2015 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2015 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 14, 2015. The Frozen Four was played on March 20 and 22, 2015 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota with the University of Minnesota as the host.[1]

2015 NCAA Women's National Collegiate
Ice Hockey Tournament

2015 Women's Frozen Four logo
Teams	8
Finals site	Ridder Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Champions	Minnesota Golden Gophers (5th title)
Runner-up	Harvard Crimson (4th title game)
Semifinalists	Wisconsin Badgers (8th Frozen Four) Boston College Eagles (5th Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Brad Frost (3rd title)
MOP	Hannah Brandt, Minnesota
Attendance	6,800

The tournament was won by Minnesota with a 4–1 win over Harvard, giving the Golden Gophers their fifth overall title and third in four years.

Qualifying teams

For the first time, 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 Minnesota WCHA 32–3–4 At-large bid 13th 2014 2 Boston College Hockey East 33–2–2 At-large bid 7th 2014 3 Harvard ECAC 25–5–3 Tournament champion 11th 2014 4 Wisconsin WCHA 28–6–4 Tournament champion 9th 2014 Boston University Hockey East 25–8–3 Tournament champion 6th 2014 Quinnipiac ECAC 26–8–3 At-large bid 1st Never Clarkson ECAC 24–10–3 At-large bid 4th 2014 RIT CHA 15–18–5 Tournament champion 1st Never

Bracket

[1]
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

	National Quarterfinals March 14					National Semifinals March 20					National Championship March 22
	1	Minnesota	6
		RIT	2
						1	Minnesota	3
						4	Wisconsin	1
	4	Wisconsin	5
		Boston University	1
											1	Minnesota	4
											3	Harvard	1
	2	Boston College	5
		Clarkson	1
						2	Boston College	1
						3	Harvard	2
	3	Harvard	5
		Quinnipiac	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

See also

• 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

References

1. "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
2. "Committee releases eight-team field for national championship tournament". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.