The following is a list of the 64 schools that are fielding men's ice hockey teams in NCAA Division I in the current 2023–24 season, plus the 44 schools that are fielding women's teams in the de facto equivalent of Division I, the NCAA's National Collegiate division.[a]
Conference affiliations reflect those in place for the 2023–24 season.
Men edit
School | Team | City | State | Current Conference |
Primary Conference |
First Played |
Joined Div IA |
NCAA Tourneys (Qty) |
NCAA Tourneys (Years) |
National Champs (Qty) |
National Champs (Years) |
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United States Air Force Academy | Falcons | USAF Academy[b] | Colorado | Atlantic Hockey | Mountain West | 1968 | 1968 | 7 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018 | 0 | |
University of Alaska Fairbanks | Nanooks | Fairbanks | Alaska | Independent | GNAC (D-II) | 1925 | 1947 | 1 | 2009 | 0 | |
University of Alaska Anchorage | Seawolves | Anchorage | Alaska | Independent | GNAC (D-II) | 1979 | 2022[c] | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1992 | 0 | |
American International College | Yellow Jackets | Springfield | Massachusetts | Atlantic Hockey | NE-10 (D-II) | 1948 | 1948 | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2022 | 0 | |
Arizona State University | Sun Devils | Tempe | Arizona | Independent[d] | Pac-12 | 2015 | 2016 | 1 | 2019 | 0 | |
United States Military Academy | Black Knights | West Point | New York | Atlantic Hockey | Patriot League | 1903 | 1947 | 0 | 0 | ||
Augustana University | Vikings | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | CCHA | NSIC (D-II) | 2023 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bemidji State University | Beavers | Bemidji | Minnesota | CCHA | NSIC (D-II) | 1946 | 1999B | 5 | 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2021 | 0 | C |
Bentley University | Falcons | Waltham | Massachusetts | Atlantic Hockey | NE-10 (D-II) | 1977 | 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||
Boston College | Eagles | Chestnut Hill | Massachusetts | Hockey East | ACC | 1917 | 1947 | 36 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021 | 5 | 1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012 |
Boston University | Terriers | Boston | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Patriot League | 1917 | 1947 | 37 | 1950, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 | 5 | 1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009 |
Bowling Green State University | Falcons | Bowling Green | Ohio | CCHA | MAC | 1969 | 1971 | 10 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2019 | 1 | 1984 |
Brown University | Bears | Providence | Rhode Island | ECAC | Ivy League | 1897 | 1947 | 4 | 1951, 1965, 1976, 1993 | 0 | |
Canisius University | Golden Griffins | Buffalo | New York | Atlantic Hockey | MAAC | 1980 | 1998 | 1 | 2013 | 0 | |
Clarkson University | Golden Knights | Potsdam | New York | ECAC | Liberty (D-III) | 1920 | 1947 | 21 | 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2019 | 0 | |
Colgate University | Raiders | Hamilton | New York | ECAC | Patriot League | 1915 | 1947 | 5 | 1981, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2014 | 0 | |
Colorado College | Tigers | Colorado Springs | Colorado | NCHC | SCAC (D-III) | 1937 | 1947 | 20 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1978, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011 | 2 | 1950, 1957 |
University of Connecticut | Huskies | Storrs | Connecticut | Hockey East | Big East | 1960 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cornell University | Big Red | Ithaca | New York | ECAC | Ivy League | 1900 | 1947 | 22 | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019 | 2 | 1967, 1970 |
Dartmouth College | Big Green | Hanover | New Hampshire | ECAC | Ivy League | 1905 | 1947 | 4 | 1948, 1948, 1979, 1980 | 0 | |
University of Denver | Pioneers | Denver | Colorado | NCHC | Summit League | 1949 | 1949 | 31 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 | 9 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2022 |
Ferris State University | Bulldogs | Big Rapids | Michigan | CCHA | GLIAC (D-II) | 1975 | 1979 | 4 | 2003, 2012, 2014, 2016 | 0 | |
Harvard University | Crimson | Cambridge | Massachusetts | ECAC | Ivy League | 1897 | 1947 | 26 | 1955, 1957, 1958, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 | 1 | 1989 |
College of the Holy Cross | Crusaders | Worcester | Massachusetts | Atlantic Hockey | Patriot League | 1966 | 1966 | 2 | 2004, 2006 | 0 | |
Lake Superior State University | Lakers | Sault Ste. Marie | Michigan | CCHA | GLIAC (D-II) | 1966 | 1966 | 11 | 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2021 | 3 | 1988, 1992, 1994 |
Lindenwood University | Lions | St. Charles | Missouri | Independent | OVC | 2003 | 2022[e] | 0 | 0 | ||
Long Island University | Sharks | Brooklyn | New York | Independent[f] | NEC | 2020[4] | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
University of Maine | Black Bears | Orono | Maine | Hockey East | America East | 1977 | 1977 | 18 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012 | 2 | 1993, 1999 |
University of Massachusetts Amherst | Minutemen | Amherst | Massachusetts | Hockey East | A-10 (MAC in 2025) |
1908 | 1993D | 4 | 2007, 2019, 2021, 2022 | 1 | 2021 |
University of Massachusetts Lowell | River Hawks | Lowell | Massachusetts | Hockey East | America East | 1967 | 1984 | 9 | 1988, 1994, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022 | 0 | E |
Mercyhurst University | Lakers | Erie | Pennsylvania | Atlantic Hockey | PSAC (D-II) | 1987 | 2000 | 3 | 2001, 2003, 2005 | 0 | |
Merrimack College | Warriors | North Andover | Massachusetts | Hockey East | NEC (MAAC in 2024) |
1956 | 1984 | 2 | 1988, 2011 | 0 | F |
Miami University | RedHawks | Oxford | Ohio | NCHC | MAC | 1978 | 1978 | 12 | 1993, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 | 0 | |
University of Michigan | Wolverines | Ann Arbor | Michigan | Big Ten | Big Ten | 1923 | 1947 | 39 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1977, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 | 9 | 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998 |
Michigan State University | Spartans | East Lansing | Michigan | Big Ten | Big Ten | 1921 | 1947 | 27 | 1959, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 | 3 | 1966, 1986, 2007 |
Michigan Technological University | Huskies | Houghton | Michigan | CCHA | GLIAC (D-II) | 1919 | 1947 | 14 | 1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 | 3 | 1962, 1965, 1975 |
University of Minnesota | Golden Gophers | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Big Ten | Big Ten | 1921 | 1947 | 39 | 1953, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022 | 5 | 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003 |
University of Minnesota Duluth | Bulldogs | Duluth | Minnesota | NCHC | NSIC (D-II) | 1930 | 1947 | 15 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | 3 | 2011, 2018, 2019 |
Minnesota State University, Mankato | Mavericks | Mankato | Minnesota | CCHA | NSIC (D-II) | 1969 | 1996 | 8 | 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | 0 | G |
University of New Hampshire | Wildcats | Durham | New Hampshire | Hockey East | America East | 1924 | 1947 | 22 | 1977, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 | 0 | |
Niagara University | Purple Eagles | Lewiston | New York | Atlantic Hockey | MAAC | 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2013 | 0 | |
University of North Dakota | Fighting Hawks | Grand Forks | North Dakota | NCHC | Summit League | 1929 | 1947 | 34 | 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 | 8 | 1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2016 |
Northeastern University | Huskies | Boston | Massachusetts | Hockey East | CAA | 1929 | 1947 | 8 | 1982, 1988, 1994, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022 | 0 | |
Northern Michigan University | Wildcats | Marquette | Michigan | CCHA | GLIAC (D-II) | 1976 | 1976 | 8 | 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2010 | 1 | 1991 |
University of Notre Dame | Fighting Irish | Notre Dame | Indiana | Big Ten | ACC | 1912 | 1947 | 13 | 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | 0 | |
Ohio State University | Buckeyes | Columbus | Ohio | Big Ten | Big Ten | 1963 | 1963 | 9 | 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019 | 0 | |
University of Nebraska Omaha | Mavericks | Omaha | Nebraska | NCHC | Summit League | 1997 | 1997 | 4 | 2006, 2011, 2015, 2021 | 0 | |
Pennsylvania State University | Nittany Lions | State College | Pennsylvania | Big Ten | Big Ten | 1909 | 2012 | 2 | 2017, 2018 | 0 | |
Princeton University | Tigers | Princeton | New Jersey | ECAC | Ivy League | 1900 | 1947 | 4 | 1998, 2008, 2009, 2018 | 0 | |
Providence College | Friars | Providence | Rhode Island | Hockey East | Big East | 1926 | 1947 | 15 | 1964, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | 1 | 2015 |
Quinnipiac University | Bobcats | Hamden | Connecticut | ECAC | MAAC | 1975 | 1999 | 9 | 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | 1 | 2023 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Engineers | Troy | New York | ECAC | Liberty (D-III) | 1901 | 1947 | 9 | 1953, 1954, 1961, 1964, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 2011 | 2 | 1954, 1985 |
Robert Morris University | Colonials | Moon Township | Pennsylvania | Atlantic Hockey[g] | Horizon | 2004 | 2023[h] | 1 | 2014 | 0 | |
Rochester Institute of TechnologyH | Tigers | Rochester | New York | Atlantic Hockey | Liberty (D-III) | 1962 | 2005 | 3 | 2010, 2015, 2016 | 0 | |
Sacred Heart University | Pioneers | Fairfield | Connecticut | Atlantic Hockey | NEC | 1993 | 1993 | 0 | 0 | ||
St. Cloud State University | Huskies | St. Cloud | Minnesota | NCHC | NSIC (D-II) | 1931 | 1987 | 16 | 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | 0 | |
St. Lawrence University | Saints | Canton | New York | ECAC | Liberty (D-III) | 1925 | 1947 | 16 | 1952, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007 | 0 | |
University of St. Thomas | Tommies | Saint Paul | Minnesota | CCHA[7] | Summit League | 1925 | 2021[i] | 0 | 0 | ||
Stonehill College | Skyhawks | Easton | Massachusetts | TBD[j] | NEC | 1999 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
Union College | Garnet Chargers | Schenectady | New York | ECAC | Liberty (D-III) | 1903 | 1991I | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 | 1 | 2014 |
University of Vermont | Catamounts | Burlington | Vermont | Hockey East | America East | 1963 | 1975 | 6 | 1988, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2014 | 0 | |
Western Michigan University | Broncos | Kalamazoo | Michigan | NCHC | MAC | 1973 | 1975 | 7 | 1986, 1994, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2022 | 0 | |
University of Wisconsin–Madison | Badgers | Madison | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Big Ten | 1921 | 1947 | 27 | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021 | 6 | 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, 2006 |
Yale University | Bulldogs | New Haven | Connecticut | ECAC | Ivy League | 1895 | 1947 | 8 | 1952, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 | 1 | 2013 |
Notes edit
- ^ The NCAA formally brands championships open to teams from more than one division as "National Collegiate" championships. Men's hockey is an exception to this rule because the NCAA had once sponsored a separate Division II championship in that sport.
- ^ Virtually all of the Air Force Academy grounds, including the cadet area and all athletic facilities, lies outside the city limits of Colorado Springs. The U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Postal Service respectively designate the Academy as "Air Force Academy" and "USAF Academy".
- ^ Alaska Anchorage last played hockey in the 2019–20 season. UAA intended to play in 2020–21, but canceled its season due to COVID-19 issues, and dropped the sport due to financial fallout from the pandemic. A subsequent fundraising drive was successful enough to lead UAA to reinstate hockey, with play resuming for the 2022–23 season.[1]
- ^ Arizona State will join the NCHC in 2024.
- ^ Lindenwood, which then fielded two men's hockey teams at different levels of the club-level American Collegiate Hockey Association, announced in February 2021 that it would transfer the team that competed in the ACHA Division 1 Central States Collegiate Hockey League to full varsity status after the 2021–22 season.[2]
- ^ Although LIU played its first season of men's hockey in 2020–21 as an independent, it was in a scheduling alliance with Atlantic Hockey.[3]
- ^ Atlantic Hockey Presidents reinstated Robert Morris into the league upon RMU's return in 2023-24.[5]
- ^ Robert Morris dropped both men's and women's ice hockey after the 2020–21 season due to financial issues brought on by COVID-19. A subsequent fundraising drive was successful enough that RMU announced both teams would be reinstated in the 2023–24 season.[6]
- ^ The NCAA announced in July 2020 that St. Thomas could directly transition from Division III to Division I on a five-year schedule.[8] Postseason eligibility for St. Thomas hockey will not occur until 2026–27.
- ^ Stonehill announced that its athletic department would be transitioning to Division I after accepting an invitation from the Northeast Conference, beginning play in the 2022-23 season. The school's men's ice hockey affiliation is currently unknown because the NEC does not sponsor that sport.[9]
- ^A The NCAA began sponsoring ice hockey in the 1947–48 season. All teams before 1956, and those classified in the 'University Division' from 1956 to 1972 are retroactively considered Division I.
- ^B Bemidji State also competed in Division I from 1947 to 1950 and 1959 to 1967.
- ^C Bemidji State won Division II National Championships in 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997, and a Division III Championship in 1986.
- ^D UMass also competed in Division I from 1947 to 1961.
- ^E UMass Lowell won Division II National Championships in 1979, 1981, and 1982.
- ^F Merrimack won a Division II National Championship in 1978.
- ^G Minnesota State won a Division II National Championship in 1980.
- ^H RIT won a Division II National Championship in 1983 and a Division III Championship in 1985.
- ^I Union also competed in Division I from 1947 to 1949.
- Map
The below maps show the locations of teams that have won the championship; the color of the dot indicates the number of titles.
Future teams edit
School | Team | City | State/Province | Future Conference |
Primary Conference |
First Played |
Joining Div 1A |
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Binghamton University | Bearcats | Binghamton | New York | TBD | America East | 1987 | 2024[10] |
Simon Fraser University | Red Leafs | Burnaby | British Columbia | Independent | GNAC | 2005 | 2024-2025[11][a] |
Tennessee State University | Tigers | Nashville | Tennessee | TBD | OVC | 2024 | 2025-2026 |
Women edit
Notes edit
- ^ The NCAA began sponsoring women's hockey in the 2000–01 season.
- ^ Assumption joined the NEWHA for administrative purposes in July 2022, but did not start varsity play until 2023–24.
- ^ Minnesota won the American Women's College Hockey Alliance championship in 2000.
- ^ Robert Morris dropped both men's and women's ice hockey after the 2020–21 season due to financial issues brought on by COVID-19. A subsequent fundraising drive was successful enough that RMU announced both teams would be reinstated in the 2023–24 season.[6]
- ^ The NCAA announced in July 2020 that St. Thomas could directly transition from Division III to Division I on a five-year schedule. Postseason eligibility for St. Thomas hockey will not occur until 2026–27.[8]
Future teams edit
School | Team | City | State | Future Conference |
Primary Conference |
First Played |
Joining Div 1A |
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University of Delaware | Blue Hens | Newark | Delaware | CHA | CUSA[a] | 2003 | 2025[13][b] |
- ^ Delaware is currently a member of the Coastal Athletic Association, but will join Conference USA at the same time it begins varsity play.
- ^ Delaware currently competes in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2's Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference.
See also edit
- List of NCAA Division II ice hockey programs
- List of NCAA Division III ice hockey programs
- List of defunct men's college ice hockey teams
- List of NCAA Division I institutions
- List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
- List of NCAA fencing schools
- List of NCAA Division I FBS football programs
- List of NCAA Division I FCS football programs
- List of NCAA Division I lacrosse programs
- List of college swimming and diving teams
- List of NCAA Division I ice hockey arenas
Footnotes edit
References edit
- ^ "Hockey team reinstated" (Press release). Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "Lindenwood men's ice hockey moving to Division I". Lindenlink.com. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Hockey Announced as Atlantic Hockey Scheduling Partner" (Press release). LIU Sharks. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "LIU Announces Addition of Men's Ice Hockey" (Press release). LIU Sharks. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Atlantic Hockey Presidents Reinstate Robert Morris" (Press release). College Hockey News. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "RMU Reinstates Hockey Programs For 2023-24" (Press release). Robert Morris Colonials. December 17, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "CCHA Welcomes The University Of St. Thomas". Northern Michigan University. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ a b c "St. Thomas receives NCAA waiver to join The Summit League in 2021–22". Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Summit League. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Stonehill Announces Move to Division 1" (Press release). Stonehill Skyhawks. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ USCHO Staff (2023-04-13). "Binghamton 'aggressively' looking to add men's Division I college hockey in time for 2024-25 season". USCHO. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "Simon Fraser Angling for D-I Hockey Status". College Hockey News. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "College Hockey America Reinstates RMU" (Press release). Robert Morris Colonials. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "Delaware adding Division 1 women's hockey program in 2025-26". ESPN. AP. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.