List of NCAA Division III ice hockey programs
The following is a list of the 84 schools who field men's ice hockey teams and the 77 schools who field women's ice hockey teams in NCAA Division III competition.
Men
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| School | Team | City | State | Current conference |
Primary conference |
First played |
Joined Div. IIIA |
NCAA Tournament appearancesE |
National championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian College | Bulldogs | Adrian | Michigan | NCHA | MIAA | 2007 | 2007 | (10) 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022 | (1) 2022 |
| Albertus Magnus College | Falcons | New Haven | Connecticut | NEHC (UCHC in 2025) |
GNAC | 2019 | 2019 | (0) | (0) |
| Alvernia University | Golden Wolves | Reading | Pennsylvania | UCHC | MAC Commonwealth | 2022 | 2022 | (0) | (0) |
| Amherst College | Mammoths | Amherst | Massachusetts | NESCAC | NESCAC | 1908 | 1983 | (4) 1999, 2009, 2012, 2015 | (0) |
| Anna Maria College | Amcats | Paxton | Massachusetts | MASCAC | GNAC (MASCAC in 2025) |
2018 | 2018 | (0) | (0) |
| Arcadia University | Knights | Glenside | Pennsylvania | UCHC | MAC Freedom | 2021 | 2021 | (0) | (0) |
| Augsburg University | Auggies | Minneapolis | Minnesota | MIAC | MIAC | 2001 | 2001 | (5) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 | (0) |
| Aurora University | Spartans | Aurora | Illinois | NCHA | NACC | 2014 | 2014 | (0) | (0) |
| Babson College | Beavers | Wellesley | Massachusetts | NEHC (Little East in 2025) |
NEWMAC | 1965 | 1983 | (16) 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2022 | (1) 1984 |
| Bethel University | Royals | Arden Hills | Minnesota | MIAC | MIAC | 1979 | 1983 | (1) 2007 | (0) |
| Bowdoin College | Polar Bears | Brunswick | Maine | NESCAC | NESCAC | 1919 | 1983 | (6) 1996, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 | (0) |
| Buffalo State University | Bengals | Buffalo | New York | SUNYAC | SUNYAC | 1993 | 1993 | (0) | (0) |
| Chatham University | Cougars | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | UCHC | PAC | 2017 | 2017 | (0) | (0) |
| Colby College | Mules | Waterville | Maine | NESCAC | NESCAC | 1995 | 1995 | (2) 1996, 2018 | (0) |
| Concordia College | Cobbers | Moorhead | Minnesota | MIAC | MIAC | 1927 | 1983 | (2) 1987, 1999 | (0) |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | Falcons | Mequon | Wisconsin | NCHA | NACC | 2007 | 2007 | (0) | (0) |
| Connecticut College | Camels | New London | Connecticut | NESCAC | NESCAC | 1980 | 1983 | (0) | (0) |
| Curry College | Colonels | Milton | Massachusetts | CNE | CNE | 1974 | 1983 | (3) 2005, 2010, 2011 | (0) |
| University of Dubuque | Spartans | Dubuque | Iowa | NCHA | ARC | 2023 | 2023 | (0) | (0) |
| Endicott College | Gulls | Beverly | Massachusetts | CNE | CNE | 2015 | 2015 | (3) 2017, 2020, 2023 | (0) |
| Elmira College | Soaring Eagles | Elmira | New York | NEHC (UCHC in 2025) |
Empire 8 | 1975 | 1983 | (16) 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2022 | (0) |
| Fitchburg State University | Falcons | Fitchburg | Massachusetts | MASCAC | MASCAC | 1934 | 1983 | (1) 2018 | (0) |
| Framingham State University | Rams | Framingham | Massachusetts | MASCAC | MASCAC | 1971 | 1983 | (0) | (0) |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Golden Gusties | St. Peter | Minnesota | MIAC | MIAC | 1936 | 1983 | (6) 1990, 1991, 1993, 2009, 2010, 2012 | (0) |
| Hamilton College | Continentals | Clinton | New York | NESCAC | NESCAC | 1918 | 1983 | (1) 2017 | (0) |
| Hamline University | Pipers | Saint Paul | Minnesota | MIAC | MIAC | 2001 | 2001 | (2) 2011, 2015 | (0) |
| Hobart College | Statesmen | Geneva | New York | NEHC (SUNYAC in 2025) |
Liberty | 1970 | 1983 | (11) 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 | (0) |
| Johnson and Wales University | Wildcats | Providence | Rhode Island | CNE | CNE | 1997 | 1997 | (0) | (0) |
| King's College | Monarchs | Wilkes-Barre | Pennsylvania | UCHC | MAC Freedom | 2017 | 2017 | (0) | (0) |
| Lake Forest College | Foresters | Lake Forest | Illinois | NCHA | Midwest | 1965 | 1983 | (2) 1991, 2020 | (0) |
| Lawrence University | Vikings | Appleton | Wisconsin | NCHA | Midwest | 1986 | 1986 | (0) | (0) |
| Lebanon Valley College | Flying Dutchmen | Annville | Pennsylvania | UCHC | MAC Commonwealth | 1998 | 2016C | (0) | (0) |
| Manhattanville University | Valiants | Purchase | New York | UCHC | Skyline | 1999 | 1999 | (5) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2019 | (0) |
| Marian University | Sabres | Fond du Lac | Wisconsin | NCHA | NACC | 1995 | 1995 | (1) 2018 | (0) |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Beacons | Dorchester | Massachusetts | NEHC (Little East in 2025) |
Little East | 1980 | 1983 | (2) 2016, 2019 | (0) |
| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Corsairs | Dartmouth | Massachusetts | MASCAC (Little East in 2025) |
Little East | 1974 | 1983 | (4) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013 | (0) |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Trailblazers | North Adams | Massachusetts | MASCAC | MASCAC | 2023 | 2023 | (0) | (0) |
| Middlebury College | Panthers | Middlebury | Vermont | NESCAC | NESCAC | 1922 | 1983 | (14) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 | (8) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Raiders | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | NCHA | NACC | 2001 | 2001 | (1) 2012 | (0) |
| Nazareth University | Golden Flyers | Rochester | New York | UCHC | Empire 8 | 2012 | 2012 | (0) | (0) |
| Neumann University | Knights | Aston | Pennsylvania | UCHC | CSAC | 1998 | 1998 | (2) 2009, 2011 | (1) 2009 |
| University of New England | Nor'easters | Biddeford | Maine | CNE | CNE | 2009 | 2009 | (3) 2018, 2019, 2022 | (0) |
| New England College | Pilgrims | Henniker | New Hampshire | NEHC (Little East in 2025) |
NAC | 1969 | 1983 | (3) 1984, 2001, 2005 | (0) |
| Nichols College | Bison | Dudley | Massachusetts | CNE | CNE | 1931 | 1983 | (4) 2009, 2014, 2015, 2018 | (0) |
| Northland College | Lumberjacks | Ashland | Wisconsin | WIAC | UMAC | 1997 | 1997 | (0) | (0) |
| Norwich University | Cadets | Northfield | Vermont | NEHC (Little East in 2025) |
GNAC | 1925 | 1983 | (19) 1987, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 | (4) 2000, 2003, 2010, 2017 |
| Plymouth State University | Panthers | Plymouth | New Hampshire | MASCAC (Little East in 2025) |
Little East | 1971 | 1983 | (5) 2011, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022 | (0) |
| Rivier University | Raiders | Nashua | New Hampshire | MASCAC | GNAC | 2021 | 2021 | (0) | (0) |
| Saint John's University | Johnnies | Collegeville | Minnesota | MIAC | MIAC | 1920 | 1983 | (6) 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2013 | (0) |
| St. Mary’s University | Cardinals | Winona | Minnesota | MIAC | MIAC | 1928 | 1983 | (2) 1989, 1994 | (0) |
| St. Norbert College | Green Knights | De Pere | Wisconsin | NCHA | NACC | 1988 | 1988 | (20) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 | (5) 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018 |
| St. Olaf College | Oles | Northfield | Minnesota | MIAC | MIAC | 1927 | 1983 | (2) 2006, 2022 | (0) |
| College of St. Scholastica | Saints | Duluth | Minnesota | MIAC | MIAC | 1972 | 1983 | (1) 2009 | (0) |
| Salem State University | Vikings | Salem | Massachusetts | MASCAC | MASCAC | 1961 | 1983 | (9) 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2014, 2016, 2017 | (0) |
| Salve Regina University | Seahawks | Newport | Rhode Island | NEHC | NEWMAC | 1997 | 1997 | (2) 2016, 2018 | (0) |
| Skidmore College | Thoroughbreds | Saratoga Springs | New York | NEHC (SUNYAC in 2025) |
Liberty | 1982 | 1983 | (0) | (0) |
| University of Southern Maine | Huskies | Portland | Maine | NEHC (Little East in 2025) |
Little East | 1972 | 1983 | (0) | (0) |
| State University of New York at Brockport | Golden Eagles | Brockport | New York | UCHC | Empire 8 | 1973 | 1983 | (0) | (0) |
| State University of New York at Canton | Kangaroos | Canton | New York | SUNYAC | SUNYAC | 2012 | 2012 | (0) | (0) |
| State University of New York at Cortland | Red Dragons | Cortland | New York | SUNYAC | SUNYAC | 2001 | 2001 | (0) | (0) |
| State University of New York at Fredonia | Blue Devils | Fredonia | New York | SUNYAC | SUNYAC | 1987 | 1987 | (3) 1994, 1995, 2007 | (0) |
| State University of New York at Geneseo | Knights | Geneseo | New York | UCHC | Empire 8 | 1975 | 1983 | (9) 1990, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 | (0) |
| State University of New York at Morrisville | Mustangs | Morrisville | New York | SUNYAC | SUNYAC | 2006 | 2006 | (0) | (0) |
| State University of New York at Oswego | Lakers | Oswego | New York | SUNYAC | SUNYAC | 1966 | 1983 | (16) 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 | (1) 2007 |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh | Cardinals | Plattsburgh | New York | SUNYAC | SUNYAC | 1975 | 1983 | (22) 1985, 1986*, 1987*, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 | (3) 1987*, 1992, 2001 B |
| State University of New York at Potsdam | Bears | Potsdam | New York | SUNYAC | SUNYAC | 1976 | 1983 | (1) 1996 | (0) |
| Stevenson University | Mustangs | Stevenson | Maryland | UCHC | MAC Commonwealth | 2016 | 2016 | (0) | (0) |
| Suffolk University | Rams | Boston | Massachusetts | CNE | CNE | 1980 | 1983 | (0) | (0) |
| Trine University | Thunder | Angola | Indiana | NCHA | MIAA | 2017 | 2017 | (0) | (0) |
| Trinity College | Bantams | Hartford | Connecticut | NESCAC | NESCAC | 1974 | 1983 | (8) 2003, 2005, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 | (1) 2015 |
| Tufts University | Jumbos | Medford | Massachusetts | NESCAC | NESCAC | 1917 | 1983 | (0) | (0) |
| Utica University | Pioneers | Utica | New York | UCHC | Empire 8 | 2001 | 2001 | (3) 2013, 2020, 2022 | (0) |
| Vermont State University Castleton | Spartans | Castleton | Vermont | NEHC (Little East in 2025) |
NAC | 2003 | 2003 | (0) | (0) |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Leopards | Boston | Massachusetts | CNE | CNE | 1992 | 1992 | (6) 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013 | (0) |
| Wesleyan University | Cardinals | Middletown | Connecticut | NESCAC | NESCAC | 1971 | 1983 | (1) 2020 | (0) |
| Western New England University | Golden Bears | Springfield | Massachusetts | CNE | CNE | 1980 | 1983 | (0) | (0) |
| Westfield State University | Owls | Westfield | Massachusetts | MASCAC | MASCAC | 1974 | 2008D | (0) | (0) |
| Wilkes University | Colonels | Wilkes-Barre | Pennsylvania | UCHC | Landmark Conference | 2018 | 2018 | (0) | (0) |
| Williams College | Ephs | Williamstown | Massachusetts | NESCAC | NESCAC | 1902 | 1983 | (1) 2016 | (0) |
| University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Blugolds | Eau Claire | Wisconsin | WIAC | WIAC | 1977 | 1983 | (3) 1989, 2013, 2020 | (1) 2013 |
| University of Wisconsin–River Falls | Falcons | River Falls | Wisconsin | WIAC | WIAC | 1964 | 1983 | (11) 1984, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 | (2) 1988, 1994 |
| University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Pointers | Stevens Point | Wisconsin | WIAC | WIAC | 1981 | 1983 | (14) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | (6) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2016, 2019 |
| University of Wisconsin–Stout | Blue Devils | Menomonie | Wisconsin | WIAC | WIAC | 1968 | 1983 | (2) 2008, 2009 | (0) |
| University of Wisconsin–Superior | Yellowjackets | Superior | Wisconsin | WIAC | UMAC | 1965 | 1983 | (12) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009 | (1) 2002 |
| Worcester State University | Lancers | Worcester | Massachusetts | MASCAC | MASCAC | 1966 | 1983 | (0) | (0) |
Future teams
[edit]| School | Team | City | State | Future Conference |
Primary Conference |
First Played |
Joining Div 3A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene State College | Owls | Keene | NH | TBD in 2024–25 (Little East in 2025) |
Little East | 1983F | 2024 |
| St. John Fisher University | Cardinals | Pittsford | NY | UCHC | Empire 8 | 2025 | 2025 |
| Western Connecticut State University | Wolves | Danbury | CT | Little East | Little East | 2025 | 2025 |
| Roger Williams University | Hawks | Bristol | RI | Conference of New England | Conference of New England | 2025 | 2025 |
Notes
[edit]- ^A The NCAA began sponsoring Division III hockey as a championship sport in the 1983–84 season.
- ^B SUNY Plattsburgh's 1987 national championship was vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions. (No championship was awarded that year.)
- ^C Lebanon Valley previously competed in Division III from 1998–2010. The school dropped varsity hockey in 2010, competing at the ACHA Division I club level until 2016 when it re-elevated its men's team and added women's hockey.
- ^D Westfield State dropped its program from 1989 to 2008.
- ^E In 2020, the 12-team field was selected but the tournament was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^F Keene State previously competed in Division III from 1983 to 1986. The school dropped varsity hockey in 1986 but recreated its men's team and added women's hockey, both in 2024.
Women
[edit]Future teams
[edit]| School | Team | City | State | Future Conference |
Primary Conference |
First Played |
Joining Div 3A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Fisher University | Cardinals | Pittsford | NY | UCHC | Empire 8 | 2025 | 2025 |
| Western Connecticut State University | Wolves | Danbury | CT | Little East | Little East | 2026 | 2026 |
Notes
[edit]- ^A The NCAA began sponsoring Division III women's hockey as a championship sport in the 2001–02 season.
See also
[edit]- List of NCAA ice hockey programs
- List of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs
- List of NCAA Division II ice hockey programs
- List of NCAA Division III institutions
- List of NCAA Division III football programs