2025–26 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

The 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season will begin in September 2025 and ended with the 2026 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Pegula Ice Arena in College Township, Pennsylvania on March 22, 2026.[1]

Polls

Regular season

New teams

The Delaware Blue Hens became the 45th NCAA Division I women's ice hockey this season. They played their first match against Long Island University on September 26.[2] They joined Atlantic Hockey America, becoming the league's seventh active member.

Standings

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Penn State 8 8 0 0 24 40 2 12 12 0 0 56 8
RIT 6 3 3 0 10 19 13 12 6 6 0 36 24
Syracuse 4 3 1 0 8 9 7 11 5 6 0 21 32
Robert Morris 6 3 3 0 8 13 14 12 5 7 0 26 34
Mercyhurst 4 2 2 0 5 8 11 12 5 6 1 26 30
Lindenwood 4 1 3 0 3 5 18 12 2 10 0 18 47
Delaware 8 0 8 0 2 3 32 12 1 11 0 10 47
Championship: March 7, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated November 3, 2025
Source: AHA
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Cornell 4 4 0 0 12 18 3 7 7 0 0 30 5
Princeton 4 3 1 0 9 16 11 6 3 3 0 17 16
#7 Quinnipiac 4 3 1 0 9 17 3 12 11 1 0 51 16
#11 Clarkson 4 3 1 0 9 14 7 10 6 4 0 31 20
St. Lawrence 4 3 1 0 8 8 6 12 4 6 2 20 26
Dartmouth 4 2 2 0 7 8 9 6 2 4 0 10 14
#13 Colgate 4 1 2 1 5.5 14 12 10 4 5 1 34 34
#15 Brown 4 1 2 1 4.5 7 12 6 3 2 1 10 13
#12 Yale 4 2 2 0 4 10 13 6 4 2 0 19 15
Harvard 4 1 3 0 3 4 12 6 3 3 0 12 13
RPI 4 0 4 0 1 6 22 11 1 10 0 16 44
Union 4 0 4 0 0 7 19 12 4 6 2 27 36
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated November 4, 2025
Source: Hockey East
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston College 5 3 1 1 11 14 8 10 4 5 1 21 34
#9 Northeastern 3 3 0 0 9 14 4 8 6 2 0 31 17
New Hampshire 3 2 1 0 6 15 8 10 5 4 1 30 20
#8 UConn 2 2 0 0 5 7 5 10 7 2 1 23 17
Providence 4 1 2 1 4 5 12 10 3 6 1 17 37
Vermont 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 10 4 4 2 19 25
Boston University 3 1 2 0 3 8 12 8 1 7 0 15 31
Maine 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 9 2 6 1 15 27
Holy Cross 3 0 3 0 1 7 11 11 7 4 0 30 18
Merrimack 3 0 3 0 0 5 15 10 2 7 1 23 38
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated November 4, 2025
Source: Hockey East
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T
Saint Anselm 6 5 1 0 16 20 11 10 5 5 0
Stonehill 6 4 1 1 12 15 11 8 4 3 1
Assumption 6 4 1 1 11 12 8 10 4 5 1
Sacred Heart 8 3 5 0 10 24 19 10 4 6 0
Post 6 3 2 1 10 12 9 12 3 8 1
Franklin Pierce 6 3 3 0 10 14 15 10 4 6 0
LIU 6 1 4 1 5 8 13 8 3 4 1
Saint Michael's 8 1 7 0 4 10 29 9 1 8 0
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated November 4, 2025
Source: NEWHA
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Ohio State 12 11 1 0 1 0 0 32 54 20 14 13 1 0 68 27
#1 Wisconsin 12 10 1 1 1 0 1 31 63 20 16 14 1 1 85 21
#3 Minnesota 12 8 4 0 0 0 0 24 47 32 16 12 4 0 75 35
#6 Minnesota Duluth 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 18 30 31 16 10 6 0 47 37
#15 Minnesota State 12 4 7 1 0 1 1 15 21 38 16 8 7 1 36 43
St. Thomas 12 3 9 0 2 3 0 10 23 43 18 8 10 0 53 56
#14 St. Cloud State 12 2 9 1 1 2 0 8 33 48 16 5 10 1 46 51
Bemidji State 12 2 9 1 1 0 0 6 17 56 14 4 9 1 24 57
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated November 25, 2025
Source: WCHA


See also

References

  1. ^ "Future NCAA host site selections through 2026". NCAA.com. February 7, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Ian (September 5, 2025). "Delaware "Ready For This Moment" As NCAA Women's Hockey's 45th Program". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved September 6, 2025.