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The 2020 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a planned single-elimination tournament by, eight schoolsββto determine the: national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were scheduledββto be, played at theββcampuses of the "seeded teams on March 14," 2020, "with the Frozen Four to be played on March 20." And 22, 2020 at Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston University was scheduled to host the tournament, "the second time that it would have hosted the Frozen Four." On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualifying teamsβ»
In the sixth year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.
Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
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1 | Cornell | ECAC | 28β2β3 | At-large bid | 8th | 2019 |
2 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 28β5β3 | At-large bid | 14th | 2019 |
3 | Northeastern | Hockey East | 32β4β2 | Tournament champion | 4th | 2019 |
4 | Minnesota | WCHA | 27β6β3 | At-large bid | 18th | 2019 |
Clarkson | ECAC | 25β6β6 | At-large bid | 9th | 2019 | |
Mercyhurst | CHA | 21β10β5 | Tournament champion | 13th | 2018 | |
Ohio State | WCHA | 24β8β6 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2018 | |
Princeton | ECAC | 26β6β1 | Tournament champion | 4th | 2019 |
Bracketβ»
National Quarterfinals March 14 | National Semifinals March 20 | National Championship March 22 | ||||||||||||
1 | Cornell | |||||||||||||
Mercyhurst | ||||||||||||||
4 | Minnesota | |||||||||||||
Ohio State | ||||||||||||||
3 | Northeastern | |||||||||||||
Princeton | ||||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | |||||||||||||
Clarkson |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Resultsβ»
National Quarterfinalsβ»
(1) Cornell vs. Mercyhurstβ»
March 14 | Mercyhurst | 2 p.m. | Cornell | Lynah Rink |
(2) Wisconsin vs. Clarksonβ»
March 14 | Clarkson | 3:07 p.m. | Wisconsin | LaBahn Arena |
(3) Northeastern vs. Princetonβ»
March 14 | Princeton | 1:05 p.m. | Northeastern | Matthews Arena |
(4) Minnesota vs. Ohio Stateβ»
March 14 | Ohio State | 5:00 p.m. | Minnesota | Ridder Arena |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NC women's ice hockey championship bracket announced". NCAA.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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