2025 NC Women’s Ice Hockey Championship: Bracket, Schedule, How to Watch Selection Show

The selection show for the 2025 NC Women’s Ice Hockey Championship will begin on Sunday, March 9 at 11:30 a.m. ET and will be streamed live on ESPN+.

11 teams compete in this year’s tournament , and the top three seeds’ home campuses will host three regional semifinal matchups. The four regional finals, which will be held at designated satellite sites, will be attended by the victors.

Following that, the four regional champions will advance to the Women’s Frozen Four, which will be held at Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Ridder Arena.

Bracket for the 2025 NC Women’s Ice Hockey Championship

The official 2025 tournament bracket and matchups are shown here.

Championship Schedule

• Selection Show | Sunday, March 9 at 11:30 a.m. ET (Live on ESPNU)
• Regional Semifinals | March 13 or 14
• Regional Finals | March 15 or 16

Frozen Four

• Semifinals | Friday, March 21 (Live on ESPN+)
• National Championship | Sunday, March 23 at 4 p.m. ET (Live on ESPN+)

Championship History

Ohio State is the defending champion, having secured the title in 2024 with a victory over Wisconsin. Below is a look at the past decade of ice hockey champions and runners-up:

Year	Champion (Record)	Score	Runner-Up	Site
2024	Ohio State (36-4-0)	1-0	Wisconsin	Durham, N.H.
2023	Wisconsin (29-10-2)	1-0	Ohio State	Duluth, Minn.
2022	Ohio State (32-6-0)	3-2	Minnesota Duluth	University Park, Pa.
2021	Wisconsin (17-3-1)	2-1 (OT)	Northeastern	Erie, Pa.
2020	Canceled due to COVID-19	—	—	—
2019	Wisconsin (35-4-2)	2-0	Minnesota	Hamden, Conn.
2018	Clarkson (36-4-1)	2-1 (OT)	Colgate	Minneapolis, Minn.
2017	Clarkson (32-4-5)	3-0	Wisconsin	St. Charles, Mo.
2016	Minnesota (35-4)	3-1	Boston College	Durham, N.H.
2015	Minnesota (34-3-4)	4-1	Harvard	Minneapolis, Minn.