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The 2026 NC women’s ice hockey championship begins with regionals on from March 12-15. The 2026 women’s Frozen Four is March 20-22 at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, PA.
The championship field was announced in a selection show at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 8 on ESPNU with Ohio State grabbing the No. 1 seed. Five conferences were awarded automatic bids with the remaining six teams selected at-large for the 2026 tournament.
See the full schedule for the 2026 NC women’s hockey championship below.
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Wisconsin is the defending national champion after defeating Ohio State, 4-3, in overtime in 2025. It marked the third-straight year that the Badgers and Buckeyes met in the national championship game. Below is the complete history of the NC women’s hockey championship.
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Torin Smith joined NCAA.com in January 2025 as a Digital Editorial Intern. He is a fall 2024 graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Throughout college, he held multiple internships with a focus on digital journalism and sports media. Smith is also a NATAS Southeast Emmy Award winner as the executive producer of a student documentary on the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting. You can follow him on LinkedIn.
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