2016 NCAA Womens Hockey National Championship Tournament

NCAA Womens Division I Hockey Championship Tournament - 2016

The 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were contested at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 12, 2016. The Frozen Four was played on March 18 and 20, 2016 at Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire. 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

2016 - Frozen Four Held at Whittemore Center Arena, Durham, New Hampshire

Semifinals			National Championship Game

1	Boston College	3
5	Clarkson	2
			1	Boston College	1
			3	Minnesota	3
3	Minnesota	3
2	Wisconsin	2

Winning Program: Minnesota Golden Gophers
Winning Coach: Brad Frost
Losing Program: Boston College Eagles
Losing Coach: Katie King Crowley
Venue: Whittemore Center Arena, Durham, New Hampshire
Most Valuable Player Frozen Four: Sarah Potomak (Minnesota)

2016 - Tournament Seeding

Seed	Team	Season W-L-T	Conference	Invitation
1	Boston College	38-0-0	Hockey East	Tournament Champion
2	Wisconsin	34-3-1	WCHA	Tournament Champion
3	Minnesota	32-4-1	WCHA	At Large
4	Quinnipiac	30-2-5	ECAC	Tournament Champion
5	Clarkson	29-4-5	ECAC	At Large
6	Princeton	22-8-2	ECAC	At Large
7	Mercyhurst	19-1-5	CHA	Tournament Champion
8	Northeastern	28-8-1	Hockey East	At Large

Quarter Finals Elimination Round

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

Quarter Finals

1	Boston College	5
8	Northeastern	1


2	Wisconsin	6
7	Mercyhurst	0
7	Mercyhurst	0


3	Minnesota	6
6	Princeton	2
6	Princeton	2


4	Quinnipiac	0
5	Clarkson	1
5	Clarkson	1