CH | RU | F4 | CH | RU | QF | F4 | F4 | QF | F4 | CH | F4 | CH | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | • | • | F4 | • | QF | RU | • | QF | F4 | • | F4 | F4 | F4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | NCHC | 35 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 8 | RU | CH | CH | F4 | F4 | RU | RU | CH | CH | F4 | CH | • | CH | QF | QF | CH | RU | • | QF | RU | F4 | F4 | F4 | • | • | F4 | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | CH | • | QF | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 27 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 6 | F4 | F4 | CH | CH | F4 | CH | RU | CH | QF | QF | CH | • | QF | QF | QF | • | QF | QF | QF | • | CH | QF | RU | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | Big Ten | 41 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 5 | RU | RU | F4 | RU | CH | RU | CH | CH | QF | RU | F4 | QF | F4 | F4 | F4 | RU | QF | QF | QF | QF | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | • | CH | CH | QF | F4 | • | QF | • | F4 | • | RU | • | • | QF | F4 | RU | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | Hockey East | 37 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 5 | F4 | CH | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | RU | F4 | F4 | RU | QF | F4 | QF | QF | QF | F4 | • | RU | F4 | RU | CH | QF | F4 | QF | RU | RU | CH | CH | • | CH | • | F4 | • | F4 | QF | RU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | Hockey East | 39 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 5 | RU | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | RU | CH | CH | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | CH | QF | QF | F4 | RU | • | F4 | RU | CH | F4 | RU | QF | QF | QF | QF | • | QF | • | CH | • | RU | • | QF | QF | • | F4 | F4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan Tech | CCHA | 16 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | RU | RU | CH | CH | F4 | F4 | RU | CH | RU | F4 | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | Big Ten | 28 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | RU | CH | F4 | QF | QF | F4 | QF | CH | RU | QF | F4 | QF | F4 | • | • | • | • | QF | F4 | • | F4 | • | • | QF | CH | QF | • | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota Duluth | NCHC | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | QF | RU | F4 | QF | F4 | QF | CH | QF | QF | QF | RU | CH | CH | F4 | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lake Superior State | CCHA | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | QF | CH | QF | QF | QF | CH | RU | CH | QF | QF | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | Hockey East | 19 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | QF | F4 | F4 | QF | F4 | QF | CH | RU | CH | F4 | QF | RU | • | RU | • | F4 | F4 | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado College | NCHC | 20 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | F4 | F4 | CH | F4 | RU | RU | CH | QF | QF | RU | F4 | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | F4 | • | • | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | ECAC | 24 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | CH | F4 | RU | CH | RU | F4 | F4 | QF | QF | • | • | QF | QF | F4 | QF | QF | QF | • | QF | • | • | QF | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rensselaer | ECAC | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | F4 | CH | F4 | F4 | QF | CH | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | ECAC | 27 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | QF | RU | QF | RU | F4 | • | CH | • | F4 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | F4 | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | ECAC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | • | RU | • | • | RU | QF | • | QF | CH | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | Hockey East | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | F4 | QF | QF | F4 | RU | QF | • | • | • | QF | CH | • | • | QF | F4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Michigan | CCHA | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | RU | F4 | • | CH | QF | QF | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | Hockey East | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | QF | RU | CH | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | CCHA | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | QF | F4 | QF | QF | CH | QF | QF | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | ECAC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | F4 | • | • | QF | QF | CH | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union | ECAC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | • | F4 | QF | CH | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clarkson | ECAC | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | - | F4 | F4 | RU | F4 | RU | RU | QF | QF | QF | • | F4 | • | • | • | QF | QF | • | QF | • | QF | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Lawrence | ECAC | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | - | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | F4 | RU | F4 | QF | QF | RU | • | QF | • | F4 | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | Hockey East | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | - | F4 | F4 | F4 | QF | • | QF | • | • | F4 | RU | • | F4 | RU | • | QF | • | • | • | QF | QF | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | Big Ten | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | • | QF | RU | • | F4 | • | • | • | F4 | RU | QF | • | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | ECAC | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | RU | RU | F4 | F4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | ECAC | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | RU | F4 | F4 | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Cloud State | NCHC | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | QF | F4 | QF | QF | • | • | • | RU | • | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | NCHC | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | • | • | • | • | QF | QF | RU | F4 | • | • | QF | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota State | CCHA | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | • | • | • | • | • | • | F4 | RU | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ferris State | CCHA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | QF | RU | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | ECAC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | QF | RU | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | Big Ten | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | - | F4 | • | • | • | • | • | • | F4 | • | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | Hockey East | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | • | F4 | • | F4 | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass Lowell | Hockey East | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | - | • | QF | QF | QF | F4 | QF | QF | QF | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bemidji State | CCHA | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | • | • | F4 | • | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RIT | AHA | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | F4 | QF | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | Hockey East | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | F4 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | NCHC | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | • | • | F4 | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | AHA | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | • | • | QF | • | • | QF | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | NCHC | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | QF | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | Big Ten | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | QF | • | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | AHA | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | QF | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Merrimack | Hockey East | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | QF | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alaska Anchorage | Independent | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | • | QF | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American International | AHA | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | QF | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | AHA | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | • | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | ECAC | 4 | - | - | - | - | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercyhurst | AHA | 3 | - | - | - | - | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama–Huntsville | on hiatus [8] | 2 | - | - | - | - | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | AHA | 2 | - | - | - | - | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wayne State | defunct [9] | 1 | - | - | - | - | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | AHA | 1 | - | - | - | - | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | Independent [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | - | - | - | - | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alaska | Independent | - | - | - | - | - |
Player | School | Games | Goals | Assists | Points |
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Phil Sykes | North Dakota | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Neil McDonald | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Pat Phippen | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Wally Gacek | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Chris Ray | Colorado College | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Bob McCusker | Colorado College | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Bill Masterton | Denver | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Jerry Walker | Denver | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Player | School | Year | Goals | Game–Winner | MOP |
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Wally Gacek | Michigan | 1948 | 3 | ||
Chris Ray | Colorado College | 1950 | 4 | ||
Ed Switzer | Michigan | 1956 | 3 | ||
Bob McCusker | Colorado College | 1957 | 4 | ||
Bill Masterton | Denver | 1961 | 3 | ||
John Ivanitz | Michigan Tech | 1962 | 3 | ||
Bob Hamill* | Denver | 1963 | 3 | ||
Dan Lodboa | Cornell | 1970 | 3† | ||
Doug Smail | North Dakota | 1980 | 4† | ||
Phil Sykes | North Dakota | 1982 | 3 | ||
Allen Bourbeau* | Harvard | 1986 | 3 | ||
John Byce | Wisconsin | 1990 | 3 | ||
Scott Beattie | Northern Michigan | 1991 | 3 | ||
Darryl Plandowski | Northern Michigan | 1991 | 3 | ||
Jason Zent* ‡ | Wisconsin | 1992 | 3 | ||
Jim Montgomery | Maine | 1993 | 3† | ||
Jarid Lukosevicius | Denver | 2017 | 3 | ||
* Was not a member of the winning team.
† Natural hat-trick.
‡ Tournament participation later vacated.
Minimum 2 tournaments
Player | School | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | Winning Percentage |
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Hunter Shepard | Minnesota–Duluth | 2018, 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Darren Jensen | North Dakota | 1980, 1982 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Lorne Howes | Michigan | 1955, 1956 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
George Kirkwood | Denver | 1960, 1961 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Gerry Powers | Denver | 1968, 1969 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Marc Behrend | Wisconsin | 1981, 1982, 1983 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 |
John Muse | Boston College | 2008, 2010, 2011 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 |
Filip Lindberg | Massachusetts | 2019, 2021 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
Blaine Lacher | Lake Superior State | 1992, 1993, 1994 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
Kenny Reiter | Minnesota–Duluth | 2011, 2012 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
Jon Gillies | Providence | 2014, 2015 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
Marty Turco | Michigan | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 |
Willard Ikola | Michigan | 1952, 1953, 1954 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
Bob Essensa | Michigan State | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
Parker Milner | Boston College | 2012, 2013 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
Cam Johnson | North Dakota | 2016, 2017 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
Scott Clemmensen | Boston College | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 |
Jeff Lerg | Michigan State | 2006, 2007, 2008 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
Jack McDonald | Michigan | 1948, 1949 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
Bob Fox | Rensselaer | 1953, 1954 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
Gaye Cooley | Michigan State | 1966, 1967 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
Jim Craig | Boston University | 1977, 1978 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
Tanner Jaillet | Denver | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 |
Duane Derksen | Wisconsin | 1990, 1991, 1992 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 |
Cory Schneider | Boston College | 2005, 2006, 2007 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 |
The following is a list of teams that have not made an NCAA tournament anytime in the last 10 seasons.
School | Appearances | Last Appearance |
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Alaska | 0 † | Never† |
Alaska Anchorage | 3 | 1992 |
Army | 0 | Never |
Bentley | 0 | Never |
Brown | 4 | 1993 |
Connecticut | 0 | Never |
Dartmouth | 4 | 1980 |
Holy Cross | 2 | 2006 |
Mercyhurst | 3 | 2005 |
Rensselaer | 9 | 2011 |
Sacred Heart | 0 | Never |
St. Lawrence | 16 | 2007 ‡ |
† Alaska's only appearance in 2010 was later vacated due to NCAA rules violations. [10]
‡ St. Lawrence received an automatic bid in 2021, however, the team had to decline the invitation due to a positive COVID-19 test from their head coach. [11]
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The 2002 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey.
The 2001 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey.
The Denver Pioneers are the sports teams of the University of Denver (DU). They play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, and have amassed 35 NCAA titles as of 2024, which is in the top 15 among all schools. Denver is a member of The Summit League for men's and women's basketball, swimming and diving, men's and women's soccer, tennis and golf for both men and women, plus women's volleyball. Other DU teams play in various conferences in the sports that are not sponsored by The Summit. The men's ice hockey team is a charter member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), which formed in 2011 with play beginning in 2013. The lacrosse teams for men and women are members of the Big East Conference; the men began Big East play in the 2013–14 school year, while the women left the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) after the 2016 lacrosse season. Men's and women's skiing compete in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association, while the women's gymnastics team became an affiliate of the Big 12 Conference starting with the 2015–16 season.
The Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team that represents the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Earning varsity status in 1922, the program has competed in 102 seasons. Between 1959 and 1981, the team competed in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) before joining the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) until the 2012–13 season. Since the 2013–14 season, the Wolverines have competed in the Big Ten, which began sponsoring hockey.
The 1992 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools competing to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. Beginning with the 1992 tournament the format was changed to single-elimination play for all rounds of the tournament. First and quarterfinal rounds were played at two predetermined sites as the East and West Regionals. The tournament began on March 26, 1992, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in which Lake Superior State defeated the University of Wisconsin 5-3. A total of 11 games were played. Wisconsin's participation in the tournament was later vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
The Ferris State Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent Ferris State University, located in Big Rapids, Michigan, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Bulldogs compete as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for 14 of 15 varsity sports, while the men's hockey team plays in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. The Bulldogs have been members of the GLIAC since 1972.
The 2013 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2013. The tournament involved 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the national champion at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – was hosted by Robert Morris University at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Robert Morris' bid to host was co-sponsored by VisitPittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The 1997–98 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The head coach was Red Berenson and the team captain was Matt Herr. The team played its home games in the Yost Ice Arena on the university campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team finished second in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season, lost in the semifinals of the CCHA Tournament and won the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The 1996–97 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The head coach was Red Berenson and the team captain was Brendan Morrison. The team played its home games in the Yost Ice Arena on the University campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team finished first in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season, won the CCHA Tournament and qualified for the Frozen Four of the 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The 2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team was the Wolverines' 89th season. They represented the University of Michigan in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Red Berenson and played their home games at Yost Ice Arena, although they took one regular-season home game against archrival Michigan State to Michigan Stadium, drawing the largest crowd in the sport's history. The team earned the 2010–11 Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) regular season championship and advanced to the Frozen Four of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Following the CCHA season, the team announced that they intended to move from the CCHA to the newly formed Big Ten Conference Hockey League in 2013.
The 2021 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States. It took place between March 26 and April 10, 2021. The tournament involved 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the national champion at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – was hosted by Robert Morris University at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh from April 8 to 10.