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List of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs

List of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs

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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.[lower-alpha 1]

Men's
Women's
Maps of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs as of 2012

Conference affiliations reflect those in place for the 2023–24 season.

Men

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Notes

  1. 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.
  2. 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".
  3. 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]
  4. Arizona State will join the NCHC in 2024.
  5. 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]
  6. 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]
  7. Atlantic Hockey Presidents reinstated Robert Morris into the league upon RMU's return in 2023-24.[5]
  8. 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]
  9. 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.
^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.

List of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs is located in the United States
Michigan
Michigan
NorthDakota
North
Dakota
Denver
Denver
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Minnesota
LakeSuperior State
Lake
Superior State
MichiganState
Michigan
State
MichiganTech
Michigan
Tech
Minnesota–Duluth
Minnesota–
Duluth
ColoradoCollege
Colorado
College
Cornell
Cornell
Maine
Maine
RPI
RPI
BowlingGreen
Bowling
Green
NorthernMichigan
Northern
Michigan
Union
Union
Schools with D1 Men's Ice Hockey championships
– 9 championships, – 8 championships, – 6 championships, – 5 championships, – 3 championships, – 2 championships, – 1 championship
List of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs is located in Massachusetts
BostonCollege
Boston
College
BostonUniversity
Boston
University
Harvard
Harvard
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac
Yale
Yale
Providence
Providence
Schools with D1 Men's Ice Hockey championships
– 5 championships, – 1 championship

Future teams

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  1. 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.

Women

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Notes

  1. The NCAA began sponsoring women's hockey in the 2000–01 season.
  2. Assumption joined the NEWHA for administrative purposes in July 2022, but did not start varsity play until 2023–24.
  3. Minnesota won the American Women's College Hockey Alliance championship in 2000.
  4. 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]
  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.[8]

Future teams

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  1. Delaware is currently a member of the Coastal Athletic Association, but will join Conference USA at the same time it begins varsity play.
  2. Delaware currently competes in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2's Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference.

See also

Footnotes

    References

    1. [1]
      "Hockey team reinstated" (Press release). Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
    2. [2]
      "Lindenwood men's ice hockey moving to Division I". Lindenlink.com. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
    3. [3]
      "Men's Hockey Announced as Atlantic Hockey Scheduling Partner" (Press release). LIU Sharks. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
    4. [4]
      "LIU Announces Addition of Men's Ice Hockey" (Press release). LIU Sharks. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
    5. [5]
      "Atlantic Hockey Presidents Reinstate Robert Morris" (Press release). College Hockey News. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
    6. [6]
      "RMU Reinstates Hockey Programs For 2023-24" (Press release). Robert Morris Colonials. December 17, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
    7. [7]
      "CCHA Welcomes The University Of St. Thomas". Northern Michigan University. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
    8. [8]
      "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.
    9. [9]
      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.
    10. [10]
      "Simon Fraser Angling for D-I Hockey Status". College Hockey News. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
    11. [11]
      "College Hockey America Reinstates RMU" (Press release). Robert Morris Colonials. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
    12. [12]
      "Delaware adding Division 1 women's hockey program in 2025-26". ESPN. AP. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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