The 2012 NCAA Women's Division III Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play, that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division III college ice hockey. The Frozen Four will be contested in the arenas of the teams with the better record.
The automatic qualifiers for the tournament include the postseason tournament champions from the following conferences: ECAC East, ECAC West, MIAC, NCHA and NESCAC. The Division III committee consists of the following members: Renee Hellert, New England College athletic director; Michael Letzeisen, ECAC administrator; Brad Marshall, head coach at St. Catherine; Jodi McKenna, head coach at Wesleyan; Steve Nelson, Wisconsin-Superior athletic director.