NCAA Women's Hockey Frozen Four: Bracket, location, teams & viewing Info

Wisconsin Badgers left wing Kirsten Simms (27) celebrates her second goal with center Casey O'Brien (26) and defender Katie Kotlowski (24) against the Bemidji State Beavers in the first period of a WCHA first-round game Saturday, March 1, 2025, at LaBahn Arena in Madison, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Badgers left wing Kirsten Simms (27) celebrates her second goal with center Casey O'Brien (26) and defender Katie Kotlowski (24) against the Bemidji State Beavers in the first period of a WCHA first-round game Saturday, March 1, 2025, at LaBahn Arena in Madison, Wisconsin. | Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Wisconsin women's hockey program has earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Women's Hockey Frozen Four Tournament. After suffering only one loss all season and steamrolling through the WCHA championship, there was really no doresults of the first-round game betweenubt about their seeding. Now, they wait for the resutls of the first round game of Clarkson University and Boston University. The winner of that game will play Wisconsin for a chance to advance to the Frozen Four.

The Teams for the NCAA Women's Hockey Championship Bracket

There are eleven total teams that will face off in the bracket for a chance to play in the Frozen Four and eventually the National Championship game.

#1 - Wisconsin
#2 - Ohio State
#3 - Cornell
#4 - Minnesota
#5 - Colgate

The above teams are all getting a bye through the first-round.

The first round teams

Clarkson University
Boston University
Minnesota Duluth
Sacred Heart
Penn State
St. Lawrence

The above teams will all face off in the first round for the chance to take on the top-5 seeded teams.

Clarkson and Boston will play to face Wisconsin.
Penn State and St. Lawrence will play to face Ohio State.
Minnesota Duluth and Sacred Heart will play to face Cornell

The #4 and #5 teams (Minnesota and Colgate) are already set to play each other in the second round.

The Women's Frozen Four Bracket

Below is the bracket. If you would like a printable one, click here.

Locations for the Women's NCAA Hockey Tournament

Madison, Wisconsin - LaBahn Arena -- Will host the first and second round games for Clarkson vs. Boston and then the winner of that game versus Wisconsin.

Minneapolis, Minnesota - Ridder Arena -- Will host the second round game for Minnesota vs. Colgate.

Ithaca, New York - Lynah Rink -- Will host the first and second round games for Minnestota-Duluth vs. Sacred Heart and then the winner of that game versus Cornell.

Columbus, Ohio - Ohio State Ice Rink -- Will host the first and second round games for Penn State vs. St. Lawrence and then the winner of that game versus Ohio State.

The Frozen Four will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota

How to Watch the NCAA Women's Hockey Tournament

The NCAA.com website has the links for the regional semifinals and regional finals (times are in CT) as follows:

Regional semifinals -- March 13
Minn. Duluth vs. Sacred Heart, 6 p.m.
Penn St. vs. St. Lawrence, 6 p.m.
Clarkson vs. Boston U., 7 p.m.

Regional finals -- March 15
No. 1 Wisconsin vs. Clarkson/Boston U. winner, 2 p.m.
No. 4 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Colgate, 2 p.m.
No. 3 Cornell vs. Minn. Duluth/Sacred Heart winner, 3 p.m.
No. 2 Ohio St. vs. Penn St./St. Lawrence winner, 5 p.m.

The Frozen Four will stream on ESPN+ on March 21.
The National Championship will stream on ESPN+ on March 23.

Schedule

Schedule