2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
2016 Women's Frozen Four logo
Teams	8
Finals Site	Whittemore Center Arena Durham, New Hampshire
Champions	Minnesota (6th title, 8th title game, 12th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Boston College (1st title game, 6th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	Clarkson (2nd Frozen Four) Wisconsin (9th Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Brad Frost (4th title)
MOP	Sarah Potomak (Minnesota)
Attendance	5,378
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The 2016 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 12, 2016. The Frozen Four was played on March 18 and 20, 2016 at Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire with the University of New Hampshire as the host.

Qualifying teams

In the second year under this qualification format, 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.

Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid 1 Boston College Hockey East 38–0–0 Tournament champion 8th 2015 2 Wisconsin WCHA 34–3–1 Tournament champion 10th 2015 3 Minnesota WCHA 32–4–1 At-large bid 14th 2015 4 Quinnipiac ECAC 30–2–5 Tournament champion 2nd 2015 Clarkson ECAC 29–4–5 At-large bid 5th 2015 Princeton ECAC 22–8–2 At-large bid 2nd 2006 Mercyhurst CHA 19–10–5 Tournament champion 11th 2014 Northeastern Hockey East 28–8–1 At-large bid 1st Never

Bracket

Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

	National Quarterfinals March 12					National Semifinals March 18					National Championship March 20
	1	Boston College	5
		Northeastern	1
						1	Boston College	3*
							Clarkson	2
	4	Quinnipiac	0
		Clarkson	1
											1	Boston College	1
											3	Minnesota	3
	2	Wisconsin	6
		Mercyhurst	0
						2	Wisconsin	2
						3	Minnesota	3*
	3	Minnesota	6
		Princeton	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

See also

• 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament