The 2026 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament is the culmination of the 2025âÂÂ26 season, the 41st such tournament in NCAA history. Hamilton defeated previously undefeated Hobart 2âÂÂ1 in overtime to win the program's first national championship.
The tournament featured 14 teams selected in the following manner: (Pool A) ten teams received bids as a result of being conference tournament champions from conferences that possessed an automatic bid, (Pool B) four additional teams received at-large bids based upon their NCAA Percentage Index.
The tournament featured four rounds of play. All rounds were single-game elimination. Except for flipping the seeding of Norwich and St. John's in order to save a flight, the NCAA seeded using the NCAA Percentage Index (NPI). The top two overall teams (Hobart and Endicott) received byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining teams were seeded in the first round.
The higher-seeded teams played host in all first round and quarterfinal matches. Prior to the start of the tournament, Utica was selected to host the Frozen Four at their home rink, the Utica Memorial Auditorium.
<small>Note: * denotes overtime period(s)</small>
<small>Note: All times local</small>
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