NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

The NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament is an annual tournament to determine the top men's ice hockey team in NCAA Division III. The Division III championship was contested from 1984 through 2019, but then suspended due to COVID-19. The tournament resumed in the spring of 2022. The most successful team has been the Middlebury Panthers with eight titles.

Champions

Note: from 1988 through 1990 the championship round was a 2-game series where the first team to three points won (2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie). If the two teams remained tied after 2 games a 20-minute mini-game was held to determine the winner. Mini-game results are in italics. Ã¢ÂÂ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA did not hold any division III tournament during the 2020Ã¢ÂÂ21 season.

Team titles

Host cities

Performance by team

The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:

Not fielding a division III team
First round (2 teams starting in 2002, 4 teams starting in 2006, 6 teams starting in 2009, 8 teams starting in 2017, 10 teams in 2024, 12 teams in 2025)
Quarterfinals
Frozen Four
National Runner-up
National Champion
The team achieved the placement shown, but the participation was later vacated. These vacated appearances are not included in the total columns.

Note: The field for the 2020 tournament was announced shortly before its cancellation.

Beginning in 2002, teams that received byes into the quarterfinal round are underlined.

No appearances

The following is a list of current Division III teams that have yet to make a tournament appearance.

Ã¢ÂÂ Teams were eligible for either the Division II tournament (1978-1984) or the NAIA Tournament (1968-1984). Ã¢ÂÂ¡ From 1948 to 1965, teams were also eligible for the Division I tournament. ÃÂ¿ Roger Williams was inactive from 1998 to 2025

References

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