The following is a list of the 64 schools that fielded men's ice hockey teams in NCAA Division I in the most recent 2023–24 season, plus the 44 schools that fielded 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 next 2024–25 season.
Men
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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States Air Force Academy | Falcons | USAF Academy[b] | Colorado | AHA | 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 | AHA | NE-10 (D-II) | 1948 | 1948 | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2022 | 0 | |
Arizona State University | Sun Devils | Tempe | Arizona | NCHC | Big 12 | 2015 | 2016 | 1 | 2019 | 0 | |
United States Military Academy | Black Knights | West Point | New York | AHA | 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 | AHA | NE-10 (D-II) | 1977 | 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||
Boston College | Eagles | Chestnut Hill | Massachusetts | Hockey East | ACC | 1917 | 1947 | 37 | 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, 2024 | 5 | 1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012 |
Boston University | Terriers | Boston | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Patriot League | 1917 | 1947 | 39 | 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, 2023, 2024 | 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 | AHA | MAAC | 1980 | 1998, | 2 | 2013, 2023 | 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 | 6 | 1981, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2023 | 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 | 24 | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 | 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 | 33 | 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, 2023, 2024 | 10 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2022, 2024 |
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 | AHA | 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[d] | 0 | 0 | ||
Long Island University | Sharks | Brooklyn & Brookville[e] | New York | Independent[f] | NEC | 2020[4] | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
University of Maine | Black Bears | Orono | Maine | Hockey East | America East | 1977 | 1977 | 19 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2024 | 2 | 1993, 1999 |
University of Massachusetts Amherst | Minutemen | Amherst | Massachusetts | Hockey East | A-10 (MAC in 2025) |
1908 | 1993D | 5 | 2007, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 | 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 | AHA | PSAC (D-II) (NEC in 2024) |
1987 | 2000 | 3 | 2001, 2003, 2005 | 0 | |
Merrimack College | Warriors | North Andover | Massachusetts | Hockey East | MAAC | 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 | 41 | 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, 2023, 2024 | 9 | 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998 |
Michigan State University | Spartans | East Lansing | Michigan | Big Ten | Big Ten | 1921 | 1947 | 28 | 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, 2024 | 3 | 1966, 1986, 2007 |
Michigan Technological University | Huskies | Houghton | Michigan | CCHA | GLIAC (D-II) | 1919 | 1947 | 16 | 1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 | 3 | 1962, 1965, 1975 |
University of Minnesota | Golden Gophers | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Big Ten | Big Ten | 1921 | 1947 | 41 | 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, 2023, 2024 | 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 | 9 | 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | 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[g] | New York | AHA | MAAC | 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2013 | 0 | |
University of North Dakota | Fighting Hawks | Grand Forks | North Dakota | NCHC | Summit League | 1929 | 1947 | 35 | 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, 2024 | 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 | 10 | 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 | 0 | |
University of Nebraska Omaha | Mavericks | Omaha | Nebraska | NCHC | Summit League | 1997 | 1997 | 5 | 2006, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2024 | 0 | |
Pennsylvania State University | Nittany Lions | University Park[h] | Pennsylvania | Big Ten | Big Ten | 1909 | 2012 | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2023 | 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 | 10 | 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | 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 | AHA | Horizon | 2004 | 2023[i] | 1 | 2014 | 0 | |
Rochester Institute of TechnologyH | Tigers | Rochester | New York | AHA | Liberty (D-III) | 1962 | 2005 | 4 | 2010, 2015, 2016, 2024 | ||
Sacred Heart University | Pioneers | Fairfield | Connecticut | AHA | MAAC | 1993 | 1993 | 0 | 0 | ||
St. Cloud State University | Huskies | St. Cloud | Minnesota | NCHC | NSIC (D-II) | 1931 | 1987 | 17 | 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | 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[6] | Summit League | 1925 | 2021[j] | 0 | 0 | ||
Stonehill College | Skyhawks | Easton | Massachusetts | Independent | 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 | 9 | 1986, 1994, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024 | 0 | |
University of Wisconsin–Madison | Badgers | Madison | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Big Ten | 1921 | 1947 | 28 | 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, 2024 | 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
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ LIU has main campuses in both Brooklyn and Brookville. All LIU varsity teams are open to students from both campuses who meet NCAA eligibility requirements.
- ^ 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]
- ^ Mailing address is "Niagara University".
- ^ The entire Penn State campus is treated by the U.S. Postal Service as "University Park". It straddles the boundary between State College and College Township.
- ^ 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.[5]
- ^ The NCAA announced in July 2020 that St. Thomas could directly transition from Division III to Division I on a five-year schedule.[7] Postseason eligibility for St. Thomas hockey will not occur until 2026–27.
- ^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
School | Team | City | State/Province | Future Conference |
Primary Conference |
First Played |
Joining Div 1A |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Binghamton University | Bearcats | Binghamton[a] | New York | TBD | America East | 1987 | 2024[8] |
Simon Fraser University | Red Leafs | Burnaby | British Columbia | Independent | GNAC | 2005 | 2025–2026[9][b] |
Tennessee State University | Tigers | Nashville | Tennessee | Independent | OVC | 2025 | 2025–26[10][c] |
- ^ The campus mailing address is Binghamton, but most of the campus and all athletic facilities are in the adjacent town of Vestal.
- ^ Simon Fraser plans to elevate their current BCIHL club-level team to DI "in 12–24 months" from December 2023 and re-establish another club team to continue play in the BCIHL.
- ^ Tennessee State intends to play its first season as an NCAA Division I Independent in 2025-26.
Women
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ LIU has main campuses in both Brooklyn and Brookville. All LIU varsity teams are open to students from both campuses who meet NCAA eligibility requirements.
- ^ Minnesota won the American Women's College Hockey Alliance championship in 2000.
- ^ The entire Penn State campus is treated by the U.S. Postal Service as "University Park". It straddles the boundary between State College and College Township.
- ^ 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.[5]
- ^ 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.[7]
Future teams
School | Team | City | State | Future Conference |
Primary Conference |
First Played |
Joining Div 1A |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Delaware | Blue Hens | Newark | Delaware | AHA | CUSA[a] | 2003 | 2025[11][b] |
Tennessee State University | Lady Tigers | Nashville | Tennessee | TBD | OVC | TBD | TBD |
- ^ 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
- 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
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "TSU Board of Trustees Meeting". TSU. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Delaware adding Division 1 women's hockey program in 2025–26". ESPN. AP. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.