NCAA Womens Division I Hockey Championship Tournament - 2012

The 2012 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The Frozen Four were hosted by the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota.

2012 - Frozen Four Held at AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, Minnesota

	Semifinals					National Championship Game
	1	Wisconsin	6
	4	Boston College	2
						1	Wisconsin	2
						2	Minnesota	4
	2	Minnesota	3
	3	Cornell	1

Winning Program: Minnesota Golden Gophers
Winning Coach: Brad Frost
Losing Program: Wisconsin Badgers
Losing Coach: Mark Johnson
Venue: AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, Minnesota
Most Valuable Player Frozen Four: Noora Raty (Minnesota)

2012 - Tournament Seeding

Seed	Team	Season W-L-T	Conference	Invitation
1	Wisconsin	33-5-2	WCHA	At Large
2	Minnesota	34-5-2	WCHA	Tournament Champion
3	Cornell	30-5-0	ECAC	Tournament Champion
4	Boston College	24-10-3	Hockey East	At Large
5	St Lawrence	24-10-4	ECAC	At Large
6	Boston University	23-14-1	Hockey East	Tournament Champion
7	North Dakota	22-12-3	WCHA	At Large
8	Mercyhurst	23-8-3	CHA	Tournament Champion

Quarter Finals Elimination Round

The quarterfinals were contested at the campuses of the top seeded team until 2021.

	Quarter Finals
	1	Wisconsin	3
	8	Mercyhurst	1

	2	Minnesota	5
	7	North Dakota	1

	3	Cornell	8
	6	Boston University	7

	4	Boston College	6
	5	St Lawrence	3